by Lukas Brunner (Wegener Center/University of Graz, [email protected])
To acknowledge this code please cite Brunner et al. (2017) and Brunner (2018).
Please also note the LICENSE
Go to the ERA-Interim web page (an account my be required): http://apps.ecmwf.int/datasets/data/interim-full-daily/levtype=pl/
Download the variable Geopotential at the 500hPa pressure level as netCDF file. For a nice blocking pattern you should download at least one year (about 30MB). Save the data set in the data folder and set the INPATH variable in the scripts accordingly.