How to create publishable netcdf-data

NFDI4Earth

About This Course

The course deals with creating publishable netCDF (Network Common Data Format) data from the Earth System Sciences (ESS). Data Centers have certain demands regarding the content and format of ESS data - we will focus in this course on creating CF (Climate and Forecast) compliant netCDF files.

Level

Introductory, Intermediate

Requirements

Prerequisites are programming skills in Python. And some experience with ESS data.

Subject Area

Geosciences

What You Will Learn

What is the netCDF data format?
What are the CF conventions?
What are essential metadata in the netCDF header?
How do I create CF compliant netCDF files?
How do I deal with special formats (single insitu measurements, ship observations, profiles, etc.) in the netCDF format?

Resources

Remon Sadikni, Christopher Purr

Administration

Farzaneh Sadeghi