source: LMDZ6/trunk/tools/netcdf95/docs/Detailed_content/datasets.md

# Datasets & co

This page describles procedures handling a whole dataset, or handling
a combination of NetCDF variables and dimensions.

See the [improvements page](improvements.md) for an
explanation of the mnemonics \"basic change\", \"interface change\",
\"functionality change\", \"additional procedure\".

## `nf95_close`

(basic change)

      subroutine nf95_close(ncid, ncerr)
        integer, intent( in) :: ncid
        integer, intent(out), optional :: ncerr

Reference: [`nf90_close`](https://docs.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf-fortran/current/f90_datasets.html#f90-nf90_close)

## `nf95_create`

(basic change)

      subroutine nf95_create(path, cmode, ncid, initialsize, chunksize, ncerr)
        character (len = *), intent(in   ) :: path
        integer,             intent(in   ) :: cmode
        integer,             intent(  out) :: ncid
        integer, optional,   intent(in   ) :: initialsize
        integer, optional,   intent(inout) :: chunksize
        integer, intent(out), optional :: ncerr

Reference: [`nf90_create`](https://docs.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf-fortran/current/f90_datasets.html#f90-nf90_create)

## `nf95_create_single`

(additional procedure)

        subroutine nf95_create_single(name, coordinates, ncid, varid, varid_coord)
          character(len = *), intent(in):: name
      type(coord_def), intent(in):: coordinates(:)
      integer, intent(out):: ncid, varid, varid_coord(:)

This procedure is a shortcut to create a NetCDF file containing a
single primary variable, with all its coordinates. The coordinates are
specified using the derived type `coord_def` :

        type coord_def
      character(len = NF90_MAX_NAME) name
          integer nclen
          character(len = :), allocatable:: attr_name(:), attr_val(:)
        end type coord_def

After the call to `nf95_create_single`, the NetCDF dataset is still in
define mode, so you can add attributes if appropriate.

## `nf95_enddef`

(basic change)

      subroutine nf95_enddef(ncid, h_minfree, v_align, v_minfree, r_align, ncerr)
        integer,           intent( in) :: ncid
        integer, optional, intent( in) :: h_minfree, v_align, v_minfree, r_align
        integer, intent(out), optional :: ncerr

Reference: [`nf90_enddef`](https://docs.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf-fortran/current/f90_datasets.html#f90-nf90_enddef)

## `nf95_find_coord`

(additional procedure)

      subroutine nf95_find_coord(ncid, name, dimid, varid, std_name)

        integer, intent(in):: ncid

        character(len=*), intent(out), optional:: name ! blanks if not found
        ! The actual character argument should normally have the length
        ! "NF90_MAX_NAME".

        integer, intent(out), optional:: dimid ! 0 if not found
        integer, intent(out), optional:: varid ! 0 if not found

        character(len=*), intent(in):: std_name
        ! standard name : "plev", "latitude", "longitude" or "time"

This procedure returns the name, dimension id or variable id of the
NetCDF coordinate with standard name `std_name`, if such a coordinate
exists. The standard name is only used to know what to search, it is not
used for the search itself. The search itself is done via a string match
on the attribute \"units\". So the NetCDF variable one looks for does
not need to have the attribute `std_name`.

## `nf95_inquire`

(basic change)

      subroutine nf95_inquire(ncid, nDimensions, nVariables, nAttributes, &
           unlimitedDimId, formatNum, ncerr)

        integer,           intent( in) :: ncid
        integer, optional, intent(out) :: nDimensions, nVariables, nAttributes
        integer, optional, intent(out) :: unlimitedDimId, formatNum
        integer, intent(out), optional:: ncerr

Reference: [`nf90_inquire`](https://docs.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf-fortran/current/f90_datasets.html#f90-nf90_inquire-family)

## `nf95_open`

(basic change)

      subroutine nf95_open(path, mode, ncid, chunksize, ncerr)
        character(len=*), intent(in):: path
        integer, intent(in):: mode
        integer, intent(out):: ncid
        integer, intent(inout), optional:: chunksize
        integer, intent(out), optional:: ncerr

Reference:
[`nf90_open`](https://docs.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf-fortran/current/f90_datasets.html#f90-nf90_open)

## `nf95_redef`

(basic change)

      subroutine nf95_redef(ncid, ncerr)
        integer, intent( in) :: ncid
        integer, intent(out), optional :: ncerr

Reference: [`nf90_redef`](https://docs.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf-fortran/current/f90_datasets.html#f90-nf90_redef)

## `nf95_sync`

(basic change)

```
subroutine nf95_sync(ncid, ncerr)

    integer, intent( in) :: ncid
    integer, intent(out), optional :: ncerr
```