Maintaining netCDF: Updating Java Tutorial Code and Performance Testing in Python
04 August 2021
Izzy (Isabelle) Pfander
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Isabelle Pfander
2021 Unidata summer intern
I came into this summer internship with a goal of working on the Network Common Data
Form (netCDF) libraries. NetCDF is a combination of software libraries and APIs
describing a data model for scientific multidimensional arrays. I planned to improve
the online user guide, write tutorial code, and learn about storage and efficiency.
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Enhancements to Plotting Capabilities in MetPy
04 August 2021
Connor Cozad
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Connor Cozad
2021 Unidata summer intern
I spent this summer with Unidata contributing new features and improvements for
version 1.1.0 of MetPy.
This release is the first to introduce new features since 1.0
debuted in December 2020. I focused on enhancements to MetPy’s declarative interface,
which allows users to plot datasets on maps. These new capabilities provide greater
control over map design and introduce support for plotting additional data formats.
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MetPy 1.1.0 Milestones: Code Fixes and Verification
04 August 2021
Lydia Bunting
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Lydia Bunting
2021 Unidata summer intern
This summer I worked with the Unidata tech team on addressing the MetPy 1.1.0
milestones we prepared for it to update from version 1.0.0. Throughout this process of
learning how to navigate GitHub and MetPy and how to implement new code, code
verification and testing played a large role.
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