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--- pmip3:database:access [2009/02/18 18:13] – created jypeter
+++ pmip3:database:access [2013/11/20 16:43] – [The steps you should follow] Added a note about the pdf document jypeter
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-====== PMIP3 DB access ======
+====== Accessing PMIP3-CMIP5 data ======
+===== The fastest shortcut =====
+The PMIP3-CMIP5 data is distributed through the //ESGF nodes//. You can go directly to any ESGF node and start searching/downloading data. Each node will let you search the content of all the other nodes, so you only need to pick up the node that is closest to you
+  * [[http://esgf-node.ipsl.fr/esgf-web-fe/|IPSL node - France]]
+  * [[http://pcmdi9.llnl.gov/esgf-web-fe/|PCMDI node - USA]]
+  * ... links to the other nodes are available on the IPSL and PCMDI nodes
+===== The steps you should follow =====
+<note tip>The steps listed below are //under development//\\ \\ You should read them, and you can find useful additional information in {{:pmip3:database:usingesgf_jyp_130618_v6.pdf|}}\\ (these slides were used in an internal LSCE meeting to introduce PMIP3-CMIP5 and the ESGF portal)</note>
+  - [[pmip3:database:access_details#standard_variable_names|Find out the names of the variables you need]]
+  - [[pmip3:database:access_details#esgf_p2p_fe|Locate the closest ESGF P2P Front-End]]
+  - Determine which required variables are actually available in the database
+  - Create a wget script
+  - Create a CMIP5 account
+  - Download the data
-You can use the [[access#page_bottom_tag|discussion]] panel at the end of the page to talk about how to access the DB, who can access it, ...
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