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== The SPECS-EUPORIAS Data Portal

Different sector-specific impact activities to be undertaken in [http://www.specs-fp7.eu SPECS] and [http://www.euporias.eu EUPORIAS] projects require a reduced number of variables (typically at surface) from different data sources (mainly seasonal forecasts, reanalysis, and observations). The [http://www.meteo.unican.es/tds5/catalogs/system4/System4Datasets.html SPECS-EUPORIAS Data Server] has been established by the [http://www.meteo.unican.es Santander Meteorology Group (UC-CSIC)] as part of the data management activities in these projects to provide a unique access for these impact-relevant variables, gathered from existing datasets. The data portal is based on a THREDDS data server providing metadata and data access using OPeNDAP and other remote data access protocols. Moreover, a user-friendly [http://www.r-project.org R] package has also been developed for exploring and remotely accessing subsets of data, thus reducing the burden of data access in these activities. This package will be also a key component for other tasks of the projects based on R, including the validation and downscaling packages to be developed within SPECS and sector-specific calibration and modeling tools to be developed in EUPORIAS.

This trac/wiki page provides an up-to-date description of the SPECS-EUPORIAS Data Portal, including information of the available datasets and the documentation and code of the meteoR R data access package. The following documents and links are the basic references to the SPECS-EUPORIAS Data Portal: 

* '''Dataset Catalog:''' [http://www.meteo.unican.es/tds5/catalogs/system4/System4Datasets.html]
* '''R package:''' [attachment:meteoR_v1_0.zip meteoR (v1.0)]
* '''Technical notes:'''  
   * [attachment:DataPortal_Tutorial_v2.pdf  The SPECS-EUPORIAS Data Portal (v2.0)]
   * [attachment:System4Validation_v1.pdf  Validation of System4 (v1.0)]

== 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/Web Exploring the Portal via Web]
   * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/DataServer/DAP Low-Level DAP Access]
1. [wiki:SpecsEuporias/RPackage R Package for Data Access]
   * [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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   * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/RPackage/History2 History and Versions (for SVN updates)]
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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]
  * [wiki:SpecsEuporias/Dissemination/euporias_wp23 EUPORIAS WP2.3]