id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc 6913 SM2RAIN-ASCAT global precipitation netcdf file cannot be read Markus Neteler warmerdam "Unless I'm missing something, the SM2RAIN-ASCAT global daily precipitation netcdf file cannot be properly read with GDAL. It is ""seen"" an a single band while daily bands would be expected: {{{ gdal-config --version 2.1.2 uname -a Linux fedora-calc 4.9.12-200.fc25.x86_64 ... gdalinfo SM2R_ASCAT_halfdegree_DR2015_EXT_02.nc Warning 1: No UNIDATA NC_GLOBAL:Conventions attribute Driver: netCDF/Network Common Data Format Files: SM2R_ASCAT_halfdegree_DR2015_EXT_02.nc Size is 3103, 57781 Coordinate System is `' Corner Coordinates: Upper Left ( 0.0, 0.0) Lower Left ( 0.0,57781.0) Upper Right ( 3103.0, 0.0) Lower Right ( 3103.0,57781.0) Center ( 1551.5,28890.5) Band 1 Block=3103x1 Type=Float64, ColorInterp=Undefined NoData Value=9.96920996838686905e+36 Metadata: NETCDF_VARNAME=Rainfall_SM2R_ASC }}} This is the header: {{{ ncdump -h SM2R_ASCAT_halfdegree_DR2015_EXT_02.nc netcdf SM2R_ASCAT_halfdegree_DR2015_EXT_02 { dimensions: ndates = 3103 ; npixels = 57781 ; variables: double Date_Matlab(ndates) ; double Longitude(npixels) ; double Latitude(npixels) ; double Rainfall_SM2R_ASC(npixels, ndates) ; } }}} Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299371458_SM2RAIN-ASCAT_1_Jan_2007_-_30_June_2015_global_daily_rainfall_dataset Dataset download (~ 800MB): {{{ wget ""https://www.dropbox.com/s/hoemg72osfuye5y/SM2R_ASCAT_halfdegree_DR2015_EXT_02.7z?dl=0#"" }}} Here is the format of the file as per dataset author: {{{ Format: netcdf4_classic Dimensions: ndates=3103 npixels=57781 Variables: Date_Matlab Size: 3103x1 Dimensions: ndates Datatype: double Longitude Size: 57781x1 Dimensions: npixels Datatype: double Latitude Size: 57781x1 Dimensions: npixels Datatype: double Rainfall_SM2R_ASC Size: 3103x57781 Dimensions: ndates, npixels Datatype: double }}} " defect closed normal 2.1.4 GDAL_Raster 2.1.2 normal wontfix netcdf