NetCDF Fortran 77 Interface Guide

The NetCDF Fortran 77 Interface Guide

This document describes the FORTRAN-77 interface to the netCDF library. This document applies to netCDF version 3.6.3. This document was last updated on 29 January 2008.

For a complete description of the netCDF format and utilities see The NetCDF Users Guide (The NetCDF Users Guide).

• Use of the NetCDF Library
• Datasets
• Dimensions
• Variables
• Attributes
• Summary of FORTRAN 77 Interface
• C interface changes from NetCDF 2 to NetCDF 3
• Combined Index

--- The Detailed Node Listing ---

Use of the NetCDF Library

• Creating: Creating a NetCDF Dataset.
• Reading Known: Reading a NetCDF Dataset with Known Names
• Reading Unknown: Reading a netCDF Dataset with Unknown Names
• Adding: Adding New Dimensions, Variable, Attributes
• Errors: Error Handling
• Compiling: Compiling and Linking with the NetCDF Library

Datasets

• Datasets Introduction
• NetCDF Library Interface Descriptions
• NF_STRERROR
• NF_INQ_LIBVERS: Get netCDF library version
• NF_CREATE
• NF__CREATE
• NF_OPEN
• NF__OPEN
• NF_REDEF
• NF_ENDDEF
• NF__ENDDEF
• NF_CLOSE
• NF_INQ Family: Inquire about an Open NetCDF Dataset
• NF_SYNC
• NF_ABORT
• NF_SET_FILL
• NF_SET_DEFAULT_FORMAT

Dimensions

• Dimensions Introduction
• NF_DEF_DIM
• NF_INQ_DIMID
• NF_INQ_DIM Family: Inquire about a Dimension
• NF_RENAME_DIM

Variables

• Variables Introduction
• Variable Types
• NF_DEF_VAR: Create a Variable
• NF_INQ_VARID
• NF_INQ_VAR family: Get Information about a Variable from Its ID:
• NF_PUT_VAR1_ type
• NF_PUT_VAR_ type
• NF_PUT_VARA_ type
• NF_PUT_VARS_ type
• NF_PUT_VARM_ type
• NF_GET_VAR1_ type
• NF_GET_VAR_ type
• NF_GET_VARA_ type
• NF_GET_VARS_ type
• NF_GET_VARM_ type
• Reading and Writing Character String Values
• Fill Values: What's Written Where there's No Data?
• NF_RENAME_VAR

Attributes

• Attributes Introduction
• Attribute Conventions
• NF_PUT_ATT_ type: Create an Attribute
• NF_INQ_ATT Family: Get Information about an Attribute
• NF_GET_ATT_ type
• NF_COPY_ATT
• NF_RENAME_ATT
• NF_DEL_ATT

Summary of FORTRAN 77 Interface

• C interface changes from NetCDF 2 to NetCDF 3
• The New C Interface
• Function Naming Conventions
• Type Conversion
• Error handling
• NF_LONG and NF_INT
• Whats Missing
• Other Changes

Overview of C interface changes from NetCDF 2 to NetCDF 3

• The New C Interface
• Function Naming Conventions
• Type Conversion
• Error handling
• NF_LONG and NF_INT
• Whats Missing
• Other Changes