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2 Overview of netCDF
NetCDF: its purpose, features, niche, intended users, and some alternatives to consider for storing and accessing scientific data.

2.0  NetCDF Features
NetCDF has many features that make it useful for storing and accessing geoscience data.
2.1  NetCDF's Niche
Where does netCDF fit among database systems, XML dialects, international standards, and competing software?
2.2  What is netCDF?
NetCDF is more than just a file format.
2.3  What is netCDF, really?
In the real world, things are a little more complicated.
2.4  The NetCDF Web Site
The netCDF home page contains links to downloads, documentation, and everything else related to netCDF.
2.5  Installing netCDF
NetCDF is easy to build and install from source using the most recent autotools-based package.
2.6  Getting Support
If you have netCDF questions, here's how to find answers.
2.7  People of NetCDF
The people at the Unidata Program Center involved in netCDF development and support.
2.8  Alternatives to netCDF
What alternatives exist for storing, accessing, and sharing scientific data?

 


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