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3.1.1 Creating a NetCDF File in C

Use nc_create to create a file. Then use nc_def_dim to define each shared dimension. The data variables are then specified with nc_def_var. Any attributes are added with nc_put_att. Finally, call nc_enddef to tell the library that you are done defining the metadata, and ready to start writing the data.

After all data are written to the file, call nc_close to ensure that all buffers are flushed, and any resources associated with the open file are returned to the operating system.

For a very simple example, See simple_xy in C.

For a typical sequence of calls to the C versions of these functions, see See Creating a NetCDF Dataset (The NetCDF C Interface Guide).

nc_create (The NetCDF C Interface Guide)	create a new netCDF file
nc_def_dim (The NetCDF C Interface Guide)	define a dimension
nc_def_var (The NetCDF C Interface Guide)	define a variable
nc_put_att_ type (The NetCDF C Interface Guide)	write attributes
nc_enddef (The NetCDF C Interface Guide)	leave define mode
nc_put_vara_ type (The NetCDF C Interface Guide)	write arrays of data
nc_close (The NetCDF C Interface Guide)	close a file

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