[netcdfgroup] FW: Timeline for NetCDF 4.2 and 4.3

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• Subject: [netcdfgroup] FW: Timeline for NetCDF 4.2 and 4.3
• From: "Wright, Bruce" <bruce.wright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:22:59 -0000

Hi All,

> I note that on the netCDF-4 page
> (http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/netcdf-4/index.html),
> that:
> 
>  - NetCDF-4.2 will provide data packing as byte, short, and int for
> classic model files; additionally ubyte, ushort, and uint may be used
> for netCDF-4 files (using scale/offset, as can currently be done
> 'manually')
> 
>  - NetCDF-4.3 will provide bit packed - n-bit values with a
> scale/offset, in accordance with the netCDF Java model (n-bit instead
> of 8/16/32-bit).
> 
> As both of these are very useful features (especially the
> bit-packing), I wondered if there was a planned timeline for these
> netCDF-4 releases?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Regards, 
> Bruce 
> -- 
> Bruce Wright Senior IT Architect 
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