CF2CF(1)							      CF2CF(1)



NAME
       cf2cf - CF-netCDF to CF-netCDF file converter

SYNOPSIS
       cf2cf [-f format] [-i] [-o outfile] [-u] [-v] FILE [FILE ...]

DESCRIPTION
       Convert CF-netCDF files to a single CF-netCDF file.

       Variables in the input netCDF files are aggregated into as few multidi-
       mensional netCDF variables as  possible	using  the  aggregation	 rules
       based	on    the    CF	   data	   model.   See	  http://www.met.read-
       ing.ac.uk/~david/cf_aggregation_rules.html

       The conversion is carried out internally using the python  cf  package,
       which must be installed. See http://code.google.com/p/cf-python

       See http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/~david/cf2cf.html for more details and
       examples.

       -f format --format=format
	      Set the netCDF format of the  output  file.  Valid  choices  are
	      'NETCDF4',      'NETCDF4_CLASSIC',      'NETCDF3_64BIT',	   and
	      'NETCDF3_CLASSIC'. If unset then assume 'NETCDF3_CLASSIC'.

       -i, --ignore_ioerror
	      Ignore unreadable input files, such as  empty  files  or	broken
	      symbolic links.

       -o outfile, --output=outfile
	      Set the output CF-netCDF file name.

       -u, --strict_units
	      Do not assume that numeric variables with the same standard name
	      but missing units attributes have the same units for their  data
	      and  therefore  such variables will not be aggregated. If unset,
	      then assume that numeric variables with the same	standard  name
	      but  missing  units  attributes  have the same (nondimensionsal)
	      units for their data, as per the CF conventions,	and  therefore
	      may be aggregated (if they pass all of the other tests).

       -v, --verbose
	      Verbose. Display a summary of the newly created netCDF file.

AUTHOR
       Written by David Hassell.

LICENSE
       Open    Source	 Initiative    MIT   License.	See   http://www.open-
       source.org/licenses/mit-license.php

BUGS
       The     author	  would	    welcome	reports	    of	   bugs	    at
       http://code.google.com/p/cf-python/issues/list



Version 0.9.4			  March 2012			      CF2CF(1)