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>To: Unidata Support <address@hidden> >From: Maureen Moore <address@hidden> >Subject: netcdf >Organization: UK Ag Weather Center >Keywords: 199812071818.LAA17987 Hi Maureen, > I have reviewed the web site on NetCDF but am still a little confused as > to its purpose. It may be that what we do with the data here doesn't > require the NetCDF but I thought I would ask. What we do mainly is > display current conditions and some model data using GEMPAK (all through > scripts which are called in the crontab). Can you point me in the right > direction to learn who finds a use for the NetCDF and why? Thanks! You don't need netCDF for use with GEMPAK, because GEMPAK has its own format for model data. If you were using multiple applications with the same data, you might have to use something like netCDF as an application-neutral data format. There's lots of examples of where netCDF is used at http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/usage.html > Also, I was looking at the page: > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/mfs/01/platforms2.html?1#mfs > and was curious to know if it is still up to date (I didn't notice a > date on it). We had heard rumors concerning the development of java > programs but that page makes it sound like Solaris machines will > continue to be supported by UNIDATA. Is this still correct? The format of that page is currently under revision (I'm curious, where did you ever get that URL?), but the information it contains on software and platforms is up-to-date. The official version of the platforms information is at http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/platforms.html which has a revision data of 01-Dec-1998. --Russ _____________________________________________________________________ Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program address@hidden http://www.unidata.ucar.edu