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- Use of area for regional subselection is safe
- Use of grid for horizontal interpolation is currently NOT recommended:
- It can lead to errors when trying to download MetOffice seasonal forecast data. More information about what causes this error can be found in Known issue D2.
These errors will be heavily reduced once the option to select system (model version) has been introduced in the CDS. [Implementation of system selection is expected imminently]can lead to failing data retrievals if more than one model version (system) is requested. Note that if system is not explicitly specified it defaults to all available systems - Hindcast data previously downloaded using Web API, may have used a different interpolation method. You would need to assess whether there are relevant differences from the same data retrieved using CDS API
- It can lead to errors when trying to download MetOffice seasonal forecast data. More information about what causes this error can be found in Known issue D2.
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- Conversion to NetCDF is considered experimental and it is not guaranteed to work in all situations
- It is NOT recommended to download hindcast data in netCDF, while the option to select system ( if more than one model version (system) in the CDS is not implemented [Implementation of system selection is expected imminently]is requested. Note that if system is not explicitly specified it defaults to all available systems.
- It is NOT recommended to use when downloading data related to more than one start time in a single request.
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