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Hi CJ: We are recommending that new netCDF data follow the CF "discrete sampling" data proposal at: https://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/trac/wiki/PointObservationConventions Unfortunately, it is not a final standard yet, and has changed a bit in the last week. However, Im hopeful its very close. See section 9.4 for trajectory data. Any comments on that proposal would be appreciated, in particular if it meets your needs. If you'd like to try putting it into that format and sending us a sample file, we may be able to the process . You can use any software to write netCDF, Java is not needed. The IDV will be able to read that format (not the current release, but soon after). Regards, John
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