From: Jeff W. <js...@fa...> - 2005-11-23 16:58:33
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Chris Barker wrote: > Francesc Altet wrote: > >> Also, Jeff Whitaker has kindly contributed a new module called >> tables.NetCDF. It is designed to be used as a drop-in replacement for >> Scientific.IO.NetCDF, with only minor actions to existing code. > > What advantages does tables.NetCDF have over Scientific.IO.NetCDF? > > -Chris > > > Chris: From my perspective, the transparent compression (using zlib and the hdf5 shuffle filter) is the biggest one. I get files that are a factor of 2-4 smaller. -Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Whitaker Phone : (303)497-6313 Meteorologist FAX : (303)497-6449 NOAA/OAR/PSD R/PSD1 Email : Jef...@no... 325 Broadway Office : Skaggs Research Cntr 1D-124 Boulder, CO, USA 80303-3328 Web : http://tinyurl.com/5telg |