CDF
Internal Format
Description
Version 2.6, December 18, 1997
National Space Science Data Center
Copyright 2002 NASA/GSFC/NSSDC
National Space Science Data Center
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 (U.S.A.)
This software may be copied or redistributed as long as it is not sold for profit, but it can be incorporated into any other
substantive product with or without modifications for profit or non-profit. If the software is modified, it must include
the following notices:
- The software is not the original (for protection of the original author’s reputations from any problems introduced
by others)
- Change history (e.g. date, functionality, etc.)
This copyright notice must be reproduced on each copy made. This software is provided as is without any express or
implied warranties whatsoever.
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Internet - cdfsupport@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov
Contents
Preface ............................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Chapter 1
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 2
dotCDF File .................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1
Magic Numbers........................................................................................................................................... 9
2.2
CDF Descriptor Record .............................................................................................................................. 9
2.3.
GLOBAL DESCRIPTOR RECORD................................................