[Go-essp-tech] CMIP5 Datanode : data access services.

[Cinquini, Luca (3880)]

Thank you - I promise to write instructions within 24 hours from now... there's really not that much to do....
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On May 2, 2011, at 3:42 PM, Sébastien Denvil wrote:

> Hi again,
> 
> On 02/05/2011 15:38, Cinquini, Luca (3880) wrote:
>> Hi Sebastian,
>> 	the ESGF security infrastructure can be used for opendap access - infact, this is already working at JPL. Once opendap
>> access is configured with security, users can use either a browser or an esg-enabled client to access datasets.
> 
> I had a look to the jpl datanode. Very nice, opendap & LAS enabled. Great!
> 
> Sébastien
> 
>> I will try to write some documentation on the esgf.org wiki either this evening or tomorrow, and then let you try it out...
>> 
>> thanks for raising the issue, I meant to start an email conversation on this but never quite got to it...
>> 
>> Luca
>> 
>> On May 2, 2011, at 7:32 AM, Sébastien Denvil wrote:
>> 
>>>  Dear all,
>>> 
>>> we received increasing demand asking for regional model boundary
>>> conditions from CMIP5 simulations. Those datasets are heavy and
>>> therefore "wget" is not my favourite answer. I would like this answer to
>>> be base on a ESG-F solution and not a home made one.
>>> 
>>> In order to build a meaningful response I would like to know what are
>>> the plan regarding the datanode to have :
>>> - openDAP enable with CMIP5 filters.
>>> - netCDF subsets enable with CMIP5 filters.
>>>     * openDAP and/or netCDF subsets will be very useful for those
>>> focusing on a specific region (Africa OR Asia for example). They could
>>> then extract only the area of interest.
>>> 
>>> - gridFTP enable with CMIP5 filters.
>>>     *gridFTP will be very useful for those focusing on many regions
>>> and/or doing the CORDEX exercise but without a limited area model. It's
>>> very likely that they will download the whole datasets.
>>> 
>>> My understanding is that gridFTP is not fully functional at this point
>>> of time and that openDAP and netCDF subsets are not yet secure by the
>>> ESG-F security layer.
>>> 
>>> A corollary coming from those questions : Is there a documentation we
>>> could refer to if we want to update a production data node?
>>> 
>>> Please refine my understanding.
>>> 
>>> Thanks.
>>> Sébastien
>>> 
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> -- 
> Sébastien Denvil
> IPSL, Pôle de modélisation du climat
> UPMC, Case 101, 4 place Jussieu,
> 75252 Paris Cedex 5
> 
> Tour 45-55 2ème étage Bureau 209
> Tel: 33 1 44 27 21 10
> Fax: 33 1 44 27 39 02
> 
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