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Re: netCDF - ... and file size [message #15396 is a reply to message #15393]

Fri, 14 May 1999 00:00

Martin Schultz
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Registered: August 1997

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Martin Schultz wrote:
>

... the file size of my test netCDF file is practically identical to the
size of my
"primitive" binary file (all dat being stored as float). Wouldn't it be
nice if netCDF would support compression? In my case that would mean a
reduction by a factor of 4 (using gzip). Or would they loose
cross-platform portability then?

Martin.

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		Re: netCDF - ... and file size By: bowman on Fri, 14 May 1999 00:00
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