1 Scope
The goal of this document on data format is to reduce efforts for data exchange and
to avoid errors caused by misunderstandings due to the application of various different
and at times unclear formats. To achieve this goal, the proposed format has the following
properties:
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• suitability for common operation systems;
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• suitability for satellite/model‐derived data;
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• suitability for measured data;
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• suitability for combined data sets;
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• suitability for typical meteorological years and forecasted data.