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This page lists alternatives for converting HDF (4) files into netCDF.
| Tools | NetCDF-3 | NetCDF-3 Format following CF Conventions | NetCDF-4 Format following the netCDF enhanced model | NetCDF-4 Format following the netCDF classic model | NetCDF-4 Format following the netCDF classic model and CF |
| HDF4's ncdump |
Yes | No | No | No | No |
| h4toh5 (option: -eos-nc4) |
No | No | Yes (Note: Only for HDF-EOS2) | No | No |
| Convert HDF-EOS2 file to HDF-EOS5, then augment it: | No | No | In theory, yes. Note: Users have options to provide corresponding dimension scales when augmenting the HDF-EOS5 file. Not thoroughly tested. | No | No |
| HDF4/HDF-EOS2 to CF Conversion Toolkit (h4tonccf and h4tonccf_nc4) | Yes for many NASA/HDF/HDF-EOS2 products (h4tonccf) | Yes | No | Yes (h4tonccf_nc4) | Yes |
- - Last modified: 23 January 2017