Common Concepts in climdata

This page describes common terminology, configuration patterns, and reusable components in the climdata package.

Configuration Files

• All configuration is managed via Hydra and YAML files in the conf/ directory.
• See config.yaml for the main entry point.

Standard Variable Names

• Variables follow CF conventions (see variables.yaml).
• Example: tas for air temperature, pr for precipitation.

Output Schema

All outputs are standardized to the following columns:

Column	Description
latitude	Latitude of observation/grid
longitude	Longitude of observation/grid
time	Timestamp
source	Data source/provider
variable	Variable name
value	Observed or modeled value
units	Units of measurement

Regions and Bounds

• Regions are defined in config.yaml under bounds.
• Example: europe, global.

Usage Patterns

• Use climdata.load_config() to load configuration.
• Use climdata.DWD(cfg) or climdata.MSWX(cfg) for dataset access.

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