Summary

After working out the tutorial, you may try to ask yourself these questions: If I am examining a netCDF file loaded as a xarray dataset now,

• can I tell which dimensions the dataset contains, and which dimension a specific variable is related to?

• can I extract the data array and the attributes of a specific variable?

• can I tell whether all the necessary attribute information is included for individual variables as well as for the whole dataset?

• if the data is not CF compliant, do I know how to use xarray functions to reform it to be a standard netCDF?

If you do, you did an absolutely great job!

We hope we could ease the start of netCDF data curation for you. Although this tutorial didn’t cover every aspect of the CF Conventions, once you have the foundational (a.k.a the most important) knowledge, you’re certainly able to refer to the CF Conventions Documentation on your own for any advanced needs.