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.

Note

Starting with version 4.4.3 the upstream project split C and Fortran NetCDF libraries, which will take different developmental paths. We are following the upstream, so we have netcdf-c and netcdf-f environment modules for 4.4.3 and later NetCDF libraries. Please load the appropriate module. Note that the Fortran module man not have all supporting binaries that netcdf-c module has.

Environment Modules

Run module spider NetCDF to find out what environment modules are available for this application.

System Variables

• HPC_NETCDF_DIR - installation directory
• HPC_NETCDF_BIN - executable binary directory
• HPC_NETCDF_LIB - library directory
• HPC_NETCDF_INC - include directory

Additional 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. and G. P. Davis, "NetCDF: An Interface for Scientific Data Access," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 76-82, July 1990.

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.