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SDiscoordvar/sfiscvar

intn SDiscoordvar(int32 sds_id)
sds_id

IN:

Dataset identifier returned from SDselect

Purpose

Determines if a dataset is a coordinate variable

Return value

Returns TRUE if the dataset is a coordinate variable, and FALSE otherwise.

Description

Coordinate variables are created to store metadata associated with dimensions. Due to netCDF compatibility, coordinate variables are also considered datasets which sometimes is a source of confusion.

FORTRAN

integer function sfiscvar(sds_id)

integer sds_id



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