NASA Data Conversion Examples


This table is a set of data files found on NASA websites which were downloaded and then converted from HDF4 format or HDFEOS format to HDF5. This is a selection of data files found on various websites which were originally hdf format but have been converted to hdf5 format. The originating webpage for the data can be reached by clicking on the link in each description. Each row has a short description of the data including some of the variable types included and what format are included in the dataspace(s) within including the sizes of the arrays if any. The second row is the original datafile.

The third row is the converted datafile named .h5 if it was converted with h4toh5 and .h5eos if the file was converted with heconvert from the EOS project. The 4th and final column contains the h5dump output for the datafile.

The conversion programs do not change the name of the program, they are changed on this table for convenience and ease of display.

The default settings were used for all conversions.


Sample conversions from hdf to hdf5.
Description HDF Data File HDF5 Data File h5dump of
Converted File
Pathfinder AVHRR Land Data
PAL_ANCILLARY_DATA.HDF
size: 75944360
PALANCIL.h5
size: 75952992
PALANCIL.h5.out
size: 258211206
Pathfinder AVHRR Land Data
PAL_APR_01_1988.HDF
size: 227829815
PALAPR01.h5
size: 227846688
PALAPR01.h5.out
size: 525443195
Coastal Zone Color Scanner
C19790911979120.L3_BRS_MO.hdf
size: 29114
C1979091.h5
size: 74600
C1979091.h5.out
size: 264486
Coastal Zone Color Scanner
c81001113200_BROWSE.fm4.HDF
size: 137096
01113200.h5
size: 575096
01113200.h5.out
size: 81336
Coastal Zone Color Scanner
c81001113300_BROWSE.fm4.HDF
size: 172028
01113300.h5
size: 748401
01113300.h5.out
size: 113749
Atmoshperic Ozone
TOMSM3_DAILY_921008.HDF
size: 222657
TOMSM308.h5
size: 224112
TOMSM308.h5.out
size: 540909
Atmoshperic Ozone
TOMSN7_DAILY_921008.HDF
size: 222657
TOMSN708.h5
size: 224112
TOMSN708.h5.out
size: 539438
Atmoshperic Ozone
TOMSN7_DAILY_930506.HDF
size: 222657
TOMSN706.h5
size: 224112
TOMSN706.h5.out
size: 537059
TOVS Pathfinder
TOVS_5DAYS_AM_B870511.E870515_NG.HDF
size: 29306289
TOVS5DAY.h5
size: 29441712
TOVS5DAY.h5.out
size: 65513223
TOVS Pathfinder
TOVS_BROWSE_DAILY_AM_861031_NF.HDF
size: 736013
TOVS61NF.h5
size: 755336
TOVS61NF.h5.out
size: 3151565
TOVS Pathfinder
TOVS_BROWSE_MONTHLY_AM_B861001.E861031_NF.HDF
size: 208119
TOVSB1NF.h5
size: 215176
TOVSB1NF.h5.out
size: 1107605
TOVS Pathfinder
TOVS_DAILY_AM_870330_NG.HDF
size: 29293081
TOVS30NG.h5
size: 29428800
TOVS30NG.h5.out
size: 59826999
Sea Ice Motion Vectors
17766010.hdf
size: 17019
17766010.h5
size: 20863
17766010.h5.out
size: 56125
Initial Meteorological Profile Data
20001.hdf
size: 304755
20001.h5
size: 719080
20001.h5.out
size: 2776161
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer
MISR_AM1_AS_AEROSOL_P027_O000027_01.dw.hdf
size: 14811328
MISRAERO.h5
size: 12554688
MISRAERO.h5.out
size: 35102956
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer
MISR_AM1_AS_LANDSFC_P027_O000027_01.dw.hdf
size: 77227838
MISRLAND.h5
size: 75652008
MISRLAND.h5.out
size: 398238220
HDF-EOS Data MODIS_Grid_16DAY_1km_VI
MOD13A2.hdf
size: 31806114
MOD13A2.h5
size: 31763280

MOD13A2.hdf.h5eos
size: 31726336
MOD13A2.h5.out
size: 128238459

MOD13A2.hdf.h5eos.out
size: 283907250
HDF-EOS Data MODIS_Grid_16DAY_1km_VI
MOD13A2A.hdf
size: 31806112
MOD13A2A.h5
size: 31763288

MOD13A2A.hdf.h5eos
size: 31726336
MOD13A2A.h5.out
size: 62914560

MOD13A2A.hdf.h5eos.out
size: 120059448
Northern/Southern Hemisphere HDFEOS data
NISE_SSMIF11_19911227.HDFEOS
size: 2127106
NISESSMI.h5
size: 2126396
NISESSMI.h5.out
size: 10633913



Last Modified: February 26, 2007