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NetCDF Data Types

NetCDF Data Types:

Data Types Units Comments
byte Eight-bit data especially good for saving space when only a few values are possible or resolution is low.
character Currently synonymous with byte intended for representing text strings as arrays of ASCII characters.
short 16-bit integers  
long 32-bit integers  
float 32-bit IEEE floating-point  
double 64-bit IEEE floating-point