CMIP6-D&A: An R-based software with GUI for processing climate data available in network common data format
Masoud Abdollahi,
Babak Farjad,
Anil Gupta,
Quazi K. Hassan
Affiliations
Masoud Abdollahi
Department of Geomatics Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
Babak Farjad
Department of Geomatics Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada; Resource Stewardship Division, Alberta Environment and Parks, 3535 Research Road NW, University Research Park, Calgary, AB T2L 2K8, Canada; Corresponding author.
Anil Gupta
Department of Geomatics Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada; Resource Stewardship Division, Alberta Environment and Parks, 3535 Research Road NW, University Research Park, Calgary, AB T2L 2K8, Canada
Quazi K. Hassan
Department of Geomatics Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
CMIP6-D&A is an R-based open source software with a user-friendly graphical user interface that is being developed to download and process climate data such as daily precipitation, minimum and maximum near surface air temperature stored/available in the network common data format (netCDF). Here, we demonstrate the capabilities of CMIP6-D&A in downloading, subsetting, and analyzing the netCDF files, and generating several outputs in netCDF and comma-separated values (CSV) file formats for Alberta, Canada. In addition, the CMIP6-D&A program can easily be modifiable by users for applications in different part of the globe.
