NetCDF
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netCDF (Network Common Data Format) is a machine-independent, self-describing file format for scientific data.
It is planned to merge the project in version 4 with the HDF5 data file format, giving an alternative netCDF interface to HDF5 files.
See also
- Common Data Format (CDF)
- GRIB (GRIdded Binary)
- Hierarchical Data Format (HDF)
- FITS
External links
- netCDF project page at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/)
- netCDF4 project page (http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/software/netcdf/netcdf-4/index.html)
- "An Introduction to Distributed Visualization" (http://www.xi-advies.nl/downloads/AnIntroductionToDistributedVisualization.pdf); section 4.2 contains a comparison of CDF, HDF, and netCDF.
- This article was originally based on material from the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, which is licensed under the GFDL.