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NetCDF

Description

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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.

Environment Modules

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Environment Variables

  • HPC_NETCDF_DIR - installation directory
  • HPC_NETCDF_BIN - executable directory
  • HPC_NETCDF_LIB - library directory
  • HPC_NETCDF_INC - includes directory

Additional Usage Information

To use the NETCDF library, compile the source code with the option: 

-I\$HPC_NETCDF_INC

and add the following options to the link step: 

-L\$HPC_NETCDF_LIB -lnetcdf

Citation

If you publish research that uses NetCDF, you may cite it as follows:

Rew, R. K., & Davis, G. P. (1990). NetCDF: An interface for scientific data access. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 10(4), 76–82. https://doi.org/10.1109/38.56302

Brown, S. A, M. Folk, G. Goucher, and R. Rew, "Software for Portable Scientific Data Management," Computers in Physics, American Institute of Physics, Vol. 7, No. 3, May/June 1993, pp. 304-308. http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823180

Categories

data_science