From fcd6f7459b0beae5c42f8519c4305e6f933867a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Russ Rew Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:13:42 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Fix typos and a few other things in tutorial. --- man4/netcdf-tutorial.texi | 15 +++++++++------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/man4/netcdf-tutorial.texi b/man4/netcdf-tutorial.texi index ccf47be38..2a7be13c5 100644 --- a/man4/netcdf-tutorial.texi +++ b/man4/netcdf-tutorial.texi @@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ netCDF variables. Variables are N-dimensional arrays of data, with a name and an associated set of netCDF dimensions. It is also customary to add one variable for each dimension, to hold -the values along that axis. These variables are call ``coordinate +the values along that axis. These variables are called ``coordinate variables.'' The latitude coordinate variable would be a one-dimensional variable (with latitude as its dimension), and it would hold the latitude values at each point along the axis. @@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ Since each group functions as a complete netCDF classic dataset, it is possible to have variables with the same name in two or more different groups, within the same netCDF-4/HDF5 data file. -Dimensions have a special scope: they may me seen my all variables in +Dimensions have a special scope: they may be seen by all variables in their group, and all descendant groups. This allows the user to define dimensions in a top-level group, and use them in many sub-groups. @@ -534,8 +534,11 @@ Using attributes it is possible to capture metadata that would otherwise be separated from the data. Various conventions have been established. By using a set of conventions, a data producer is more likely to produce files that can be easily shared within the research -community, and that contain enough details to be useful as a -long-term archive. +community, and that contain enough details to be useful as a long-term +archive. Conventions also make it easier to develop software that +interprets information represented in data, because a convention +selects one conventional way to represent information when multiple +equivalent representations are possible. For more information on _FillValue and other attribute conventions, see @ref{Attribute Conventions,,, netcdf, @value{n-man}}. @@ -558,8 +561,8 @@ files. Before writing your own program, check to see if any existing programs meet your needs. Two utilities come with the netCDF distribution: ncdump and -ncgen. The ncdump command reads a netCDF file and outputs ASCII in -a format called CDL. The ncgen command reads an ASCII file in CDL +ncgen. The ncdump command reads a netCDF file and outputs text in +a format called CDL. The ncgen command reads a text file in CDL format, and generates a netCDF data file. One common use for ncdump is to examine the metadata of a netCDF file,