CLIM680

🌍 FLUXCOM xBase Dataset

Author: Tahmidul Azom Sany
Affiliation: PhD Student, Climate Dynamics, George Mason University
Contact: tsany@gmu.edu

📊 Dataset Details

• Source: FLUXCOM xBase Data
• Spatial Resolution: 0.05° x 0.05°
• Temporal Resolution: Daily data (12UTC) from 2001-01-01 to 2003-12-30 (Reduced Dataset)
• Variable: ET Daily (Metadata in processing)

💾 Zarr Format

"Zarr is a format tailored for chunked, compressed, and N-dimensional arrays. It serves both as a storage and computational format to efficiently manage large datasets." More details can be found in the official documentation.

📂 Zarr Data Structure

Zarr employs a hierarchical storage model, similar to directories and files in a traditional file system:

• Group: The top-level container that can include other groups or arrays.
• Array: A N-dimensional chunked array within a group.
• Metadata: Stored in a human-readable JSON format.
• Data Chunks: Often compressed and stored as binary blobs.