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NetCDF-Java

Part 5: Converting GRIB to NetCDF-4

Sep 13, 2014
Trying compression algorithms other than deflate on GRIB data.
NetCDF-Java

GRIB bitmaps are not such a good idea

Sep 5, 2014
Can you store data better than with just 1 bit? Way better.
NetCDF-Java

Compression by Scaling and Offfset

Sep 4, 2014
How to limit precision on floating point numbers with scale/offset and packed integers.
NetCDF-Java

Part 4: Converting GRIB to NetCDF-4

Aug 25, 2014
Some details on using deflate for compressing GRIB-2 data, with a comparision to JPEG-2000 wavelet compression.
NetCDF-Java

Part 3: Converting GRIB to NetCDF-4

Aug 13, 2014
Trying out deflate compression on GRIB-1 data. 
NetCDF-Java

Part 2: Converting GRIB to NetCDF-4

Aug 12, 2014
May I have the envelope, please?
NetCDF-Java

Converting GRIB to NetCDF-4

Aug 7, 2014

Rewriting GRIB files into NetCDF/CF, part 1.

NetCDF-Java

GRIB renaming in 4.3

Apr 25, 2012
What's in a name?
NetCDF-Java

Unidata Users Committee GRIB recommendations for WMO consideration

Apr 25, 2012
The Unidata Users Committee has asked the WMO to consider establishing a web registry of GRIB and BUFR tables. Your comments on this idea would be helpful. And if you have any influence with the WMO, please use it!
Community

Chinook winds (of change)!

Apr 1, 2012

Spring is in the air in Boulder, Colorado, and hearts and minds are changing as quickly as the trees are blooming! One unnamed developer within Unidata has had his heart enlarge so much that it would make the Grinch blush.