andrew-dunn / sample_data_generator

Generates sample data in the netCDF format for use with the climate analyser.

sample_data_generator

Generates sample randomised data which can later be used for correctness checking.

Pre-requisites

HDF5 Library

Library which handles management of extremely large and complex data collections.

Installation instructions

1. Download + Extract HDF5 Library Source

   curl http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/current/src/hdf5-1.8.12.tar.gz -o hdf5-1.8.12.tar.gz
   tar -xzf hdf5-1.8.12.tar.gz
   rm hdf5-1.8.12.tar.gz

2. Create a build directory

   mkdir build-hdf5 && cd build-hdf5

3. Build and install the library. Select an installation location using --prefix=LOCATION.

   ../hdf5-1.8.12/configure --prefix=/usr/local
   make all
   sudo make install

4. Cleanup

   cd ..
   rm -rf build-hdf5
   rm -rf hdf5-1.8.12 # Optional

netCDF C Library

The netCDF library defines a machine-independent format for representing scientific data.

Installation instructions

1. Download + Extract netCDF C Library source

   curl https://codeload.github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/tar.gz/v4.3.1.1 -o netcdf-c-4.3.1.1.tar.gz
   tar -xzf netcdf-c-4.3.1.1.tar.gz
   rm netcdf-c-4.3.1.1.tar.gz

2. Create a build directory

   mkdir build-netcdf && cd build-netcdf

3. Build and install the library. /usr/local should be replaced with the installation location of the HDF5 library.

   CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib ../netcdf-c-4.3.1.1/configure --prefix=/usr/local
   make all
   sudo make install

4. Cleanup

   cd ..
   rm -rf build-netcdf
   rm -rf netcdf-c-4.3.1.1

pip package installer

The PyPA recommended tool for installing Python packages.

Installation instructions

1. Download pip

   curl https://raw.github.com/pypa/pip/master/contrib/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py

2. Install pip

   sudo python get-pip.py

NumPy Library

NumPy is the fundamental package for scientific computing with Python.

Installation instructions

1. Install NumPy using pip

   sudo pip install numpy

netCDF4 Python Interface

Python/numpy interface to the netCDF version 4 library.

Installation instructions

1. Install the library using pip

   sudo pip install netcdf4