ncBrowse

• To: netcdfgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: ncBrowse
• From: Donald Denbo <dwd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 12:15:50 -0800

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         Announcing ncBrowse 
    a graphical netCDF file browser
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ncBrowse is a Java application (jdk1.2) that provides flexible, interactive
graphical displays of data and attributes from a wide range of netCDF data
file conventions.

Features

 *  Designed to work with arbitrary netCDF files. 
 *  Browses file using the EPIC and COARDS conventions. 
 *  Provides a "tree" view of the netCDF file. 
 *  Handles character variables. 
 *  Handles dimensions without an associated variable. 
 *  Uses sgt graphics to perform 1 and 2 dimensional cuts through data. 
 *  Save to file single variable as a "cdl" text file. 
 *  InstallAnywhere scripts for UNIX, Win32, and MacOS. 
 *  Currently uses Java 2 and Swing. 

Requirements

ncBrowse will run on any UNIX or Windows machine with a Java 2 (jdk1.2)
virtual machine installed.  Automated installation scripts are available
for Windows and UNIX.

Additional information on ncBrowse and download instructions are available
at http://www.epic.noaa.gov/java/ncBrowse.

Questions and suggestions should be directed to dwd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.  If you
have problems reading a netCDF file with ncBrowse, please send me a copy of
the file and I'll get ncBrowse to read it!

Thanks for your time,
Don Denbo

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For more information on available Java software from the EPIC group see
http://www.epic.noaa.gov/java. 

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Donald W. Denbo    dwd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ph: (206) 526-4487   Fax: (206) 526-6744
Collaborative tools: http://www.epic.noaa.gov/collab/
Scientific Java Graphics: http://www.epic.noaa.gov/NOAAServer/sgt
EPIC Oceangraphic Data Management: http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/epic
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