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NetCDF ID

Most netCDF function require the netCDF ID as a first parameter.

In the netCDF classic model, the netCDF ID is associated with an open file. Each file, when opened by nc_open(), or created by nc_create(), is assigned an ncid, which it retains until nc_close() is called.

In the netCDF enhanced model, the ncid refers to a group with a file. (Each file contains at least the root group, which is the ncid that is returned by nc_open() and nc_create().)

For netCDF-4/HDF5 files, netCDF IDs can come not just from nc_open() and nc_create(), but also from nc_def_grp(), nc_inq_grps(), nc_inq_ncid(), nc_inq_grp_parent(), and nc_inq_grp_full_ncid().


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