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13.4 Groups
Groups provide a scope for names and a scalable way to organize data objects.
Example

Organizing data by a named property such as region:

group USA {

  group Colorado {
    dimensions: time = unlimited, stations = 47;
    variables: float temperature(time, stations);
  }
  group Wyoming{
    dimensions: time = unlimited, stations = 61;
    variables: float temperature(time, stations);
  }
  group Alaska {
    dimensions: time = unlimited, stations = 53;
    variables: float temperature(time, stations);
  } 
  ...
  dimensions: time = unlimited;
  variables: float average_temperature(time);
}

Potential uses for Groups include

 


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