NSSDC's CDF Homepage
The Common Data Format (CDF) The National Space Science Data Center's (NSSDC) Common Data Format (CDF) is a self-describing data abstraction for the storage and manipulation of multidimensional data in a discipline-independent fashion. When one first hears the term Common Data Format one intuitively thinks of data formats in the traditional (i.e. messy/convoluted storage of data on disk or tape) ...
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NetCDF Users Guide - Table of Contents
Note: See the version 3.3 documentation for new separate documents for C and Fortran users) NetCDF Users Guide An Interface for Data Access Version 2.4 February 1996 Russ Rew, Glenn Davis, Steve Emmerson, and Harvey Davies Unidata Program Center Foreword Summary Introduction The NetCDF Interface NetCDF is Not a Database Management System File Format What about Performance Is NetCDF a Good ...
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Ncview
Ncview: X windows point'n'click netCDF viewer.
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