NCAR CEDAR DATA REQUEST FORM Use this to request documentation, indices, empirical models, model outputs, and data. Descriptions are available on the web at http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu, via ftp (http://download.hao.ucar.edu/archive/cedar/catmad.list) and in annually printed catalogues. This form can be returned by - mail: Barbara Emery HAO/NCAR P. O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307 - FAX: (303) 497-1589 - email: emery@ucar.edu Your name: Your work address: Your email address: If you are a student/programmer, who is your advisor/supervisor? Your request: If requesting data, choose a record format: - flat character - hierarchical character - binary (cbf) Flat character is the largest volume and easiest to use. It is made up of ASCII characters and has no hierarchy; i.e., each line contains a value for each variable. Database character reduces the volume by applying some heirarchy but retains readable ASCII characters. Database binary is more compact, replacing characters with 16-bit integers. Binary is also most efficient for program input/output execution time, but binary format requires more effort to install access programs than character formats. Flat character (as well as other formats) can be compressed to save space; indicate this when desired. If requesting an access program for ASCII hierarchical or binary format, describe your computer operating system: Choose transfer medium: - email (small amount only) - ftp transfer - CDRom - Exabyte - DAT - DLT - PC floppy - Zip (specify density) Acknowledge the CEDAR database Rules of the Road* Signed: Date: *Users will: - Only share data obtained from the Database with persons having a current access form on file with the CEDAR Database. - Contact the organization(s) that contributed the data early on to discuss the intended usage and, later to offer coauthorship on publications and reports. - Acknowledge the Database and the organizations that contributed data in all reports and publications, according to the format provided by the CEDAR Database. - Send copies of all reports/publications making use of the data to the CEDAR Database.