[Go-essp-tech] DRS v1.0 and CMOR2.x
V. Balaji
V.Balaji at noaa.gov
Wed Nov 10 13:12:51 MST 2010
Karl Taylor writes:
> Dear all,
>
> The filenames called for by the DRS and output by CMOR2 (recent versions) are
> the same and unchanged. Right?
>
> I'm not absolutely certain that the quoted section of the DRS is accurate.
> My latest understanding is that the "ESG version will usually be assigned by
> the ESG publisher, and it cannot be guaranteed that it always will be
> consistent with version number appearing in the ESGF data node directory
> structure for the data being published. In many cases the directory
> structure will be generated some days prior to ESG publication, so the dates
> may differ."
>
> Does anyone disagree with this?
No disagreement, this is my understanding.
> In any case I think it's much too late to change the directory structure
> created by CMOR2 (which, by the way, is optional).
This is my understanding as well!
> Note that drslib has functionality to transform from any directory structure
> whatsoever to the ESGF data node directory structure called for by the DRS.
> Also note that the ESG publisher doesn't rely on the directory structure
> being consistent with DRS, although we think it is important that it be so.
>
> regards,
> Karl
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