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==What is NetCDF? and why use it?== | ==What is NetCDF? and why use it?== | ||
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| + | NetCDF is fast becoming the de facto standard format for storing climate model data. It is a 'platform independent' format and so is good for sharing data between members of the community. The format is also flexible in what can be stored and self-documenting--two more very useful features. There is of course some overhead in learning any new file format, but I believe that using NetCDF is well worth the relatively small amount of effort involved. | ||
==Compiling the NetCDF libraries== | ==Compiling the NetCDF libraries== | ||
Revision as of 11:40, 18 January 2007
What is NetCDF? and why use it?
NetCDF is fast becoming the de facto standard format for storing climate model data. It is a 'platform independent' format and so is good for sharing data between members of the community. The format is also flexible in what can be stored and self-documenting--two more very useful features. There is of course some overhead in learning any new file format, but I believe that using NetCDF is well worth the relatively small amount of effort involved.