A primer for the netCDF (*.nc) file format for the purpose of data curation. It covers various tools for viewing netCDF files and questions to consider when curating a netCDF dataset or file.
https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/145724/1/Public-Data-CurationFormat Profile-netCDF.pdf
https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/145724/5/Public-Data-CurationFormat Profile-netCDFv2.pdf
Description of Public-Data-CurationFormat Profile-netCDF.pdf : Original version
Description of Public-Data-CurationFormat Profile-netCDFv2.pdf : Version 2.0 with Integrated Data Viewer information from Sophie Hou