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Common Data Format

Common Data Format (CDF) is a library and toolkit that was developed by the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) at NASA started in 1985. The software is an interface for the storage and manipulation of multi-dimensional data sets.

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Common Data Format (CDF) is a library and toolkit that was developed by the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) at NASA started in 1985. The software is an interface for the storage and manipulation of multi-dimensional data sets.¹

See also

See also

CGNS (CFD General Notation System)
Common data model
EAS3 (Ein-Ausgabe-System)
FITS (Flexible Image Transport System)
GRIB (GRIdded Binary)
Hierarchical Data Format (HDF)
NetCDF (Network Common Data Form - not compatible with CDF)
Tecplot binary files
XMDF (eXtensible Model Data Format)

References

References

"FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS". nasa.gov. Retrieved 2008-03-18.

External links

External links

"Common Data Format". Goddard Space Flight Center.
"An Introduction to Distributed Visualization". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.63.8349: {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) section 4.2 contains a comparison of CDF, HDF, and netCDF.