Input Data


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Data distribution (on CD)

    The atmospheric forcing and surface/soil/vegetation parameter data are now available on CD. The default format is netCDF using the Assistance for Land-surface Modelling Activities (ALMA) convention for the variables and units. If you are not on our mailing list (and we have not heard from you before) and wish to obtain a copy of the data, please contact us.


CD cover image

    The CD cover is shown above: the total annual rainfall and snowfall averaged over the period from Aug. 1, 1985 through July 31, 1989 are shown. The grid-box average altitude is contoured at 500 m intervals using progressively thicker lines with increasing altitude. The Rhone-AGG intercomparison project is an initiative within the GEWEX/GLASS (Global Land-Atmosphere System Study: Polcher et al. 2000)/GSWP (Global Soil Wetness Project: Dirmeyer et al. 1999) panel of the WCRP.



Software for plotting the data in netCDF format

    A Pvwave program is available for reading in the Rhone-AGG input data on the CD. The program uses the available masks to plot the data on a 2-dimensional grid. It can be obtained from the ALMA Software Bazaar site This program was written by Florence Habets (habets@meteo.fr). We plan on making a NCAR graphics program available in the near future if interest warrants. If you have develop a program using another software package (GMT, GrADS, IDL, etc...) which you think might be useful to others for the Rhone-AGG project, please contact us and we will make it freely available to other users/participants.