netCDF

File format

Entityfile formatQ1361922

Also known as Network Common Data Form

Instance of: file format
Founded: 1997
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1.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/RELEASE_NOTES.htmlRetrieved 2019-01-08
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Website: unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf

Overview

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NetCDF is a set of software libraries and self-describing, machine-independent data formats that support the creation, access, and sharing of array-oriented scientific data. The project homepage is hosted by the Unidata program at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). They are also the chief source of netCDF software, standards development, updates, etc. The format is an open standard. NetCDF Classic and 64-bit Offset Format are an international standard of the Open Geospatial Consortium.

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File extension: nc
Media type: application/netcdf
application/x-netcdf
Developer: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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1.space-research.org/Retrieved 2017-08-01
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Based on: Common Data Format
Short name: netCDF
Latest version: 4.9.3 released: February 7, 2025 · version type: stable version
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1.“Release Notes”docs.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf-c/current/RELEASE_NOTES.html
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10 identifiers linking netCDF across the web's reference databases

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