| 7.0 |
Overview
A body of best practices (or at least "not bad practices") has matured for netCDF classic. |
| 7.1 |
Purpose of Conventions
Why are conventions needed, if we have standard formats? |
| 7.2 |
Conventions
Developers should be familiar with and use existing netCDF conventions, when practical. |
| 7.3 |
Coordinate Systems
Spatial and temporal location of data are supported by use of coordinate systems. |
| 7.4 |
Variable Grouping
How you group data into variables can determine whether common analysis and visualization software can effectively use the data. |
| 7.5 |
Variable Attributes
Conventional variable attributes supply necessary metadata. |
| 7.6 |
Strings and Character Variables
Use character data properly for representing text strings. |
| 7.7 |
Calendar Date and Time
Represent calendar dates and times with standards and conventions. |
| 7.8 |
Packed Data Values
Conventions for packing numeric data to save space have some subtleties. |
| 7.9 |
Missing Data Values
To indicate that data values are missing, invalid, or not written, special values are conventionally used. |
| 7.10 |
Summary
Things to remember about netCDF best practicies. |