CDSupdate: A meta-interface for ERA5 download request, management and storage
Andreia N.S. Hisi,
Yoann Robin,
Davide Faranda,
Mathieu Vrac
Affiliations
Andreia N.S. Hisi
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, UMR 8212 CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay/IPSL, Sorbonne Université, Gif-sur-Yvette 91191, France; Corresponding author.
Yoann Robin
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, UMR 8212 CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay/IPSL, Sorbonne Université, Gif-sur-Yvette 91191, France
Davide Faranda
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, UMR 8212 CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay/IPSL, Sorbonne Université, Gif-sur-Yvette 91191, France; London Mathematical Laboratory, 8 Margravine Gardens London, W6 8RH London, United Kingdom; Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, École Normale Supérieure, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, École Polytechnique, IP Paris, CNRS/IPSL, Paris 75005, France
Mathieu Vrac
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, UMR 8212 CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay/IPSL, Sorbonne Université, Gif-sur-Yvette 91191, France
CDSupdate is a Python package that automates the process of retrieving, processing, and managing climate data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS). The tool generates daily climate data summaries, performs calculations to create custom variables such as relative humidity and heat index which serve as risk assessments, and organizes the data into a user-friendly format. By simplifying data retrieval and performing on-the-fly calculations, it saves users valuable time and effort, enabling more focus on data analysis and interpretation.
