same python script (using xr.to_netcdf) produces different files

[jinqj]

What is your issue?

Dear all,

I have a question about producing netcdf files using xr.to_netcdf(). I used the same script to process MODIS data but got some files of different sizes and other files of same size. Here is the screenshot of the results of "ls -all". You can see that some files of the same name have the same size, but other do not. I am sure my script is the same. I am wondering if anyone here encountered the similar problem. This issue is really annoying. BTW, I run the script in the same conda environment.

Thank you, Qinjian

[dcherian]

Hmm.... are they being compressed and do some files contain more NaN cells so they compress better?