User Manual:  Reading the SMP netCDF Files This is a modification of a document originally prepared by Nathan Bindoff (Antarctic CRC, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-80, Hobart, 7001, Australia) and used to support the WOCE Global Data Set V3.0. Dr. Bindoff granted permission for the U.S. JGOFS DMO to modify the document (originally entitled "A first time primer for reading netCDF files V3 ") for inclusion in this data report. Table of Contents Summary 1.0 Why use netCDF for U.S. JGOFS SMP results? 2.0 Using Ferret to read netCDF files 3.0 Using MATLAB to read netCDF files 4.0 Using ncBrowse to read netCDF files 5.0 Using ncview to read netCDF files 6.0 Using Ocean Data View to read netCDF files 7.0 Using FORTRAN to read netCDF files 8.0 Using C to read netCDF files 9.0 Other methods for examining netCDF files 10.0 Related Web sites Appendices: Appendix 1: Example output from ncdump