Tuesday, January 13, 2009

IPCC Models and MATLAB

So I am now back into full research mode.  It actually feels pretty good (as crazy as that might sound).  I have had a renewed sense of interest and positive energy since the holidays.  I don't know if this is just some weird "holiday hangover" or maybe just a realization to myself that I want to get done with this degree - now.

So part of my research is working with IPCC model output and trying to get it to read into MATLAB so that I can create separate files for the important variables for easier access later.  However, this is proving to be challenging on both ends:  (1) the OPeNDAP server has decided that sometimes it won't let me access files; and (2) MATLAB has decided that, while for some data it will read in big 4-D fields, for other files (even if they are smaller in grid size), it will "run out of memory."  Short of downloading every file from IPCC for every model, I am in a bit of a tight spot right now.  Plus, my advisor wants an outline for a GRL paper by the end of the week.

Breathe.  Just breathe.

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