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2007 Unidata NetCDF Workshop for Developers and Data Providers

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

2.0  An Informal Survey
We'll start with an informal survey to find out more about the workshop participants as a sample of the netCDF user community.
2.1  What is netCDF?
NetCDF is more than just a file format.
2.2  What is netCDF, really?
In the real world, things are a little more complicated.
2.3  The NetCDF Web Site
The netCDF home page contains links to downloads, documentation, and everything else related to netCDF.
2.4  Installing netCDF
NetCDF is easy to build and install from source using the most recent autotools-based package.
2.5  Getting Support
If you have netCDF questions, here's how to find answers.
2.6  People of NetCDF
The people at the Unidata Program Center involved in netCDF development and support.
2.7  NetCDF Features
NetCDF has many features that make it useful for storing and accessing geoscience data.
2.8  Alternatives to netCDF
What alternatives exist for storing, accessing, and sharing scientific data?

 


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