print.nc(nc)
float time(time) ; time:long_name = "Time" ; time:standard_name = "time" ; time:units = "days since 1950-01-01 00:00:00 UTC" ;
time:calendar = "julian" ;
...
:comment = "Surface product; Seasonal Climatology of Sea Level Anomalies referenced to the [1993, 2012] period" ;
var.get.nc(nc, "time")
[1] 45
Right, 45 days since January 1 1950. I don't think so.