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Advances in the NetCDF Data Model, Format, and Software - Unidata

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<strong>NetCDF</strong> classic format<br />

Strengths<br />

Limitations<br />

Simple to underst<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

expla<strong>in</strong><br />

Supported by many<br />

applications<br />

St<strong>and</strong>ard used <strong>in</strong> many<br />

archives, data projects<br />

Mature conventions <strong>and</strong><br />

best practices have<br />

evolved<br />

Schema changes may be<br />

costly<br />

No support for compression<br />

Only one dimension can<br />

grow efficiently<br />

Portable representation<br />

favors big-endian platforms

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