# Introduction

## About

NES (NetCDF for Earth Science) is the Python I/O library used by SNES, the framework that implements the data post-processing pipelines at the Earth Sciences department, to read and write netCDF files.

## How to clone

Use the following command to get a copy of the repository:

    git clone https://earth.bsc.es/gitlab/es/NES.git

You can use the latest stable version of NES by accessing the production branch:

    git checkout production

You can also access the master branch to test new features, that are to be implemented in the upcoming release:

    git checkout master

## How to run

For running NES, please follow the instruction in the wiki.