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NetCDF (network Common Data Form) is a set of interfaces for
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array-oriented data access and a freely-distributed collection of data
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access libraries for C, Fortran, C++, Java, and other languages. The
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netCDF libraries support a machine-independent format for representing
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scientific data. Together, the interfaces, libraries, and format support
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the creation, access, and sharing of scientific data.
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NetCDF data is:
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* Self-Describing. A netCDF file includes information about the
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data it contains.
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* Portable. A netCDF file can be accessed by computers with different
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ways of storing integers, characters, and floating- point numbers.
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* Scalable. A small subset of a large dataset may be accessed
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efficiently.
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* Appendable. Data may be appended to a properly structured netCDF
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file without copying the dataset or redefining its structure.
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* Sharable. One writer and multiple readers may simultaneously access
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the same netCDF file.
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* Archivable. Access to all earlier forms of netCDF data will be
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supported by current and future versions of the software.
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The netCDF software was developed by Glenn Davis, Russ Rew, Ed Hartnett,
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John Caron, Steve Emmerson, and Harvey Davies at the Unidata Program
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Center in Boulder, Colorado, with contributions from many other netCDF
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users.
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