Copernicus Climate
Access Copernicus Climate Data Store (CDS) for ERA5 reanalysis, climate projections...
Install
npx skills add beita6969/ScienceClaw --skill copernicus-climate -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- beita6969/ScienceClaw1k
- Category
- Engineering
- Updated
- 5d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Lightabout 846 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Access Copernicus Climate Data Store (CDS) for ERA5 reanalysis, climate projections, and satellite observations. Use when: (1) retrieving historical weather/climate data, (2) downloading ERA5 reanalysis fields, (3) querying climate projections (CMIP), (4) getting satellite-derived climate variables. NOT for: real-time weather forecasts (use weather APIs), ocean biology (use Copernicus Marine), air quality (use CAMS).
Copernicus Climate Data Store (CDS)
Access ERA5 reanalysis, climate projections, and satellite climate records through the Copernicus CDS API. Covers global gridded climate data from 1940 to present.
Prerequisites
Install the CDS API client and configure credentials:
pip install cdsapi
Create ~/.cdsapirc with your CDS credentials:
url: https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/api
key: <your-uid>:<your-api-key>
Register at https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu to obtain credentials.
API Base URL
https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/api
Basic Python Retrieval Pattern
import cdsapi
c = cdsapi.Client()
c.retrieve(
"reanalysis-era5-single-levels",
{
"product_type": "reanalysis",
"variable": "2m_temperature",
"year": "2023",
"month": "07",
"day": "15",
"time": "12:00",
"area": [60, -10, 35, 30], # N, W, S, E bounding box
"format": "netcdf",
},
"era5_temperature.nc",
)
ERA5 Pressure-Level Variables
Retrieve upper-air data on pressure levels:
c.retrieve(
"reanalysis-era5-pressure-levels",
{
"product_type": "reanalysis",
"variable": ["temperature", "geopotential", "relative_humidity"],
"pressure_level": ["500", "700", "850", "925"],
"year": "2023",
"month": "01",
"day": "15",
"time": "12:00",
"format": "netcdf",
},
"era5_pressure_levels.nc",
)
