read_netcdf

Version 1.7.0.0 (2.79 KB) by Samuel Lazerson
Reads a netCDF file and returns the contents as elements of a structure.
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Updated 5 Jul 2011

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This function uses the MATLAB netCDF routines to read the contents of a netCDF file into a structure. It currently extracts the global attributes, dimensions, variables and variable attributes from the file. The variable attributes use the naming scheme 'varname_attname.'

READ_NETCDF(filename,'flipdim') Flips the dimensions of 2D arrays.

READ_NETCDF(filename,'strip') Strips non-alphanumeric characters from element names so they will be compatible with MATLAB structure element naming conventions.

Cite As

Samuel Lazerson (2024). read_netcdf (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/28556-read_netcdf), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2010b
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
Acknowledgements

Inspired: read_hdf5

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Version Published Release Notes
1.7.0.0

All '+' converted to 'p' in names. All '-' converted to 'n' in names. Thanks to Thomas Leslie Leith for bringing this to my attention.
1.6.0.0

Fixed an issue where non-string attributes would cause the code to fail to read the file. Thanks to Zelalem Engida for bringing this to my attention.
1.5.0.0

Increased code's ability to handle strings.
1.4.0.0

Added the 'strip' and 'flipdim' options.
1.3.0.0

Fixed issue reading 1D arrays and some scalar variables.
1.2.0.0

The function can now be called with the 'flipdim' option causing the array indices to be permuted in reverse order.
1.1.0.0

Updated to v0.95. Now uses java to read netCDF files. I've found this is more portable than the MATLAB netCDF calls.
1.0.0.0