read netcdf data using IDL

Using cdf2idl

http://woce.nodc.noaa.gov/woce_v3/wocedata_1/cmdac/primer/idl.htm


Reading HDF/netCDF Data using IDL
http://www.atmos.umd.edu/~gcm/usefuldocs/hdf_netcdf/IDL_hdf-netcdf.html