[netCDF #VRW-533436]: About translating netCDF

Hello,

The netCDF file can be printed to ASCII format using the command-line tools 
bundled with netCDF, such as `ncdump`.  This is fairly rudimentary, however; 
you might also explore the 3rd-party NCO toolkit for advanced command-line 
utilities (http://nco.sourceforge.net/).  We also maintain a page of 3rd party 
software for working with netCDF; these packages are not maintained by Unidata, 
but there are both free and commercial software utilities that may provide the 
functionality you need:

* http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/software.html

If this is a task which will be performed frequently, you might also be 
interested in the "Rosetta" package.  Rosetta is a server-side package used for 
converting various data formats to ASCII, including netCDF.  From the Rosetta 
project page (http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/rosetta/docs/):

"The Unidata Data Transformation Tool, Rosetta, is a web-based service that 
provides an easy, wizard-based interface for data collectors to transform their 
datalogger generated ASCII output into Climate and Forecast (CF) compliant 
netCDF files, complete with metadata describing what data are contained in the 
file, the instruments used to collect the data, and other critical information 
that otherwise may be lost in one of many dreaded README files. However, with 
the understanding that the observational community appreciates the ease of use 
of ASCII files, methods for transforming the netCDF back into a user defined 
CSV or spreadsheet formats are also built-in. We anticipate that Rosetta and 
the associated services will be of value to a broader community users who have 
similar needs for transforming the data they have collected or stored in 
non-standard formats."

Using Rosetta would require installing and running your own Rosetta server, but 
perhaps this would be worthwhile depending on your use case.

I hope this information helps,

-Ward

> Dear support team,
> I can see lot of useful data in netCDF format. However, I dont know how to
> translate this data to ASCII format. Also, I am unable to get any tips on
> how to separate each file from a netcdf stack.
> 
> Will it be possible for you to guide me through this. Or can please share
> some link having detailed procedure for the same. I will be obliged with
> your help.
> 
> Awaiting your reply,
> 
> Thanking you,
> 
> Regards,
> Nikhil Modak
> INSPIRE Fellow,
> Collaborative Research Centre,
> Department of Zoology,
> MES' Abasaheb Garware College,
> Pune- 04
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: VRW-533436
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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