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== The ECOMS User Data Gateway ==
The European Climate Observations, Modelling and Services initiative (http://www.eu-ecoms.eu ECOMS]) [ coordinates the activities of three ongoing European projects (​[http://www.euporias.eu EUPORIAS], [http://www.specs-fp7.eu SPECS] and [http://naclim.zmaw.de NACLIM]). Different sector-specific impact activities to be undertaken in these projects require a reduced number of variables (typically at surface, but also at pressure levels for downscaling purposes) from different data sources (seasonal/decadal forecasts, reanalysis, etc.).  

As part of the data management activities in these projects, the [http://www.meteo.unican.es Santander Meteorology Group (UC-CSIC)] has established the '''''ECOMS User Data Gateway''''' ('''''ECOMS UDG''''') to provide a single access point to collections of impact-relevant variables, gathered from existing state-of-the-art datasets. See the [wiki:SpecsEuporias/DataServer/Datasets datasets] and [wiki:SpecsEuporias/DataServer/ListOfVariables variables] available so far.

The '''''ECOMS UDG''''' is composed of a catalogue of datasets and services provided by a [https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/thredds/current/tds/TDS.html THREDDS data server] and a suite of tools for user-friendly data exploration, access and post-processing. Since ​[http://www.r-project.org R] has been adopted for a number of tasks in these projects (validation, downscaling, etc.), an R package for data exploration and access has been developed ([wiki:SpecsEuporias/RPackage useRaccess]) and additional functionalities will be developed to meet the users' needs.

This wiki page provides an up-to-date description of the '''''ECOMS UDG''''', including information on the available datasets and variables, and the documentation of the available tools. The following documents and links are the basic references to the '''''ECOMS UDG''''': 

* '''Technical notes:'''  
   * [attachment:DataPortal_Tutorial_v2.pdf  The ECOMS Data Gateway (v2.0)]
   * [attachment:System4Validation_v1.pdf  Validation of System4 dataset (v1.0)]
* '''R package for data exploration/access:''' [attachment:meteoR_v1_0_2.zip useRaccess (v1.0.2)]

== Contents of the wiki page:
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1. [wiki:SpecsEuporias/DataServer Data Server]
   * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/DataServer/THREDDS The THREDDS Data Server]
   * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/DataServer/Datasets Available Datasets]
   * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/DataServer/ListOfVariables List of variables]
   * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/DataServer/Registration User's Registration]
   * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/DataServer/Web Exploring the Portal via Web]
   * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/DataServer/DAP Low-Level DAP Access]
1. [wiki:SpecsEuporias/EndUserNeeds Assessment of Users' Needs]
      * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/EndUserNeeds/CII EUPORIAS WP22 CIIs]
      * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/EndUserNeeds/ImpactModels EUPORIAS WP23 Impact Models]
      * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/EndUserNeeds/PilotApplications SPECS WP61 Pilot Applications]
      * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/EndUserNeeds/ListOfVariables List of variables]
      * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/EndUserNeeds/NoteTimeAggregation A note on the temporal aggregation of climate variables]
1. [wiki:SpecsEuporias/RPackage R Package for Data Access]
   * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/RPackage/Homogeneization Data Homogeneization]
   * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/RPackage/Requirements Previous requirements and R dependencies]
   * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/RPackage/Authentication Authentication]
   * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/RPackage/Functions Defined Functions]
   * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/RPackage/Examples Examples]
   * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/RPackage/History History and Versions]
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1. [wiki:SpecsEuporias/Interfaces Other interfaces for Data Access]
   * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/Interfaces/RPackage/Python Python]
   * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/Interfaces/RPackage/Matlab Matlab]
1.  [wiki:SpecsEuporias/FAQs Known Problems and FAQs]
  * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/FAQs/Technical Technical Issues]
  * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/FAQs/DataSets Problems with Datasets]
1.  [wiki:SpecsEuporias/Dissemination Dissemination Activities]


== Issues ==
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