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970623: question on netCDF floating-point representation

  • Subject: 970623: question on netCDF floating-point representation
  • Date: Tue, 24 Jun 97 08:04:03 -0600
Pavel,

>Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 12:38:06 +0400 
>From: Pavel Ivanov <address@hidden>
>Organization: MSU Phys dep. 
>To: Steve Emmerson <address@hidden>
>Subject: Re: 970623: question on netCDF 
>Keywords: 199706231617.KAA06272

In the above message, you wrote:

> Thank you for your answer. May be readDouble () read double correct
> i dont know what value must be stored in file but there is no such
> function in Java SDK readFloat() so i must write it myself. Can you tell
> me where can i find IEEE 754 specification. (in netCDF guid no such
> information or I dont find it).

I used a Web search engine and found the following URL:

    http://www.scri.fsu.edu/~jac/MAD3401/Backgrnd/ieee.html

The page describes both 32- and 64-bit IEEE 754 formats.

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Steve Emmerson   <address@hidden>