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Converting HDF5 files to NetCDF

This page lists alternatives for converting HDF5 files into netCDF.

Tools	NetCDF-3 Format	NetCDF-3 Format following CF Conventions	NetCDF-4 Format following netCDF-4 generic model	NetCDF-4 Format following netCDF-4 classic model	NetCDF-4 Format following netCDF-4 classic model and CF
HDF-EOS5 augmentation tool	No	No	Yes. Note: Users have flexibility to specify dimension scales. Tested with NASA Aura files.	No	No
HDF-EOS5 to netCDF-4 converter	No	No	Yes. Note: Users have no control. The converter tries to map the HDF-EOS5 dimension information provided by the file to netCDF-4 enhanced model.	No	No

- - Last modified: 13 October 2016