Useful shortcuts when using netCDF

These are a collection of commands that have been useful when playing with netcdf. While it is not a familiar format for many biologists, but there is a large community of users out there who have developed many tools for interacting with netcdf (such as “netcdf kitchen sink”). If you have found a particular shortcut useful list it here - Splitting a netcdf file

% ncks -d time,0,729 hgt.2006.nc hgt.2006-01.nc
% ncks -d time,730,1459 hgt.2006.nc hgt.2006-02.nc