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Data can be retrieved using the Mars Retrieval icon. Create a new instance, either from the icon drawers at the bottom of the Metview desktop, or from the New Icon context menu. The important parameters to set, in order to use the Web API are Database (should be set to 'Data Server') and Dataset. Otherwise, the retrieval should be as described in the Web API guide. For users who have started Metview for the first time fairly recently (with version 4.4.x onwards) should have some example icons and a macro in their Getting Started folder. Others can see these icons by starting Metview with a clean user directory, for example:
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metview -u ~/metview_fresh_dir |
This new directory will contain the icons.
Example retrieval for TIGGE data:
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RETRIEVE, DATASET = tigge, TYPE = PF, LEVTYPE = SFC, PARAM = TP, DATE = 20071001, STEP = 12, NUMBER = ALL, GRID = 1.5/1.5, DATABASE = Data Server |
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