Re: netCDF DTD

Russ Rew wrote:

> > To: address@hidden
> > From: Joe Van Andel <address@hidden>
> > Subject: Re: 20000424: netCDF DTD
> > Organization: NCAR/ATD
> > Keywords: XML, DTD
>
>
> Hi Joe,
>
>
> > I've exchanged email with  Robert E. McGrath <address@hidden>
> > regarding XML and netCDF.
> >
> > He's done an experiment translating netCDF to HDF5, described here:
> >
> > http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/XML/nctoh5/writeup.htm
> >
> > He tells me that he was using an unofficial DTD for netCDF, but that
> > Unidata may be working on an "official" DTD for netCDF.  Is anyone
> > working on this?
>
>
> John Caron has developed the appended DTD for netCDF.  He also wrote
> "Comparison of 3 NetCDF DTDs" which refers to the McGrath paper and
> describes the differences among the existing DTDs.  I can't find a
> reference to an online version of his comparison, so I'll CC: him on
> this reply, hoping he can provide it.

its pretty modest, but here it is:

 http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/caron/xml/NetcdfCompare.htm

also now there is a link to it from my home page.