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Re: netCDF and Finite Element models

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  • Subject: Re: netCDF and Finite Element models
  • Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 10:50:18 -0600
i think if you post this to address@hidden you should find out
who else has worked on it. (You should join first at
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailinglist/mailing-list-form.html)

It would help me if you can summarize the characteristics of finite element
data models. Netcdf files are efficiently subsetted by being simple n-dim
arrays, and so fancy schemas sometimes sacrifice efficiency. I would be
happy to work with you and others to try to come up with a std format.


----- Original Message -----
From: "CJ" <address@hidden>
To: "John Caron" <address@hidden>; "Steven C Hankin"
<address@hidden>; "Jon Callahan" <address@hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 10:20 AM
Subject: netCDF and Finite Element models


> Hi John,
>
> Steve Hankin suggested chatting with you about our interest in creating
> a standard netCDF format for Finite Element models.  We are working on
> developing rapid access to coastal nowcast/forecast circulation models
> so that I can use them in my oil spill trajectory model.  Automated
> tools for subsectioning the data for my needs would allow me to use the
> data at the odd times I may be called in during a response.  Turns out
> most of the coastal models are finite element, and all so far have their
> own unique output formats.  Creating a standard format would allow us to
> make the second part of the problem (their data in std format
> subsectioned for our models) much easier.
>
> Do you know of anyone who has done this or worked on it?
>
> Best regards,
> CJ
>
> CJ Beegle-Krause, Ph.D.
> Physical Oceanographer
> NOAA/ORR Hazardous Materials Response
>