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The question came up if you have data that is in a smaller file but the
same amount of data as a larger file (say both dimensioned
3600,1800,24levels,12months,40years), would it be quicker to read? I am
not talking about netCDF4 compression at all but instead (I assume)
variable type. So, if I wanted to reduce read time, should I store the
data as byte or integer if that is possible, keeping the precision of
the data? Or does the variable type that is used to store the data not
matter in netCDF as far as read speed? I am using linux if that matters.
Thanks for any advice.
Cathy Smith
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