This is the Debian Linux prepackaged version of the Unidata network
Common Data Format (netCDF).

This package was put together by Karl Sackett <krs@debian.org>,
from sources obtained from:

 ftp://ftp.unidata.ucar.edu/pub/netcdf/

It has been modified by Brian Mays <brian@debian.org>. Modifications
of the netcdf package for Debian GNU/Linux Copyright (C) 1997-2001
Brian Mays and are released under the GPL (on Debian systems see
"/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL").

More information can be found at:

 http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf

Changes:
 * added Debian GNU/Linux package maintenance system files
 * added a patch to get sources to compile on a powerpc (provided by
   Konstantinos Margaritis <kmargar@cc.uoa.gr>)

netCDF is covered under the following copyright:

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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.

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