CMIP6-D&A: An R-based software for processing climate data available in network common data format
ABSTRACT: 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.
Keywords: Climate projections; netCDF; open source software; CMIP