open.nc {RNetCDF} | R Documentation |
Open an existing NetCDF dataset for reading and (optionally) writing.
open.nc(con, write=FALSE, ...)
con |
Filename of the NetCDF dataset to be opened. |
write |
If FALSE (default), the dataset will be opened read-only. If TRUE , the dataset will be opened read-write. |
... |
Arguments passed to or from other methods (not used). |
This function opens an existing NetCDF dataset for access. By default, the dataset is opened read-only. If write=TRUE
, then the dataset can be changed. This includes appending or changing data, adding dimensions, variables, and attributes.
Object of class "NetCDF
" which points to the NetCDF dataset.
Pavel Michna
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/
## Create a void NetCDF dataset nc <- create.nc("foo.nc") close.nc(nc) ## Open the NetCDF dataset for writing nc <- open.nc("foo.nc", write=TRUE) close.nc(nc)