Dataset Tab
The Datasets tab is subdivided into three subtabs: Geo, Met, and Process
Geo
Select and download pre-converted Geogrid binary datasets to be used with Geogrid using the Download Selected Datasets
. The Geogrid binary datasets are downloaded and saved in the GIS4WRF working directory under GIS4WRF_WORKING_DIRECTORY/datasets/geog
.
Met
Download NCAR's datasets supported by WPS from NCAR's Research Data Archive (RDA). A valid RDA account is required to use this utility and the username and password must be set in QGIS
> Settings
> Options..
> GIS4WRF
section -- for more info see here.
Currently we support five common datasets as shown in the table below.
When the dataset name is selected, the available product names for the specific dataset become available. Start and end date and time are automatically restricted to the available periods for the specific dataset. Requests can be subsetted by clicking on the subset
button. When the Download
button is clicked, the request will be automatically sent to RDA and automatically downloaded when the download link becomes available (Note that if the request is large it may take a while before the data is downloaded). The data are downloaded and saved in the GIS4WRF working directory under GIS4WRF_WORKING_DIRECTORY/datasets/met
.
Process
Convert QGIS raster layers to WPS binary format data and open pre-existing WPS binary format datasets. The tool supports the conversion of of categorical and continuous data.