2007 Unidata NetCDF Workshop for Developers and Data Providers > Overview of netCDF
2.1 What is netCDF?
NetCDF is more than just a file format.
In the simple view netCDF is:
- a data model
- a file format
- a set of APIs and libraries for various programming languages
Together the data model, file format, and APIs support the creation,
access, and sharing of scientific data.
2007 Unidata NetCDF Workshop for Developers and Data Providers > Overview of netCDF