issue_comments: 1362544813

A single file (from ncdump -h):

dimensions: axis_nbounds = 2 ; x = 754 ; y = 277 ; deptht = 200 ; time_counter = UNLIMITED ; // (28 currently) variables: float nav_lat(y, x) ; nav_lat:standard_name = "latitude" ; nav_lat:long_name = "Latitude" ; nav_lat:units = "degrees_north" ; float nav_lon(y, x) ; nav_lon:standard_name = "longitude" ; nav_lon:long_name = "Longitude" ; nav_lon:units = "degrees_east" ; float deptht(deptht) ; deptht:name = "deptht" ; deptht:long_name = "Vertical T levels" ; deptht:units = "m" ; deptht:positive = "down" ; deptht:bounds = "deptht_bounds" ; float deptht_bounds(deptht, axis_nbounds) ; deptht_bounds:units = "m" ; double time_centered(time_counter) ; time_centered:standard_name = "time" ; time_centered:long_name = "Time axis" ; time_centered:calendar = "gregorian" ; time_centered:units = "seconds since 1900-01-01 00:00:00" ; time_centered:time_origin = "1900-01-01 00:00:00" ; time_centered:bounds = "time_centered_bounds" ; double time_centered_bounds(time_counter, axis_nbounds) ; double time_counter(time_counter) ; time_counter:axis = "T" ; time_counter:standard_name = "time" ; time_counter:long_name = "Time axis" ; time_counter:calendar = "gregorian" ; time_counter:units = "seconds since 1900-01-01 00:00:00" ; time_counter:time_origin = "1900-01-01 00:00:00" ; time_counter:bounds = "time_counter_bounds" ; double time_counter_bounds(time_counter, axis_nbounds) ; float toce(time_counter, deptht, y, x) ; toce:standard_name = "sea_water_potential_temperature" ; toce:long_name = "temperature" ; toce:units = "degC" ; toce:online_operation = "average" ; toce:interval_operation = "60 s" ; toce:interval_write = "6 h" ; toce:cell_methods = "time: mean (interval: 60 s)" ; toce:_FillValue = 1.e+20f ; toce:missing_value = 1.e+20f ; toce:coordinates = "time_centered nav_lat nav_lon" ; float soce(time_counter, deptht, y, x) ; soce:standard_name = "sea_water_practical_salinity" ; soce:long_name = "salinity" ; soce:units = "1e-3" ; soce:online_operation = "average" ; soce:interval_operation = "60 s" ; soce:interval_write = "6 h" ; soce:cell_methods = "time: mean (interval: 60 s)" ; soce:_FillValue = 1.e+20f ; soce:missing_value = 1.e+20f ; soce:coordinates = "time_centered nav_lat nav_lon" ; float taum(time_counter, y, x) ; taum:standard_name = "magnitude_of_surface_downward_stress" ; taum:long_name = "wind stress module" ; taum:units = "N/m2" ; taum:online_operation = "average" ; taum:interval_operation = "120 s" ; taum:interval_write = "6 h" ; taum:cell_methods = "time: mean (interval: 120 s)" ; taum:_FillValue = 1.e+20f ; taum:missing_value = 1.e+20f ; taum:coordinates = "time_centered nav_lat nav_lon" ; float wspd(time_counter, y, x) ; wspd:standard_name = "wind_speed" ; wspd:long_name = "wind speed module" ; wspd:units = "m/s" ; wspd:online_operation = "average" ; wspd:interval_operation = "120 s" ; wspd:interval_write = "6 h" ; wspd:cell_methods = "time: mean (interval: 120 s)" ; wspd:_FillValue = 1.e+20f ; wspd:missing_value = 1.e+20f ; wspd:coordinates = "time_centered nav_lat nav_lon" ; And after the merge, the only difference is in the time dimension that goes from 28 to 280 (or so)