Howdy all!
The netCDF workshops of Aug 2nd and 3rd will contain a lot of new
material and introduce a lot of new features. In addition, each attendee
will get personal programming attention from netCDF developers on how
best to use netCDF.
Registration for the workshops will be closed on July 1.
For more information on the 2009 Unidata Training Workshops, see:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/events/2009TrainingWorkshop/announcement.html
Basic netCDF for Data Providers and Developers: Monday, August 3 -
Center Green Bldg 1 Auditorium
* Unidata software and data services.
* Overview of the netCDF-3 and netCDF-4 data models and architecture
* Description of programming interfaces for various languages
* Generic netCDF utilities
* Best practices for providing data and developing archives
* Conventions for coordinate systems, gridded, and observational
data
* NetCDF-4 features, and guidance on use
* How to make use of netCDF-4 features in existing programs
* Remote data access with netCDF
* Introduction of some freeware NetCDF visualization and command
line utilities.
* Install/programming help from the netCDF developers: bring your
laptop!
Advanced netCDF for Data Providers and Developers: Tuesday, August 4 -
Center Green Bldg 1 Auditorium
* NetCDF-3 and netCDF-4 data models and architecture in detail
* Description of C API
* Description of Fortran 90 API
* Description of netCDF-Java, the Common Data Model, NcML, and
aggregation
* NetCDF utilities, new features and advanced capabilities
* Remote access with netCDF-4
* Using CF Conventions with netCDF
* Using libcf with netCDF
* Parallel I/O with netCDF
* Converting existing software to parallel I/O with netCDF-4
* Performance tips and results
* NetCDF-4 features, performance, compatibility, and guidance on use
* Results from netCDF user survey
* Install/programming help from the netCDF developers: bring your
laptop!
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Ed Hartnett -- ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
