# pyCRTM installation NetCDF issues

**URL:** <https://forums.jcsda.org/t/pycrtm-installation-netcdf-issues/550>\
**Category:** CRTM\
**Created:** [November 13, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.jcsda.org/t/pycrtm-installation-netcdf-issues/550 "2023-11-13T19:34:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cas](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.jcsda.org/cas/32/205_2.png) [@Cas](https://forums.jcsda.org/u/Cas)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.jcsda.org/t/pycrtm-installation-netcdf-issues/550/1 "2023-11-13T19:34:50Z")

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Hello, I am trying to get CRTM running on my linux machine. My ultimate goal is to get pyCRTM installed, and I have tried following the instructions from the following JCSDA repos: crtm-bundle, pycrtm , and CRTMv3. I run into the same error every time of “Could NOT find NetCDF (missing: NetCDF\_Fortran\_INCLUDE\_DIR NetCDF\_Fortran\_LIBRARY Fortran)”. I have these variables set as the path “/local/netcdf4/bin”. The ecbuild and cmake versions I’m using are 3.8.1 and 3.20.2, respectively. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

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**Author:** ![BenjaminTJohnson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.jcsda.org/benjamintjohnson/32/19_2.png) [@BenjaminTJohnson](https://forums.jcsda.org/u/BenjaminTJohnson)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://forums.jcsda.org/t/pycrtm-installation-netcdf-issues/550/2 "2023-11-14T01:01:06Z")

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Please email me at [bjohns@ucar.edu](mailto:bjohns@ucar.edu).  
I can help you easier by email.