CDSupdate: A meta-interface for ERA5 download request, management and storage
Year: 2024
Type: software-paper
Abstract: CDSupdate is a Python package that automates the process of retrieving, processing, and managing climate data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS). The tool generates daily climate data summaries, performs calculations to create custom variables such as relative humidity and heat index which serve as risk assessments, and organizes the data into a user-friendly format. By simplifying data retrieval and performing on-the-fly calculations, it saves users valuable time and effort, enabling more focus on data analysis and interpretation.
Source: SoftwareX
Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Université, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, École Polytechnique, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, École Normale Supérieure - PSL, Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, London Mathematical Laboratory, Institut Polytechnique de Paris
Language: English
Subfield: Geology
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $970
Funder: Sorbonne Université
OpenAlex ID: W4404517045