MINOS Data Archive

The MINOS data archive is accessible for all MINOS participants using a special user name and password.
You can access the archive in two ways:

via the web: To access the data archive via the web you can login here
via ftp: To access the data archive via ftp you need to connect to the ftp server of the MPI (ftp.mpch-mainz.mpg.de). The user name and password are the same as for the web login. Once you have entered the correct password, you will be transferred directly into the directory containing the MINOS data files.

Before up- or downloading data, read the data protocol carefully.
An overview of the available datasets in the MINOS data archive is given here.

Below you will find information about uploading and downloading data, the data and filename format.

Uploading data
Incoming data has to be put into the directory minos_input. As soon as you added your data to this directory, write an email to the database manager. Your data will then be placed into the MINOS data archive as soon as possible.

Downloading data
You can download data from the directory minos_data. The aircraft and groundbased data are put in different directories (falcon and finokalia). Both directories are subdivided into the different measurement days. An overview of the available datasets is given here.

Data format
Data files should be composed in the form of ascii files following a certain format standard, the NASA Ames data exchange format.

File names
Filenames should include

a name for the data (or the set of data) included in the file, called the data group id
a mission id for the respective flight or measurement day
a version number
extension

The general format required is:
[data group id]_[mission id]_v[version number].[extension]

The group id
The data group id is something you generally may choose yourself.
For example: "cmet" is the data id for the Falcon flight data and "co" for the carbon monoxide concentration.
An overview of the group ids which are already in use can be found here.

The mission id
The mission id is required to be in the following standard format representing the measurement date (YYMMDD). For the aircraft measurements the flight number on the day should be added (YYMMDD[a,b,c]).
For example, the mission id "010819b" refers to the second flight on August 19, 2001, and the mission id "010819" refers to the measurements on August 19, 2001 at Finokalia.

The version number
It is important that users can keep track of updates of data files. If your data change for whatever reason and you want to upload an updated file to the MINOS data archive, give the file a new version number, do not use the same file name again. The version number should be introduced with the character "v" and should consist of two or more digit numbers. It is suggested to give data of preliminary status version numbers with a leading "0" like v01, v02 etc., otherwise, with data of anticipated final status, use version numbers like v10, v11, v20 etc.