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16 NetCDF-4 Programming
Writing programs to use netCDF-4 features and access netCDF-4 data

16.0  NetCDF-4 Example Programs
Example netCDF-4 programs are available for the C API.
16.1  Backward Compatibility
Backward compatibility was the first requirement of the netCDF-4 project.
16.2  How to Upgrade netCDF-3 code to netCDF-4
Adapting netCDF-3 reading code to netCDF-4 is straightforward
16.3  How to Upgrade netCDF-3 code to netCDF-4
Adapting netCDF-3 code that writes data to netCDF-4 is also easy
16.4  Define versus Data Mode
NetCDF-4 doesn't require distinguishing between calls that are restricted to "define mode" or "data mode".
16.5  Incremental Transition to netCDF-4
Using the netCDF-4 classic model API provides an easy transition to using netCDF-4 features.
16.6  Recommendations for using netCDF-4
Don't upgrade unless or until you need to upgrade.

 


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