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Hello, I downloaded one of the files at random, and it appears to be a netCDF-4 file. I don't know why they used a .comp file extension, but you can open this using any standard netcdf-capable tool. I hope this helps, have a great day, -Ward > Hi, > I am a graduate student at Virginia Tech, Virginia. I have to download some > netCDF files for my master’s project from Google Cloud > (https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/national-water-model-reanalysis > ). I was under the impression that the files will have the extension ‘.nc’. > However, the type of files shows that they are x-netCDF files with an > extension of ‘.comp’. Could you please tell me who to open these files > (.comp)? Thanks so much in advance! > With regards > Yunus > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: JXC-816423 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Closed =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.