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==What is NetCDF?==

Network Common Data Form (NetCDF) is a file format for large array-oriented datasets. It is widely used within the atmospheric and oceanic science communities due to the multidimensional nature of their data. The NetCDF [https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/ software], developed by UNIDATA, is freely available and well [https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/ documented]. Data can be read and written universally by a host of [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yLjL2mQITDHYhjxvPwLoHbkZGkHWZms-QuZsTiVrrgk/edit#heading=h.xkr3twfq3yyw programming languages and visualization tools]. 

===How to submit NetCDF files to MIMS===
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pDIODlXdCz_4KLI_lz5hzAPi0_6U4xx7hWStR5UhUGM/edit?usp=sharing/ MIMS NetCDF Standard Operating Procedure]

===Instrument specific guidance===
* [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1R9hRsOgwvewZSRbl00Ml31-f5H9Ac5h9?usp=sharing/ Metadata, templates and examples]