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[netCDF #GNJ-233071]: convert NetCDF to ascii or excel format?

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  • Subject: [netCDF #GNJ-233071]: convert NetCDF to ascii or excel format?
  • Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:46:15 -0600
Hi David,

> I have a climate data file in NetCDF format that I'd like to convert
> to either ascii or excel format.  I've given the ol' college try to
> figuring out how to do it.  I've run across reference to a program
> called ncdump, which would probably work for my purposes, but unless
> I'm making a mistake, it seems like a lot of work to extract and use.
> I was hoping the I could find a reasonably simple solution.

Here's a little more information on ncdump and alternatives:

  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/faq.html#converttotext

Depending on your platform, installing ncdump might be more painless
than you think.  Binary distributions of netCDF that include the ncdump
utility are available for Windows, MacOS-X, and many popular Linux
distributions.  

For Windows, you could use one of the prebuilt packages available here:

  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/winbin.html

For MacOS-X, try installing the latest version of netCDF from one of the
package management programs such as macports.org, fink, or homebrew.  For
Linux, you can get netCDF from your OS repository using yum, dpkg, adept,
rpm, or others.

If you decide you need to build ncdump from source, it's usually not too
hard, and we can answer questions about how to get around problems you
may encounter.

--Russ

Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GNJ-233071
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed