Identification

Title

NetCDF

Alternative title(s)

netCDF

netCDF-3

netCDF-4

Abstract

NetCDF (network Common Data Form) is a set of interfaces for array-oriented data access and a freely distributed collection of data access libraries for C, Fortran, C++, Java, and other languages. The netCDF libraries support a machine-independent format for representing scientific data. Together, the interfaces, libraries, and format support the creation, access, and sharing of scientific data.

Resource type

software

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326

Additional information source

NetCDF Data has the following characteristics. Self-Describing: A netCDF file includes information about the data it contains. Portable: A netCDF file can be accessed by computers with different ways of storing integers, characters, and floating-point numbers. Scalable: A small subset of a large dataset may be accessed efficiently. Appendable: Data may be appended to a properly structured netCDF file without copying the dataset or redefining its structure. Sharable: One writer and multiple readers may simultaneously access the same netCDF file. Archivable: Access to all earlier forms of netCDF data will be supported by current and future versions of the software.

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Software

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-08-15

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

East bounding longitude

North bounding latitude

South bounding latitude

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

1989-01-01

Frequency of update

asNeeded

Quality and validity

Lineage

Conformity

Data format

name of format

ZIP

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

netCDF Open Source License (MIT dervivative) https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/blob/master/COPYRIGHT

Limitations on public access

None

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Software Engineer/Programmer

organisation name

UCAR/UCP - Unidata

email address

support-netcdf@unidata.ucar.edu

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Software Engineer/Programmer

organisation name

Unidata

telephone number

303-497-8679

email address

rmay@ucar.edu

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2018-03-27T23:20:49

Metadata language