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The external netcdf storage facilitates storing external historical and external forecasts data. Both scalar and grid data are supported.
It is possible to store the actual data in your external storage but it is also possible to reference an externally hosted THREDDS netcdf server.
How should a netcdf be formatted
- all variables should have the following attributes: "standard_name", "long_name" and "units".
Example Python script to make netcdf file according to requirements
How can I use the data in the external netcdf storage?
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