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netCDF Primer   | Software   | netCDF Online hyperlink  | WOCE Conventions

A first time primer for reading netcdf files V3

Nathan Bindoff
Antarctic CRC
University of Tasmania
GPO Box 252-80
Hobart, 7001
Australia

Summary

1.0 Why use netCDF for CD ROM 3.0 of WOCE Global Data set?

2.0 Using ncBrowse to read netCDF file

3.0 Using MATLAB to read netCDF file

4.0 Using IDL to read netCDF files

5.0 Using FORTRAN to read netCDF files

6.0 Using C to read netCDF files

7.0 Other methods and examining netCDF files

8.0 Important Web sites

Appendix 1: Readnet.for created from cdf2fortran

Appendix 2: Example matlab script

Appendix 3: Example output from ncdump

Appendix 4: Bug in gennet.for