What are the differences between CDF and netCDF, and CDF and HDF?
The differences between the following formats are based on a high level overview of each. The information was obtained from various publicly available documentation and articles. To the best of our knowledge, the information below is accurate, although the accuracy may deviate from time to time depending on the timing of new releases. The best and most complete way to evaluate what package best fulfills your requirements is to acquire a copy of the documentation and software from each institution and examine them thoroughly.
