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Index

64-bit offset file format: Classic File Parts
64-bit offset format, introduction: Large File Support
64-bit offset format, limitations: 64 bit Offset Limitations
64-bit offsets, history: Background
_FillValue: Attribute Conventions
_IONBF flag: The NetCDF-3 IO Layer
access C example of array section: C Section Access
access Fortran example of array section: Fortran Section Access
access random: Data Access
access shared dataset I/O: The NetCDF-3 IO Layer
ADA API, history: Background
add_offset: Attribute Conventions
ancillary data as attributes: Attributes and Variables
ancillary data, storing: Attributes
API, C: Summary
API, C: Top
API, C++: Summary
API, C++: Top
API, F90: Summary
API, Fortran: Summary
API, Fortran 77: Top
API, Fortran 90: Top
API, Java: Summary
appending data along unlimited dimension: Dimensions
applications, generic: Attributes
applications, generic, conventions: Attribute Conventions
applications, generic, conventions: Conventions
applications, generic, reasons for netCDF: NetCDF Utilities
applications, generic, units: Units
archive format: Archival
Argonne National Laboratory: Background
array section, C example: C Section Access
array section, corner: Data Access
array section, definition: Data Access
array section, edges: Data Access
array section, Fortran example: Fortran Section Access
array section, mapped: Data Access
arrays, ragged: Limitations
ASCII characters: External Types
attribute conventions: Attribute Conventions
attributes associated with a variable: Variables
attributes vs. variables: Attributes and Variables
attributes, adding to existing dataset: Attributes
attributes, CDL, defining: CDL Syntax
attributes, CDL, global: CDL Syntax
attributes, CDL, initializing: CDL Constants
attributes, data type: Attributes
attributes, data types, CDL: CDL Constants
attributes, defined: Attributes
attributes, defining in CDL: Attributes
attributes, global: Attributes
attributes, length, CDL: CDL Constants
attributes, operations on: Attributes
buffers, I/O: The NetCDF-3 IO Layer
byte: CDL Data Types
byte array vs. text string: Type Conversion
byte CDL constant: CDL Constants
byte, CDL data type: CDL Data Types
byte, signed vs. unsigned: External Types
C API: Summary
C API: Top
C code via ncgen, generating: ncgen
C++ API: Summary
C++ API: Top
C_format: Attribute Conventions
CANDIS: Background
CDF1: Large File Support
CDF2: Large File Support
CDL attributes, defining: CDL Syntax
CDL constants: CDL Constants
CDL data types: CDL Data Types
CDL dimensions, defining: CDL Syntax
CDL syntax: CDL Syntax
CDL variables, defining: CDL Syntax
CDL, defining attributes: Attributes
CDL, defining global attributes: Attributes
CDL, example: Data Model
char: CDL Data Types
char, CDL data type: CDL Data Types
classic file format: Classic File Parts
classic format, introduction: Large File Support
classic format, limitations: Classic Limitations
classic netCDF format: Limitations
common data form language: Data Model
compound type: User Defined Types
compression: Archival
Conventions: Attribute Conventions
conventions, attributes: Attribute Conventions
conventions, introduction: Conventions
conventions, naming: Data Model
conversion of data types, introduction: External Types
coordinate variables: Variables
data base: Not DBMS
data model, netCDF: Data Model
data structures: Classic Data Structures
data types, conversion: Type Conversion
data types, external: External Types
data, reading: Data Access
data, writing: Data Access
DBMS: Not DBMS
differences between attributes and variables: Attributes and Variables
dimensions, CDL, defining: CDL Syntax
dimensions, CDL, initializing: CDL Constants
dimensions, introduction: Dimensions
dimensions, length, CDL: CDL Constants
dimensions, unlimited: Dimensions
DODS: Background
double: CDL Data Types
double, CDL data type: CDL Data Types
enum type: User Defined Types
external data types: External Types
F90 API: Summary
FAN: NetCDF Utilities
FAN: Background
fflush: The NetCDF-3 IO Layer
file format: File Format
file format, 64-bit offset: Classic File Parts
file format, classic: Classic File Parts
file format, netcdf-4: NetCDF-4 File Parts
file structure, overview: Structure
float: CDL Data Types
float, CDL data type: CDL Data Types
flushing buffers: The NetCDF-3 IO Layer
format selection advice: Which Format
Fortran 77 API: Top
Fortran 90 API: Top
Fortran API: Summary
FORTRAN_format: Attribute Conventions
future plans for netCDF: Future
GBytes: Limitations
generating C code via ncgen: ncgen
generic applications: Attributes
GiBytes: Limitations
global attributes: Attributes
groups: Data Model
history: Attribute Conventions
I/O layer: The NetCDF-3 IO Layer
initializing CDL: CDL Constants
int: CDL Data Types
int, CDL data type: CDL Data Types
Interface Guide, C: Top
Interface Guide, C++: Top
Interface Guide, Fortran 77: Top
Interface Guide, Fortran 90: Top
interoperability with HDF5: Interoperability with HDF5
Java API: Summary
Java API, history: Background
large file support: Large File Support
LFS: Large File Support
limitations of netCDF: Limitations
long: CDL Data Types
long, CDL data type: CDL Data Types
long_name: Attribute Conventions
Matlab API, history: Background
missing_value: Attribute Conventions
multiple unlimited dimensions: Dimensions
naming conventions: Data Model
NASA CDF format: Background
NC_BYTE: Variables
NC_CHAR: Variables
NC_DOUBLE: Variables
NC_FLOAT: Variables
NC_INT: Variables
NC_LONG: Variables
NC_SHARE: The NetCDF-3 IO Layer
NC_SHORT: Variables
nc_sync: The NetCDF-3 IO Layer
ncdump: ncdump
ncdump, introduction: Data Model
ncdump, overview: NetCDF Utilities
ncgen: ncgen
ncgen, overview: NetCDF Utilities
ncmeta: NetCDF Utilities
NcML: Background
NCO: Background
ncrob: NetCDF Utilities
netCDF 5.0: Future
netCDF data model: Data Model
netCDF data types: Variables
netcdf-4 file format: NetCDF-4 File Parts
NETCDF_FFIOSPEC: UNICOS Optimization
New Mexico Institute of Mining: Background
new netCDF features in 4.0: Whats New
nf_byte: Variables
nf_char: Variables
nf_double: Variables
nf_float: Variables
nf_int1: Variables
nf_int2: Variables
nf_real: Variables
NF_SHARE: The NetCDF-3 IO Layer
nf_short: Variables
NF_SYNC: The NetCDF-3 IO Layer
Northwestern University: Background
opaque type: User Defined Types
OpenDAP: Background
operations on attributes: Attributes
parallel access: Parallel Access
performance of NetCDF: Structure
performance, introduction: Performance
plans for netCDF: Future
pong: Future
primary variables: Variables
python API, history: Background
real: CDL Data Types
real, CDL data type: CDL Data Types
references: References
ruby API, history: Background
scale_factor: Attribute Conventions
SeaSpace, Inc: Background
share flag: The NetCDF-3 IO Layer
shared dataset I/O access: The NetCDF-3 IO Layer
short: CDL Data Types
short, CDL data type: CDL Data Types
signedness: Attribute Conventions
SNIDE: Background
software list: NetCDF Utilities
storing ancillary data: Attributes
structures, data: Classic Data Structures
supported programming languages: Summary
Tcl/Tk API, history: Background
Terascan data format: Background
title: Attribute Conventions
type conversion: Type Conversion
udunits: Units
UNICOS: UNICOS Optimization
units: Attribute Conventions
units library: Units
University of Miami: Background
unlimited dimensions: Dimensions
user defined types: Data Model
utilities: NetCDF Utilities
valid_max: Attribute Conventions
valid_min: Attribute Conventions
valid_range: Attribute Conventions
variable length array type: User Defined Types
variable types: Variables
variables vs. attributes: Attributes and Variables
variables, CDL, defining: CDL Syntax
variables, CDL, initializing: CDL Constants
variables, coordinate: Variables
variables, data types, CDL: CDL Constants
variables, defined: Variables
variables, primary: Variables
vlen type: User Defined Types
WetCDF, history: Background
workshop, CDF: Background
writers, multiple: Limitations
XDR format: Format
XDR layer: XDR Layer
XDR, introduction into netCDF: Background

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