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Enable dataset: ERA5 forecast

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Description

Detailed Description

Request to enable retrieving data from the ERA5 forecast stream (in addition to the ERA5 analysis stream currently implemented)

Context

At the moment the ERA5 data used is from the ERA5 analysis stream.

This dataset has known issues for wind speeds at 09:00-10:00 UTC and 22:00-23:00 UTC.
See e.g. fig. 3 in Jourdier (2020) and the recent discussion in the openmod list.

CDS (which we use for ERA5) provides only forecast values if a parameter is not available from the analysis product (wind speeds are available from analysis). As such we would need to access MARS rather than CDS for the forecast data (stream=fc).

For more information and starting queues see this message from Matteo De Felice:
https://groups.google.com/g/openmod-initiative/c/FV61CWUY1L8/m/sq-ei5oIAwAJ

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing ERA5 analysis retrieval and review the linked MARS forecast documentation and starting queues. Done means the package can retrieve ERA5 forecast data in addition to the existing analysis stream.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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