peek_ncdf: Examine a netCDF resource

In ncdfCF: Easy Access to NetCDF Files with CF Metadata Conventions

Examine a netCDF resource

Description

This function will read a netCDF resource and return a list of identifying information, including data variables, axes and global attributes. Upon returning the netCDF resource is closed.

Usage

peek_ncdf(resource)

Arguments

resource

The name of the netCDF resource to open, either a local file name or a remote URI.

Details

If you find that you need other information to be included in the result, open an issue: https://github.com/pvanlaake/ncdfCF/issues.

Value

A list with elements "variables", "axes" and global "attributes", each a data.frame.

Examples

fn <- system.file("extdata",
  "pr_day_EC-Earth3-CC_ssp245_r1i1p1f1_gr_20230101-20231231_vncdfCF.nc",
  package = "ncdfCF")
peek_ncdf(fn)

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