RE: netCDF conventions

• To: netcdfgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: RE: netCDF conventions
• From: "Unidata User Support" <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1992 20:09:33 -0600

>From: HANKIN@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1992 17:13:13 -0800
>Subject: RE: netCDF conventions 

>Hi Rich,
>
>If you get a concise answer to this please pass it along.  We have written sty
> le 
>guides for our own interpretation of "nice" based on the netCDF Users' Guide.
>
>       steve
>
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>
>
>Part of the driving force behind netCDF is the possibility of writing
>applications that access generic netCDF files and operate on them to do
>whatever they will.  Graphics applications seem like an obvious
>possibility.  However, it is likely that novices (like myself) will leave out
>"necessary" attributes or other information that effectively limit that use
>of generic applications.  Have there been writings or discussions concerning
>what a "well-behaved" netCDF files look like?  If so, I'd like to hear about
>it!
>
>

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