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conda_package/docs/landice/visualization.rst

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ The input file is never modified. By default, output is written to
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    convert_cell_coordinates_to_sphere.py -i output_state_2015.nc
+    python landice/mesh_tools_li/convert_cell_coordinates_to_sphere.py -i output_state_2015.nc
 
 You can also choose an explicit output file and optionally warp the surface
 to create 3d ice-sheet surface topography on the sphere
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ using ``upperSurface`` (or ``thickness`` + ``bedTopography`` if
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    convert_cell_coordinates_to_sphere.py \
+    python landice/mesh_tools_li/convert_cell_coordinates_to_sphere.py \
         -i output_state_2015.nc \
         -o output_state_2015_sphere.nc \
         -w -s 100

landice/mesh_tools_li/convert_cell_coordinates_to_sphere.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from netCDF4 import Dataset
 import numpy as np
+import sys
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
     prog='convert_cell_coordinates_to_sphere.py',
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
                     help="sphere radius to use (m)")
 parser.add_argument("-w", dest="warp_surface", action='store_true',
                     help="warp surface by upperSurface variable. " \
-                         "Uses scale factor from -s" \
+                         "Uses scale factor from -s. " \
                          "If upperSurface is not in file, will attempt " \
                          "to calculate it from thickness and bedTopography. " \
                          "Uses geometry from first time level only; it is not " \
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@
 
 def compute_xyz(latCell_deg, lonCell_deg, radius):
     '''
-    Copied from lonlat2xyz in mesh/creation/util.py
+    Copied from mpas_tools.mesh.creation.util.lonlat2xyz in
+    conda_package/mpas_tools/mesh/creation/util.py
     '''
     lat_rad = np.radians(latCell_deg)
     lon_rad = np.radians(lonCell_deg)
@@ -96,3 +98,13 @@ def compute_xyz(latCell_deg, lonCell_deg, radius):
     # Update global attributes
     ds.setncattr("on_a_sphere", "YES")
     ds.setncattr("sphere_radius", args.radius)
+
+    # Record this modification in the global history attribute
+    prev_history = getattr(ds, "history", "")
+    cmd = Path(__file__).name + " " + " ".join(sys.argv[1:])
+    cmd = cmd.strip()
+    if prev_history:
+        new_history = prev_history + "\n" + cmd
+    else:
+        new_history = cmd
+    ds.setncattr("history", new_history)