ncview OK

Keep original files in their native format

Important: what do we do with data that was given by a colleague but is unofficial? Add a tag telling what privacy is? Restrict permissions? Important to archive such data.

Not clear what we do with

naming: stick to CMIP conventions for model output.

The

put variable at lower level, then institution.

don't worry about non-gridded data right now, just store them.

scripts don't force

scripts : 1) to dowload: 2) to process: 3) others are welcome.
separate scripts into official/dirty. Documentation is important.


We start by a prototype