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Brian,
>Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 11:43:41 -0800
>From: Brian Schlining <address@hidden>
>Organization: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
>To: netCDF java <address@hidden>,
>To: netCDF support <address@hidden>
>Subject: RMI with netCDF and java
>Keywords: 200011281943.eASJh5o04335
The above message contained the following:
> I'm also wondering if it might be easier to register the netcdf files on
> a DODS (distributed oceanographic data system) server. It doesn't look
> like the DODS-java classes have much in the way of client functionality
> yet but if anyone knows otherwise please let me know.
I'm currently working on a DODS "backend" for the VisAD analysis &
visualization package. I expect to be able to retrieve netCDF datasets
using a DODS URL specification.
Information on VisAD can be found at
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/visad.html
Information on the DODS Java-client package can be found at
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/dods/index.html
Regards,
Steve Emmerson <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu>