SST fill_missing value

[bartbrashers]

Is there a good reason I should keep the SST fill_missing value set to zero in METGRID.TBL? If I did the following, would it cause problems?

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name=SST
        interp_option=sixteen_pt+four_pt
        fill_missing=-1.E30
        missing_value=-1.E30
        flag_in_output=FLAG_SST
========================================

I'm just annoyed that every time I use ncview to look at SST, the range defaults to something like [0, 300], but the values are only in the range closer to [273, 300]. I have to manually reset the range to see any variations.

Bart

 

[kwerner]

Bart,
I don't think there should be any problem with changing it the way you've indicated.

 

[bartbrashers]

If no problem, can you change it in the source code, so I don't have to remember to change it with each release?