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View article: Climate mosaic: inspiring conversations about data through art 
Climate mosaic: inspiring conversations about data through art  Open
The Environmental Data Service (https://eds.ukri.org/), based in the UK, provides a focal point for scientific information spanning all environmental science domains. We support researchers and anyone with an interest in learning more abou…
View article: xclim: xarray-based climate data analytics
xclim: xarray-based climate data analytics Open
xclim is a Python library that enables computation of climate indicators over large, hetero-
\ngeneous data sets. It is built using xarray objects and operations, can seamlessly benefit
\nfrom the parallelization handling provided by dask,…
View article: Net Zero DRI Case Studies Report
Net Zero DRI Case Studies Report Open
As part of the Net Zero Digital Research Infrastructure Scoping Project, a case study was undertaken on the STFC-operated facilities JASMIN and Scafell Pike/JADE 2 (these latter being part of the Hartree Centre). Interviews were held with …
View article: UKRI Digital Research Infrastructure Mapping Survey Dataset (for Net Zero Scoping Project)
UKRI Digital Research Infrastructure Mapping Survey Dataset (for Net Zero Scoping Project) Open
This dataset was generated as an output for the DRI Mapping exercise carried out during the UKRI Net Zero Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) Scoping Project undertaken from 2021-2023. The "README.md" provides more information about the …
View article: UKRI Digital Research Infrastructure Mapping Survey Dataset (for Net Zero Scoping Project)
UKRI Digital Research Infrastructure Mapping Survey Dataset (for Net Zero Scoping Project) Open
This dataset was generated as an output for the DRI Mapping exercise carried out during the UKRI Net Zero Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) Scoping Project undertaken from 2021-2023. The "README.md" provides more information about the …
View article: Report on the DRI Mapping Survey 2023 (UKRI Net Zero DRI Scoping Project)
Report on the DRI Mapping Survey 2023 (UKRI Net Zero DRI Scoping Project) Open
This document outlines the process undertaken in the DRI Mapping task. It describes the methodology, and an analysis of the results of a DRI Facilities survey, and includes discussions and recommendations to feedback to the core UKRI Net Z…
View article: The UK’s NCAS Data Project: establishing transparent observational data workflows from field to user
The UK’s NCAS Data Project: establishing transparent observational data workflows from field to user Open
Within the UK the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) operates a suite of observational instruments for atmospheric dynamics, chemistry and composition studies. These are principally made available through two facilities: the At…
View article: CEDA Annual Report 2021-2022
CEDA Annual Report 2021-2022 Open
The 2021-2022 annual report for the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA). This report presents key statistics for the year past (2021 - 2022) as well as a series of snapshots of activity, expressed as short highlights and reports.
View article: FAIR building blocks for climate resilience information systems
FAIR building blocks for climate resilience information systems Open
<p>Cloud-based big earth data workflow architectures for operational decision making across communities need to follow<strong> </strong>FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles in order to be effect…
View article: CEDA Annual Report 20-21
CEDA Annual Report 20-21 Open
The 2020-2021 annual report for the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA). This report presents key statistics for the year past (2020 - 2021) as well as a series of snapshots of activity, expressed as short highlights and short re…
View article: Ouranosinc/xclim: v0.28.1
Ouranosinc/xclim: v0.28.1 Open
Announcements The xclim binary package available on conda-forge will no longer supply clisops by default. Installation of clisops must be performed explicitly to preserve subsetting and bias correction capabilities. New indicators snow_dep…
View article: Progress toward a holistic land and marine surface meteorological database and a call for additional contributions.
Progress toward a holistic land and marine surface meteorological database and a call for additional contributions. Open
<p>Historical observational climate records are crucial in understanding climatic variability, extreme past weather and climate events and allowing us to make informed decisions for better societal adaptation to climate change. Histo…
View article: Coordinating an operational data distribution network for CMIP6 data
Coordinating an operational data distribution network for CMIP6 data Open
The distribution of data contributed to the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) is via the Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF). The ESGF is a network of internationally distributed sites that together work as a federated …
View article: Progress towards a holistic land and marine surface meteorological database and a call for additional contributions
Progress towards a holistic land and marine surface meteorological database and a call for additional contributions Open
This paper outlines progress of the Copernicus Climate Change Service's (C3S) Global Land and Marine Observations Database service in securing data sources and introduces the data upload component. We present details of land and marine dat…
View article: Coordinating an operational data distribution network for CMIP6 data
Coordinating an operational data distribution network for CMIP6 data Open
The distribution of data contributed to the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) is via the Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF). The ESGF is a network of internationally distributed sites that together work as a federated …
View article: Boosting climate change research with direct access to high performance computers
Boosting climate change research with direct access to high performance computers Open
<p>Earth System observational and model data volumes are constantly increasing and it can be challenging to discover, download, and analyze data if scientists do not have the required computing and storage resources at hand. This is …
View article: Data management and analysis of the high-resolution multi-model climate dataset from the PRIMAVERA project
Data management and analysis of the high-resolution multi-model climate dataset from the PRIMAVERA project Open
<div> <p>The PRIMAVERA project aims to develop a new generation of advanced and well evaluated high-resolution global climate models. An integral component of PRIMAVERA is a new set of simulations at standard and high-resolutio…
View article: Building Web Processing Services with Birdhouse
Building Web Processing Services with Birdhouse Open
<p>The Web Processing Service (WPS) is an OGC interface standard to provide processing tools as Web Service.<br>The WPS interface standardizes the way processes and their inputs/outputs are described,<br>how a client can …
View article: Implementation of U.K. Earth System Models for CMIP6
Implementation of U.K. Earth System Models for CMIP6 Open
We describe the scientific and technical implementation of two models for a core set of experiments contributing to the sixth phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6). The models used are the physical atmosphere‐land‐ocea…
View article: Developing an Open Data Portal for the ESA Climate Change Initiative
Developing an Open Data Portal for the ESA Climate Change Initiative Open
We introduce the rationale for, and architecture of, the European Space Agency Climate Change Initiative (CCI) Open Data Portal (http://cci.esa.int/data/). The Open Data Portal hosts a set of richly diverse datasets – 13 “Essential Climate…
View article: Long-term Archive Challenges: Enhancing Data Discovery via Multilevel Metadata Aggregations At Scale
Long-term Archive Challenges: Enhancing Data Discovery via Multilevel Metadata Aggregations At Scale Open
Data archives require accurate, content-rich data catalogues that are fit-for-purpose to support meaningful data discovery. However, sourcing suitable high-quality metadata to populate catalogues at scale can be problematic when manual wor…
View article: NCAS Computing skills training
NCAS Computing skills training Open
The introduction to scientific computing course covers the skills needed for managing and analysing data using Linux and Python.