20010207: netCDF to text files

>From: address@hidden (Chris Hennon)
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200102080402.f1842PL17242

>Steve -
>
>I have some reanalysis netcdf files that I'd like to make into text files.
>In gempak I have been using dcreanal and gdlist to get them - is there a
>better way?  Like, going straight from netcdf to text?
>Thanks.
>
>Chris
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Chris,

You can use the netcdf utility ncdump to list out the contents of a NetCDF
file. You will find the ncdump program in: $NAWIPS/netcdf/$NA_OS/bin.

Steve Chiswell