Remember, you have to *also* set force_v4=TRUE in the nc_create() call. Regards,
--Dave On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 2:01 PM, Hernan A. Moreno Ramirez <hmore...@uwyo.edu> wrote: > Hi Professor, > > Thanks for you valuable help. I did change my code to use ncdf4 package and > still I get the same error: > > ##### Exporting to NETCDF files > ################################################################# > # define the netcdf coordinate variables -- note these have values! > library(ncdf4) > cat("--Exporting final NETCDF file to Outputfolder",fill=TRUE) > dim1 = ncdim_def( "Nodes","", seq(1,19000)) > dim2= ncdim_def( "Time","Hours since 2005-01-01 00:00:00",seq(1:2190)) > #final[1,2,])) > #dim2= dim.def.ncdf( "Time","",as.data.frame(final[1,2,])) > > > # define the EMPTY (elevation) netcdf variable > varT2 = ncvar_def("T2","celsius", list(dim1,dim2), -99999, longname="T2") > varQ2 = ncvar_def("Q2","kg kg-1", list(dim1,dim2), -99999, longname="Q2") > varQVAPOR = ncvar_def("QVAPOR","kg kg-1", list(dim1,dim2), -99999, > longname="QVAPOR") > varQCLOUD = ncvar_def("QCLOUD","kg kg-1", list(dim1,dim2), -99999, > longname="QCLOUD") > varPSFC = ncvar_def("PSFC","Pa", list(dim1,dim2), -99999, longname="PSFC") > varW10 = ncvar_def("W10","ms-1", list(dim1,dim2), -99999, longname="W10") > varW = ncvar_def("W","ms-1", list(dim1,dim2), -99999, longname="W") > varVEGFRA = ncvar_def("VEGFRA","", list(dim1,dim2), -99999, longname="VEGFRA") > varMAXVEGFRA = ncvar_def("MAXVEGFRA","", list(dim1,dim2), -99999, > longname="MAXVEGFRA") > varTPREC = ncvar_def("TPREC","mm", list(dim1,dim2), -99999, longname="TPREC") > varFRAC_FROZ_PREC = ncvar_def("FRAC_FROZ_PREC","mm", list(dim1,dim2), -99999, > longname="FRAC_FROZ_PREC") > varSWDOWN = ncvar_def("SWDOWN","W m-2", list(dim1,dim2), -99999, > longname="SWDOWN") > varGLW = ncvar_def("GLW","W m-2", list(dim1,dim2), -99999, longname="GLW") > varPBLH = ncvar_def("PBLH","m", list(dim1,dim2), -99999, longname="PBLH") > varTSLB = ncvar_def("TSLB","Celsius", list(dim1,dim2), -99999, > longname="TSLB") > > nc.ex = nc_create("/media/D/output.nc",list(varT2, varQ2, varQVAPOR, > varQCLOUD, varPSFC, varW10, varW, varVEGFRA, varMAXVEGFRA, varTPREC, > varFRAC_FROZ_PREC, varSWDOWN, varGLW, varPBLH, varTSLB)) > > Error in R_nc4_enddef: NetCDF: One or more variable sizes violate format > constraints > Error in R_nc4_sync: NetCDF: Operation not allowed in define mode > > Thanks a lot for more help > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hernan A. Moreno, Ph.D. > Postdoctoral Research Associate > Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering > Room 3038, Engineering Building > University of Wyoming > Phone: 480-3990571 > http://www.public.asu.edu/~hamoreno/ > > ________________________________________ > From: davidwilliampie...@gmail.com <davidwilliampie...@gmail.com> on behalf > of David W. Pierce <dpie...@ucsd.edu> > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 2:21 PM > To: Hernan A. Moreno Ramirez > Cc: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: Re: [R] ncdf size error > > On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Hernan A. Moreno Ramirez > <hmore...@uwyo.edu> wrote: >> Sure, here it is. Thanks for any help with this Dr. Pierce: >> >> >> ##### Exporting to NETCDF files >> ################################################################# >> # define the netcdf coordinate variables >> library(ncdf) > > ... rest of example omitted ... > > Hi Hernan, > > The file you are trying to make is violating size constraints imposed > by the netcdf library/R interface, which is 2 GB in the R ncdf > package. To get around this switch to the R ncdf4 package, which is > the replacement for the ncdf package (I stopped supporting the ncdf > package in 2010) and set force_v4=TRUE in the nc_create() call. This > requires a modern version of the netcdf library to be installed on > your machine, which it probably is, since the netcdf version 4 library > has been out for many years now. > > Regards, > > --Dave > >> http://www.public.asu.edu/~hamoreno/ >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: davidwilliampie...@gmail.com <davidwilliampie...@gmail.com> on behalf >> of David W. Pierce <dpie...@ucsd.edu> >> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 7:00 PM >> To: Hernan A. Moreno Ramirez >> Cc: r-help@r-project.org >> Subject: Re: [R] ncdf size error >> >> On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Hernan A. Moreno Ramirez >> <hmore...@uwyo.edu> wrote: >>> >>> Hi I am using both ncdf and ncdf4 libraries and with both I keep getting the >>> same error: Error in R_nc_enddef: NetCDF: One or more variable sizes violate >>> format constraints. Error in R_nc_sync: NetCDF: Operation not allowed in >>> define mode. This happens when I try to create.ncdf() a file with more than >>> 13 variables. I think is a problem of memory size. What would you recommend? >>> Any help will be appreciated >> >> Hi Hernan, >> >> can you supply an example that shows the problem? >> >> Regards, >> >> --Dave >> >> ------------------- >> David W. Pierce >> Division of Climate, Atmospheric Science, and Physical Oceanography >> Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA >> (858) 534-8276 (voice) / (858) 534-8561 (fax) dpie...@ucsd.edu > > > > -- > David W. Pierce > Division of Climate, Atmospheric Science, and Physical Oceanography > Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA > (858) 534-8276 (voice) / (858) 534-8561 (fax) dpie...@ucsd.edu -- David W. Pierce Division of Climate, Atmospheric Science, and Physical Oceanography Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA (858) 534-8276 (voice) / (858) 534-8561 (fax) dpie...@ucsd.edu ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.