Read about Recommended support checks used in the production data processing at ECMWF (including examples and source codes)
Support checks (on provider's end)
Centre | Data acquisition method | Data transfer check | Data delay check | Data completeness check | Data quality check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA (babj) | ecpds | ||||
| ECMWF (ecmf) | MARS | N/A | YES | YES | YES |
| JMA (rjtd) | ecpds | ||||
| NASA (nasa) | ecpds | ||||
| NCEP (kwbc) | ecpds |
- Data acquisition method: Acquisition method is pull from the provider's location to ECMWF's premises if not specified
- Data transfer check: Is the data transfer checked to avoid any technical issues on the way from provider's location to ECMWF's premises? Was the data delivered bit identical?
- Data delay check: Is the potential delay of data availability checked on the provider's side?
- Data completeness check: Is the data content (number of expected fields; reference field list etc) checked on the provider's side?
- Data quality check: Is there any data quality control to avoid e.g. unrealistic parameter values due to interpolation or any other kind of error either scientific or technical