NetCDF Dataset Discovery Attribute Convention

Draft NetCDF attributes recommended for describing a NetCDF dataset to discovery systems

Standard attributes describe a NetCDF dataset to facilitate data discovery. The attributes parallel the "digital library metadata" defined in the THREDDS catalog specification.

Attributes are used to add information inside the NetCDF file, while THREDDS catalog metadata adds information external to the NetCDF file. THREDDS tools will use these attributes for extracting metadata from datasets, and exporting to Dublin Core, DIF, ADN, FGDC, ISO 19115 etc. metadata formats.

Ethan Davis at unidata requests comments and suggestions.

Related Resources

Reference URLs: 
NetCDF Attribute Convention for Dataset Discovery (DRAFT)
Maturity Estimate: 
Pre-Operational
Posted January 12th, 2008 by ngalbraith
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