Howtos
How to install CliMetLab?
pip install climetlabSee the installing instructions for more details.
How to access data?
There are two ways to access data using CliMetLab:
Using a Dataset: CliMetLab provides a few demo datasets. In order to access other datasets with
cml.load_dataset()
, the relevant plugin must be installed.Using a data Source: A data Source allows loading various kinds of data format and location through
cml.load_source()
. Data sources should be used when there is no dataset plugin for the data you are interested in.
How do I access data from this BUFR/GRIB/… file?
Use the file source.
How do I access data from this file on this unsupported format?
Write your own python code to open the file.
Todo
Add plugins and doc for readers.
How to help others to use my data ?
Creating a CliMetLab plugin can be a solution to share some code along with the dataset that you are publishing/using. See the plugin documentation.
How to set up my CliMetLab cache directory ?
See Caching.
Can CliMetLab help using dask ?
See Using dask.