ANNOUNCE: ncks -- netCDF Kitchen Sink version 3.1 (first public release)

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• Subject: ANNOUNCE: ncks -- netCDF Kitchen Sink version 3.1 (first public release)
• From: zender@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Charlie Zender)
• Date: Tue, 2 May 1995 23:12:48 -0600 (MDT)

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ncks -- netCDF Kitchen Sink version 3.1 (first public release)

Purpose:
ncks combines a generic netCDF printer (like ncdump),
extractor (like ncextr) and hyperslabber (the nccut specification) into 
one command. ncks is intended to be a tool for the rapid analysis and 
manipulation of netCDF datasets.

Example: Printed output looks something like....

T: type = float, attributes = 3, dimensions = 4, id = 35
T attribute 0: name = units, type = char, length = 6, value = Kelvin
T attribute 1: name = levels, type = char, length = 10, value = midpoints
T attribute 2: name = time_rep, type = char, length = 14, value = instantaneous
T dimension 0 is a coordinate: name = time, type = float, size = 1
T dimension 1 is a coordinate: name = lat, type = float, size = 64
T dimension 2 is a coordinate: name = lev, type = float, size = 18
T dimension 3 is a coordinate: name = lon, type = float, size = 128
T size is 1*64*18*128*sizeof(float) = 147456*4 = 589824 bytes

time[0]=92 lat[42]=29.3013 lev[17]=992.528 lon[107]=300.938 T[0]=298.853 Kelvin
time[0]=92 lat[42]=29.3013 lev[17]=992.528 lon[108]=303.75 T[1]=298.627 Kelvin
time[0]=92 lat[42]=29.3013 lev[17]=992.528 lon[109]=306.562 T[2]=297.999 Kelvin
time[0]=92 lat[42]=29.3013 lev[17]=992.528 lon[110]=309.375 T[3]=297.552 Kelvin
time[0]=92 lat[42]=29.3013 lev[17]=992.528 lon[111]=312.188 T[4]=297.478 Kelvin
time[0]=92 lat[42]=29.3013 lev[17]=992.528 lon[112]=315 T[5]=297.214 Kelvin
time[0]=92 lat[42]=29.3013 lev[17]=992.528 lon[113]=317.812 T[6]=296.583 Kelvin
time[0]=92 lat[42]=29.3013 lev[17]=992.528 lon[114]=320.625 T[7]=296.091 Kelvin
time[0]=92 lat[42]=29.3013 lev[17]=992.528 lon[115]=323.438 T[8]=295.952 Kelvin
time[0]=92 lat[42]=29.3013 lev[17]=992.528 lon[116]=326.25 T[9]=295.76 Kelvin
time[0]=92 lat[42]=29.3013 lev[17]=992.528 lon[117]=329.062 T[10]=295.224 Kelvin

Requirements:
* netCDF (must be installed on your system)

Obtaining the source:
Anonymous FTP to ftp.cgd.ucar.edu. Look in the directory
pub/zender and grab the compressed tar file ncks-3.1.tar.gz
which contains the entire source tree.

Files:
ncks-3.1.tar.gz                 the entire source tree:
./ncks-3.1/README.ncks          this file
./ncks-3.1/ncks.1               ncks man page
./ncks-3.1/ncks.c               ncks source code
./ncks-3.1/ncks.h               ncks include file
./ncks-3.1/ncks.nc              sample input file to play around with

Installation:
The compressed tarfile ncks-3.1.tar.gz must be uncompressed (with GNU
gunzip) and then untarred (tar -xvf ncks-3.1.tar).  
Install ncks.1 in your man/man1 directory (and view with "man
ncks"), or view it directory with "nroff -man ncks.1 | less".

To compile ncks.c, run the sample compile command below after editing it
to suit your system. The root of your netCDF installation source tree 
should replace the $NETCDF_ROOT variable, e.g.,
"setenv NETCDF_ROOT /opt/netcdf2.3.2"

gcc -o ncks -I$NETCDF_ROOT/include ncks.c -L$NETCDF_ROOT/lib -lnetcdf
acc -o ncks -I$NETCDF_ROOT/include ncks.c -L$NETCDF_ROOT/lib -lnetcdf
cc -o ncks -I$NETCDF_ROOT/include ncks.c -L$NETCDF_ROOT/lib -lnetcdf

Good luck,
cz
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Charlie Zender                
NCAR/CGD/CMS Rm ML-320        
P.O. Box 3000                 zender@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Boulder CO 80307-3000         http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cms/zender