Data Distribution
RAF Data Distribution
- Data are public, available to all, unless Principal Investigator (PI) requests restricted access
- If approved, one year restriction, then public access
- Raw ADS data typically not distributed
- Specialized raw data subsets available by special request
- PMS Gray-Scale
- MCR
- MASP
- Specialized raw data subsets available by special request
- Production netCDF data are distributed to PI(s) and scientists
- Project documentation binder to PI(s) (prior to 1996)
- Project documentation web site (since 1996)
- Original video tapes to primary PI
Who gets access to the data; what does it cost?
- MSS data files are readable by anyone having access to the MSS
- By request, data duplicated and sent to scientists via:
- Direct Download from ATD web site
- Anonymous ftp
- SCD Mass Store System (MSS)
- Occasionally on other media
- CD-ROM
- Zip disk
- Magnetic tape
- No charge to PIs
- At present, we do not charge scientists for archived data unless the volume is excessive.
Available data formats
- netCDF
- GENPRO-I and GENPRO-II (obsolete)
- ASCII (small data sets by special request)
Direct download location
FTP location
- ftp.eol.ucar.edu
Supported tape formats
- Binary
- Tar
Contact:
Who do I contact to obtain these data?
- RAF Data Manager (Ron Ruth)
- rafdmg at ucar.edu
- (303)497-1084
Last update: Fri Oct 3 14:11:59 MDT 2003