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From: | "Jason Roberts" <> |
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To: | 'Sergio Andrés Marchant Rojas' <> |
Cc: | "'mget-help'" <> |
Subject: | RE: [mget-help] scaling equation and cell size |
Date: | Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:38:53 -0400 |
Hi Sergio,
I am not familiar with SeaWiFS HDFs that contain the chlorophyll value as a
32-bit float. Can you please tell me where you obtained these? I know the
NASA OceanColor group has been working on the latest reprocessing of the
data for some time, but I do not know the status of that project. Is this a
new file from them or did it come from somewhere else?
In any case, based on the header you provided, I believe your cell size and
scaling equation (nothing) are both correct. It looks like the data provider
is providing chlorophyll concentration values in the expected range. The
maximum value of 81.79 is extreme but within the range of what their
algorithm could conceivably estimate in coastal areas. (I dont know how
accurate it might be, however.)
The minimum value of -32767 is not realistic, but it appears that they
intend this to be used as the No Data value. My assumption of this is based
on the Attr0 attribute named "Fill" having the value -32767. Many remote
sensing datasets use the term "fill value" rather than "no data value". Try
-32767 for No Data and see if that works.
Best regards,
Jason
-----Original Message-----
From: Sergio Andrés Marchant Rojas
[mailto:]
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 5:24 PM
To: mget-help
Subject: [mget-help] scaling equation and cell size
Dear Jason and MGET users:
I am importing into ArcGIS monthly average data of chlorophyll
(Seawifs mapped monthly 9km resolution). Here is the header of one of
the files:
Variable Name = l3m_data
Index = 0
Type= 32-bit floating point
Ref. = 2
Rank = 2
Number of attributes = 5
Dim0: Name=fakeDim0
Size = 2160
Scale Type = number-type not set
Number of attributes = 0
Dim1: Name=fakeDim1
Size = 4320
Scale Type = number-type not set
Number of attributes = 0
Attr0: Name = Fill
Type = 32-bit floating point
Count= 1
Value = -32767.000000
Attr1: Name = Scaling
Type = 8-bit signed char
Count= 7
Value = linear\000
Attr2: Name = Scaling Equation
Type = 8-bit signed char
Count= 47
Value = (Slope*l3m_data) + Intercept = Parameter
value\000
Attr3: Name = Slope
Type = 32-bit floating point
Count= 1
Value = 1.000000
Attr4: Name = Intercept
Type = 32-bit floating point
Count= 1
Value = 0.000000
I am using a cell size of 8.33333333333333E-02 and nothing for the
scaling equation since the slope is equal one and the intercept is 0.
My results range from -32767 to 81.79. What I am doing wrong?
Thanks!
I am not familiar with SeaWiFS HDFs that contain the chlorophyll value as a
32-bit float. Can you please tell me where you obtained these? I know the
NASA OceanColor group has been working on the latest reprocessing of the
data for some time, but I do not know the status of that project. Is this a
new file from them or did it come from somewhere else?
In any case, based on the header you provided, I believe your cell size and
scaling equation (nothing) are both correct. It looks like the data provider
is providing chlorophyll concentration values in the expected range. The
maximum value of 81.79 is extreme but within the range of what their
algorithm could conceivably estimate in coastal areas. (I dont know how
accurate it might be, however.)
The minimum value of -32767 is not realistic, but it appears that they
intend this to be used as the No Data value. My assumption of this is based
on the Attr0 attribute named "Fill" having the value -32767. Many remote
sensing datasets use the term "fill value" rather than "no data value". Try
-32767 for No Data and see if that works.
Best regards,
Jason
-----Original Message-----
From: Sergio Andrés Marchant Rojas
[mailto:]
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 5:24 PM
To: mget-help
Subject: [mget-help] scaling equation and cell size
Dear Jason and MGET users:
I am importing into ArcGIS monthly average data of chlorophyll
(Seawifs mapped monthly 9km resolution). Here is the header of one of
the files:
Variable Name = l3m_data
Index = 0
Type= 32-bit floating point
Ref. = 2
Rank = 2
Number of attributes = 5
Dim0: Name=fakeDim0
Size = 2160
Scale Type = number-type not set
Number of attributes = 0
Dim1: Name=fakeDim1
Size = 4320
Scale Type = number-type not set
Number of attributes = 0
Attr0: Name = Fill
Type = 32-bit floating point
Count= 1
Value = -32767.000000
Attr1: Name = Scaling
Type = 8-bit signed char
Count= 7
Value = linear\000
Attr2: Name = Scaling Equation
Type = 8-bit signed char
Count= 47
Value = (Slope*l3m_data) + Intercept = Parameter
value\000
Attr3: Name = Slope
Type = 32-bit floating point
Count= 1
Value = 1.000000
Attr4: Name = Intercept
Type = 32-bit floating point
Count= 1
Value = 0.000000
I am using a cell size of 8.33333333333333E-02 and nothing for the
scaling equation since the slope is equal one and the intercept is 0.
My results range from -32767 to 81.79. What I am doing wrong?
Thanks!
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