The function NF_DEF_DIM adds a new dimension to an open netCDF dataset in define mode. It returns (as an argument) a dimension ID, given the netCDF ID, the dimension name, and the dimension length. At most one unlimited length dimension, called the record dimension, may be defined for each netCDF dataset.
INTEGER FUNCTION NF_DEF_DIM (INTEGER NCID, CHARACTER*(*) NAME, INTEGER LEN, INTEGER dimid)
NCID
NAME
LEN
dimid
NF_DEF_DIM returns the value NF_NOERR if no errors occurred. Otherwise, the returned status indicates an error. Possible causes of errors include:
Here is an example using NF_DEF_DIM to create a dimension named lat of length 18 and a unlimited dimension named rec in a new netCDF dataset named foo.nc:
INCLUDE 'netcdf.inc' ... INTEGER STATUS, NCID, LATID, RECID ... STATUS = NF_CREATE('foo.nc', NF_NOCLOBBER, NCID) IF (STATUS .NE. NF_NOERR) CALL HANDLE_ERR(STATUS) ... STATUS = NF_DEF_DIM(NCID, 'lat', 18, LATID) IF (STATUS .NE. NF_NOERR) CALL HANDLE_ERR(STATUS) STATUS = NF_DEF_DIM(NCID, 'rec', NF_UNLIMITED, RECID) IF (STATUS .NE. NF_NOERR) CALL HANDLE_ERR(STATUS)