NetCDF
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NetCDF is a set of software libraries and self-describing, machine-independent data formats that support the creation, access, and sharing of array-oriented scientific data.
Differences between ncdf and ncdf4:
see also: http://geography.uoregon.edu/GeogR/data/raster/netCDF08.R.txt
ncdf ncdf4 open.ncdf nc_open close.ncdf nc_close create.ncdf nc_create get.var.ncdf ncvar_get att.get.ncdf ncatt_get put.var.ncdf ncvar_put att.put.ncdf ncatt_put var.def.ncdf ncvar_def dim.def.ncdf ncdim_def