NCO tips

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  • Change variables attributes

more complete documentation here

ncatted -a attribute_name,variable_name,m,f,value infile.nc
  • Rename variable or dimension

more complete documentation here

ncrename -v old_name,new_name infile.nc
ncrename -d old_name,new_name infile.nc
  • Drop variables from a file

more complete documentation here

ncks -x -v variable1,variable2 infile.nc outfile.nc
  • Average files

(useful in case you have output files averaged over 10Y and you want a 100Y average instead)

more complete documentation here

ncea File1.nc File2.nc Filex.nc Output.nc

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