ucar_rda_cfsr_surface.py

Downloads NCEP-CFSR products using a links list csh file provided by the NCAR/UCAR Research Data Archive (RDA)
For CFSR version 2 files: combines monthly files into yearly to standardize between versions

Calling Sequence

usage: ucar_rda_cfsr_surface.py [-h] [--user USER] [--password PASSWORD]
                                [--netrc NETRC] [--directory DIRECTORY]
                                [--year YEAR [YEAR ...]] [--isentropic]
                                [--gzip] [--timeout TIMEOUT] [--log]
                                [--mode MODE]
                                file [file ...]

Positional Arguments

file: UCAR links list file

Named Arguments

--user, -U: Username for UCAR/NCAR RDA Login
--password, -W: Password for UCAR/NCAR RDA Login
--netrc, -N: Path to .netrc file for authentication
--directory, -D: Working data directory
--year, -Y: Years to download from input links file
--isentropic, -I: Input data is over isentropic levels
--gzip, -G: Input data is compressed
--timeout, -t: Timeout in seconds for blocking operations
--log, -l: Output log file
--mode, -M: Permission mode of directories and files synced