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GFDL's Data Portal
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Our Data Portal Services
Public data sets from GFDL are made available through the GFDL Data Portal. The Data Portal is designed to allow one to download files, display data files attributes, and graphically display the data. One can download complete files via "http" and "ftp" access. One can also display data file attributes that provide information about file contents without having to download the file itself. Continued development of the Live Access Server is ongoing to enhance the ability of a remote user to graphically display the data.
Our Public Data Files
Registration for the GFDL Data Files is free. Users are requested to complete the Registration Form for Public Data Files (found on the right hand menu) when they first begin using the data portal. Information from this form will be used to provide registered users with news on when additional public data becomes available and when corrections are made to existing public data. The information gathered will not be used for any purposes other than to send notices about GFDL Data Portal Services.
Data Storage
The data files on the data portal are stored in netCDF (network Common Data Form), and can be identified by the suffix ".nc". The files are intended to be compliant with the COARDS conventions for the standardization of netCDF files. More information about netCDF, a machine independent format for representing array-oriented scientific data, can be found at the Unidata Program Center netCDF website.
Software
This site implements the following:
- the Distributed Oceanographic Data System (DODS) package from Unidata/ UCAR
- the Grid Analysis and Display System - DODS Server (GDS) package from COLA/ IGES
- Live Access Server (LAS) package from PMEL/ NOAA. (Please note: Users of LAS require a web browser that supports Java and JavaScript.)
Data Download Statistics
To get information about amount of data downloaded from GFDL Data Portal use web application at http://nomads.gfdl.noaa.gov:8080/LogStatsQuestions?
Questions concerning the availability of GFDL Data Portal data files and their content may be directed to:
GFDL.Climate.Model.Info@noaa.gov
Other questions related to GFDL Data Portal functionality, development, system administration, etc., may be directed to:
oar.gfdl.webmaster-data1@noaa.gov