1.. _driver.ugrid:
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4UGRID -- NetCDF with Climate and Forecast (CF) metadata
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7.. shortname:: UGRID
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9.. built_in_by_default::
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11MDAL supports reading of unstructured grid (mesh) data from NetCDF files based on UGRID_ format. The UGRID conventions are an extension to CF_ conventions to describe hybrid 1D-2D-3D meshes and unstructured mesh topology and geometry.
12UGRID is used for example by the `Delft3D Flexible Mesh Suite <https://www.deltares.nl/en/software/delft3d-flexible-mesh-suite/>`_, `FVCom/VisIt <http://visitusers.org/index.php?title=Reading_NETCDF>`_, `ADCIRC <https://adcirc.org/>`_  and `BAW's unstructured grid tools <https://wiki.baw.de/en/index.php/NetCDF_unstructured_grid>`_. Additionally, MDAL supports detailed 1D network topologies and geometries.
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14.. _UGRID: http://ugrid-conventions.github.io/ugrid-conventions/
15.. _CF: http://cfconventions.org/
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