DRAFT
FTP server details
Login credentials for the FTP account:
| FTP server | ftp://acq.ecmwf.int https://acq.ecmwf.int |
|---|---|
| FTP account name | camsncp |
| FTP account password | available on request |
| Retention policy | ECMWF will be responsible for data deletion |
File naming convention
The proposed file location and file naming convention:
/downscaling/{country_iso_code}/{model}/{model_version}/{yyyymmdd}/cams_ncp_{country_iso_code}_{model}_{model_version}_{variable}_{level}_{yyyymmdd}_t+{forecast_step}.{format}
Where:
| key | meaning | example |
|---|---|---|
country_iso_code | ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code, controlled, lowercase | it, fr, dk ... |
model | model name, free text from (a-z, A-Z, 0-9, -) | kAIROS |
model_version | model version, free text from (a-z, A-Z, 0-9, -) | 01 |
yyyymmdd | base date of the forecast, controlled | 20240221 |
variable | variable short name, from co, nh3, no, no2, o3, pm10, pm2p5 so2, any others?, controlled, lowercase | no2 |
level | height level, l0 or sfc for surface, l100 for 100m above ground, controlled | |
forecast_step | forecast range/step, zero padded to 3 digits | 048 for +48h forecast step |
format | data format, controlled, lowercase, from nc or grib | nc |
Could you also please read the rules governing the use of this service by external partners:
• Users must NOT disclose the FTP account credentials to further third parties; only the owner of the account may do so
• FTP account may only be used to facilitate data transfer to or from ECMWF; it must not be used to exchange data between third parties
• All data stored on the FTP server must be relevant to official ECMWF work.
• Any data older than 500 days (from the date of upload on the FTP server) will be automatically deleted by the system.
File format
TODO:
- CF-compliant NetCDF4
- dimension names
- required attributes
- provide format checker tool