[R] Runtime error using ncdf

[Camilo Mora]

HI everyone,

I have encountered a problem while using ncdf to open nc files in R. I  
found in the internet several comments in the past but no solution.

I could not find a direct solution but I found the source of the  
problem, if anyone may know where the solution could be, and an  
indirect solution.

The problem occurs when opening large nc files with the ncdf package  
at 64bits. There may be a default setting on how big the files can be  
because the file opens just fine in R at 32 bits (I could not use the  
32 bit version as very soon my process reached the RAM memory limit).

If of interest to anyone, I ended up splitting my files (making them  
smaller than 2GB) using a software call NCO:
http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Support/talk_archives/2007/1053.html
and then working in R at 64..

Cheers,

Camilo



Camilo Mora, Ph.D.
Department of Geography, University of Hawaii
Currently available in Colombia
Phone:   Country code: 57
          Provider code: 313
          Phone 776 2282
          From the USA or Canada you have to dial 011 57 313 776 2282
http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/mora/