Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of FpInputMetEcmwf


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Timestamp:
Apr 24, 2018, 4:16:37 PM (6 years ago)
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pesei
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expand information on public access

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  • FpInputMetEcmwf

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    22== FLEXPART meteorological input from ECMWF ==
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    4 In order to extract data from the ECMWF MARS archive, one needs access to ECMWF. For publicly available data like reanalyses this is open to everyone and it is sufficient to register at the ECMWF web page. For other specialised data a member-state or special-project account may be required.
     4In order to extract data from the ECMWF MARS archive, one needs an account at ECMWF.
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     6'''Reanalsis''' and MACC/CAMS '''data are publicly available.'''  The [https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/display/WEBAPI/How+to+retrieve+ECMWF+Public+Datasets procedure for registration] is explained on the ECMWF web site. Consider the [https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/display/WEBAPI/Available+ECMWF+Public+Datasets applicable licence].
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    7 Software for retrieving ECMWF data in the specific format needed by FLEXPART is kindly provided by Leopold Haimberger, Gerhard Wotawa, and others:
     8For other data (e.g., operational IFS data) a member-state or special-project account is be required. Contact your national meteorological service if you need this and your country is among ECMWF member states.
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     10Software for retrieving ECMWF data in the specific format needed by FLEXPART was originally created by Gerhard Wotawa. The later versions were written by Leo Haimberger on behalf of CTBTO.
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    912    * [download:15 ECMWF data retrieval software, V2.1]
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    1114    * [download:46 ECMWF data retrieval software, V4.1], allows to retrieve compressed ECMWF data on new Linux ecgate in mixed GRIB1/GRIB2 coding
    1215    * [download:50 flex_extract_ecgate_V6.0.tar.gz],   a new version for retrieval with 1h time resolution and other enhancements
    13     * [download:55 flex_extract V7.0.2] New, python-based version. Allows access to publicly available data without a member state account.
     16    * [download:55 flex_extract V7.0.2] New, python-based version. Allows access to publicly available data without a member state account through the python framework of ECMWF. Note that if you have the choice between working remotely through this interface or directly on `ecaccess`, the latter option will usually be considerably faster. In any case, extracting large data sets takes time.