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[Datastream #RMX-884431]: archived data

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  • Subject: [Datastream #RMX-884431]: archived data
  • Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:20:26 -0600
> The THREDDS data does not allow me to access as far back as I need.  I
> am looking for data on the 8th of June and it appears to only go back 10
> days, one less than what I need, figures.  How can I obtain this data?
> 
> I need level 2 radar for the following sites : FSD, OAX, DMX, ARX, MPX
> and DVN, all for June 8th.
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris
> 
> Unidata Datastream Support wrote:
> >> Is it possible to obtain an entire days data in one file? I want the
> >> radar data (native/rdadar/level2/Kxxx) but it seems like I can only do
> >> one image at a time, and there are a LOT of files for just one day. Is
> >> there any way I can get that all at once, via ftp or whatever means
> >> available?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Chris
> >>
> >>
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > That is a feature we are still working on. What we do see are people 
> > accessing the data holdings via a wget script and http.(scraping)
> >
> > It would be best to access the archive via the THREDDS catalog to do this, 
> > as the THREDDS collection is not pwd protected.
> >
> > The THREDDS catalog is at:
> >
> > http://motherlode.ucar.edu:8080/thredds/catalog.html
> >
> > I hope this helps,
> >
> > Jeff
> > Jeff Weber
> > Unidata User Support
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: RMX-884431
> > Department: Support Datastream
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> >
> 
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> 
> 
HI Chris, 

Try looking at:
http://lead.unidata.ucar.edu:8080/thredds/idd/radars.html (.xml for client 
access)

This has a 6 month window and is not pwd protected.

Enjoy,

Jeff

Jeff Weber
Unidata User Support
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu

Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: RMX-884431
Department: Support Datastream
Priority: Normal
Status: Open