Overview of Data Format

Last update : Oct 24, 2008

FETI (Format of Exchange and Transration for Integration) Data format

FETI is the abbreviated name of Format of Exchange and Translation for Integration, and it is the standard format of Japan Oceanographic Data Center (JODC).

Format structure of FETI

ODV spreadsheet

ODV (Ocean Data View) is developed by Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany.
It is a free software package for the interactive exploration, analysis and visualization of oceanographic data.
ODV spreadsheet is one of supported data formats of ODV software.
JODC provides oceanographic data in generic ODV spreadsheet format.

Link to ODV Home Page: http://odv.awi.de/en/home/
ODV User's Guide: http://odv.awi.de/en/documentation/

Format structure of ODV spreadsheet

NetCDF Files

NetCDF (Network Common Data Form) is an interface for array-oriented data access and a library that provides an implementation of 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. The NetCDF software was developed at Unidata Program Center (UPAR). ODV, GMT, nc Browse and others are used for manipulating or displaying NetCDF data.
A data file for serial stations consists of data at one station and that for ocean currents consists of one cruises data. Such data files are conbined and commpressed into a Zip file for download.

Links to unidata NetCDF : http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/software/netcdf/index.html

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