Netcdf (network common data form) is an interface for scientific data access and a freely-distributed software library that provides an implementation of the interface. the netcdf library also defines a machine-independent format for representing scientific data. together, the interface, library, and format support the creation, access, and sharing of scientific data.

this package contains the add-on cf run-time c shared library that uses the netcdf api to manage climate and forecasts standards complaining data files.