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Section MARS command and request syntax follows with a description of the MARS command and explains the pseudo-meteorological vocabulary, i.e. the MARS language. It introduces the MARS request format and syntax. Then, it focuses on the structure of retrieve requests. MARS keywords lists keywords relevant to data retrieval and the most common products are reviewed, providing the MARS terms needed to name each data set.
Later on, the the MARS architecture is presented (section 7)described: what are the clients and servers. This enables users to understand the request execution of a MARS request: what is happening behind the scenes from the user's point of view.
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The following sections explain how to list archived data (section List) and how to carry out computations in MARS.
The remaining part presents a selection of example requests and answers to Frequently Asked Qestions MARS FAQ
gives a few hints at tools not related to MARS but useful when dealing with retrieved data (section 11) and answers some frequently asked questions in section MARS FAQ.
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