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> From: <address@hidden> > Date: June 30, 2005 10:24:53 AM MDT > To: address@hidden > Subject: Basic NetCDF questions... Hi Nate, > We have some very trivial observed met data that we need to export > to NetCDF format. Currently the data is in a relational database and > I need to get this mapped to a NetCDF schema. I have some questions > about NetCDF and the best way to lay out the schemas for them. Your > group was suggested as a starting point, any ideas who to talk to > for some pointers? Yes, you might first want to read the short document "Writing NetCDF Files: Best Practices" at http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/docs/BestPractices.html for an overview of some recommendations for creating netCDF data. Then we have a new document, "Using Records in NetCDF-3 files", that gives more specific recommendations about how to structure collections of observational data: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf-java/formats/RecordsInNetcdf3.html Finally, there is a draft of additional conventions we will be advocating for this kind of data: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf-java/formats/UnidataObsConvention.html If you still have questions about how to structure your data after reading these, feel free to send them to address@hidden. --Russ