| 16.0 |
NetCDF-4 Example Programs
Example netCDF-4 programs are available for the C API. |
| 16.1 |
Backward Compatibility
Backward compatibility was the first requirement of the netCDF-4 project. |
| 16.2 |
How to Upgrade netCDF-3 code to netCDF-4
Adapting netCDF-3 reading code to netCDF-4 is straightforward |
| 16.3 |
How to Upgrade netCDF-3 code to netCDF-4
Adapting netCDF-3 code that writes data to netCDF-4 is also easy |
| 16.4 |
Define versus Data Mode
NetCDF-4 doesn't require distinguishing between calls that are restricted to "define mode" or "data mode". |
| 16.5 |
Incremental Transition to netCDF-4
Using the netCDF-4 classic model API provides an easy transition to using netCDF-4 features. |
| 16.6 |
Recommendations for using netCDF-4
Don't upgrade unless or until you need to upgrade. |