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2007 Unidata NetCDF Workshop for Developers and Data Providers
This workshop and the associated materials are designed to give you an introduction to understanding netCDF, developing programs that use netCDF, and following Best Practices for making netCDF data most useful to others.

The workshop is divided into the following sections:

Workshop Logistics
Some logistics and tips for getting the most out of the workshop.
Overview of netCDF
NetCDF: its purpose, features, intended users, and alternatives for storing and accessing scientific data.
The "Classic" NetCDF Data Model
The netCDF data model in detail: dimensions, variables, attributes, coordinate variables
NetCDF Utilities
Generic netCDF utilities: ncdump, ncgen, netCDF operators, and other useful tools.
NetCDF APIs
Summary of various application programming interfaces (APIs) for netCDF and remote access to netCDF data.
NetCDF Example Programs
Example programs in C/C++/F77/F90 have been added to the netCDF distribution; they demonstrate some of the features of netCDF.
Performance
Performance tips and pitfalls. Implications of format on performance.
Best Practices
Experience-based "best practices" for writing netCDF files.
CF Conventions
Overview of the increasingly important CF conventions.
10  libcf: A New Library for CF Conventions Support
Introduction to a new library for creating and accessing netCDF files compliant to the CF Conventions
11  Introduction to NetCDF-4
Introduction to the netCDF-4 data model, APIs, format, compatibility, features, performance enhancements, and plans.
12  Using NetCDF-4 Features, Part 1
NetCDF-4 includes many new features, such as parallel I/O, chunking, compression, new primitive types, and efficient schema changes.
13  Using NetCDF-4 Features, Part 2
Introduction to use of groups and user-defined types in netCDF-4
14  What NetCDF Developers Should Know About HDF5
An introduction to HDF5 for netCDF developers and data providers.
15  Parallel netCDF
An introduction to pnetcdf, the parallel netCDF package from Argonne and Northwestern
16  Wrap-Up and Questions
Remaining discussion and questions about netCDF and future plans

 


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