Combining multiple Netcdf files

I have seven Netcdf files (*.nc) each with identical structures, dimensions, variables and attributes. Each file has the following dimensions and dimensions sizes:

dimensions:
  WaveHeights = 1;
  Periods = 16;
  Damping = 1;
  Friction = 1;
  Bodynumber = 18;

Each file gives the results of a physical model test, each run with a different "Damping" value. I would like to combine the seven files into a single file - so instead of having seven files each with a Damping = 1, I would like a single file with a Damping = 7. Can anyone tell me how I can do this?

Thank you

Answer 1

[Mudambi Srivatsa]

One way to achieve that would be to create a new file with the existing schema (structures, dimensions, variables and attributes) of old files using "ncwriteschema".

http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/ncwriteschema.html

Then you can write data to this newly created file using "ncwrite".

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/ncwrite.html