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>To: NetCDF <address@hidden> >From: "Mr Partha Pratim Datta." <address@hidden> >Subject: Query ? >Organization: Department of Instrumentation, Indian Institute of Science >Keywords: 199901160012.RAA07522 Hi, > We are students working in the field of Mass Spectrometry > at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. We are currently > develouping a Mass-spec for R&D purposes at our lab. We came to > know that NetCDF (Andi)is the standard format used for storage of data > for mass-spec and related stuff. We would like to configure out system > such that it is compatible to standard instruments that may be > used for analysing the mass spectrum in the near future. > > Can you please let us know the format for NetCDF in > mass spec domain (in case it is public domain) ? Or, let us know > sites which could help us out in this matter. The only information I have found on mass spectrometry standards are these archived postings: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemime/0162.html and http://x6.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=396474751&CONTEXT=916767459.844562536&hitnum=0 neither of which contains information about the current state of any netCDF-based standard for mass spectrometry. From this lack of available information, I can only guess that the development of such a standard is no longer supported and the activity to create this standard has ceased. If you find out more about this, please let me know. I did find information on the Andi standards for chromatography (see the article <a href="http://pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/tcaw/98/may/stan.html"> "Standards for Chromatography Data Systems: ASTM adopts protocols for analytical data interchange (Andi)"</a> from May 1998 issue of the American Chemical Society publication <i>Today's Chemist at Work</i> The resulting standard specification and guide may be downloaded from <a href="http://www.astm.org/">ASTM</a>: <a href="http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/DATABASE.CART/PAGES/E1947.htm?L+mystore+rpwd2606"> E1947-98 Standard Specification for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Chromatographic Data</a> and <a href="http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/DATABASE.CART/PAGES/E1948.htm?L+mystore+rpwd2606"> E1948-98 Standard Guide for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Chromatographic Data</a>). in case that is of any help. --Russ _____________________________________________________________________ Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program address@hidden http://www.unidata.ucar.edu