Access ECMWF Public Datasets

from https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/display/WEBAPI/Access+ECMWF+Public+Datasets

Prerequisites: 
	- python (see below for installation)


1- Install ECMWF KEY:

    Register at https://apps.ecmwf.int/registration/
    Login at https://apps.ecmwf.int/auth/login/
    Retrieve your key at https://api.ecmwf.int/v1/key/
    Copy the information of this page and paste it in the file $HOME/.ecmwfapirc as follow:
	{
	    "url"   : "https://api.ecmwf.int/v1",
	    "key"   : "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
	    "email" : "john.smith@example.com"
	}


2- Install client libraries - Python:
    
    Install the ecmwfapi python library by running:
        sudo pip install https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/download/attachments/56664858/ecmwf-api-client-python.tgz

3- In the file ERA-Interim_request.py:
	Complete the 'Parameters' paragraph to match your configuration


4- Launch the program in directory Aforc_ECMWF:
	./ERA-Interim_request.py