CERA WWW-Gateway - Recent changes

Version 2.1.25

• Added a news feed to the index page.
  
  
• Added download of LTA data.
  
  
• Added access to external CMIP5 data nodes and download of internally archived CMIP5 data (QCL3 checked).
  
  
• Entry information page
  Removed duplicate parameter display for CMIP5 datasets.
  
  

Version 2.1.24

• Misc bugfixes.
  
  

Version 2.1.23 (04-Oct-2010)

• Downloads of datasets with a large number of timesteps should start faster if no tape access is necessary.
  
  

Version 2.1.22 (10-Sep-2010)

• Fixed a download problem that affected some datasets after switching to new storage system.
  
  
• Deactivated processing during download due to high server load.
  
  

Version 2.1.20 (25-May-2010)

• Updates for new meta database.
  
  

Version 2.1.19 (11-Jan-2010)

• Updated 'Terms Of Use' document.
  
  
• Updated the metadata plot tool and documentation.
  
  

Version 2.1.18 (07-Dec-2009)

• Compact Entry information page
  Enabled DOI display for CERA dataset groups.
  
  
• Reworked several error/warning messages on dataset order form.
  
  

Version 2.1.17 (07-Sep-2009)

• Reworked dataset order form.
  
  
• Disabled netCDF ASCII-conversion.
  
  

Version 2.1.16 (27-Apr-2009)

• Added information about extensive downtimes to login page.
  
  
• Compact Entry information page
  Added 'Street Postal Code' to contact address.
  
  

Version 2.1.15 (27-Oct-2008)

• Updated 'Terms Of Use' document.
  
  
• Find CERA entries by name/acronym page
  Added entry acronym to result list.
  
  
• Code list page
  Added cf-standard-name to code description if available.
  
  
• Entry information page
  Changed the display for locations & coverage, added the location description to the new details page.
  Added 'entry acronym' to the list of attached entries.
  
  
• Added 'Find DOI data publications' page.
  
  
• Added a tool to plot parts of a dataset's metadata (e.g. min, max and mean values, if available). The tool is accessible from the 'entry information page' (after loggin in and only if a user has download permission for the selected dataset) and requires a local java installation.
  
  
• Find entries by name/acronym
  Added 'entry acronym' to the display, fixed a bug that affected sorting by code.
  
  

Version 2.1.14 (03-Dec-2007)

• Find datasets page
  The 'Block Entry' search option now includes dataset names.
  Removed the 'not filled' entries from the aggregation and topic LOVs.
  Added new search option 'temporal coverage'.
  
  
• Compact entry information page
  Changed the composition of the citation for some datasets to match the citation displayed in the standard entry information page.
  
  
• Dataset order form
  For download requests without processing/format conversion an equivalent jblob command is now displayed.
  
  
• Minor visual changes to parameter/contact/reference lists on several pages.

Version 2.1.13 (17-Sep-2007)

• External pointers
  A list of external pointers (if any) is now accessible from the entry information page.

Version 2.1.12 (03-Sep-2007)

• Download/Processing options
  Fixed a bug where processing options were displayed even if processing wasn't supported for the selected dataset.
  
  
• Find datasets page
  The 'Block Entry' search option now includes the information from the dataset's superodinate experiment.
  
  
• Process list page
  Fixed a problem with deleting the last request from the list.

Version 2.1.11 (13-Aug-2007)

• Find datasets page
  Added an extended result list including the facility to add more than one dataset at a time to a user's process list.

Version 2.1.10 (06-Aug-2007)

• Added 'find datasets' page.

Version 2.1.9 (30-Jul-2007)

• Data download
  Download permission is now checked before displaying the 'Dataset Order Form'.
  Fixed a problem with temporal selection for datasets starting with the year 0.
  
  
• Entry information page
  Added ISO XML output.
  Tweaked the page for display of/access to 'additional_info' entries.
  Removed several unnecessary table entries.
  
  
• Contacts/References pages
  Fixed a bug that caused the pages to revert to list display instead of detailed information display.
  
  
• Download for entry type "additional_info" added.

Version 2.1.8 (19-Mar-2007)

• Parameter information page
  Added a timepatch summary for entries with more than one calendrical timepatch.
  
  
• Process list page
  Fixed a problem with deleting requests from MS Internet Explorer.
  
  
• Download/Processing options
  Fixed the links for displaying grid information.
  
  
• Minor internal (download, error tracing etc.) changes.

Version 2.1.7 (27-Nov-2006)

• Compact entry information page
  Fixed a broken link.
  
  
• Added a page for full text search within the CERA topic hierarchy.

Version 2.1.6 (13-Nov-2006)

• Added a page for browsing the CERA topic hierarchy (more functions will be added in the near future).
  
  
• Updated the netCDF download routines.
  
  
• The entry information/entry list pages now recognise the new entry type 'dataset_group'.
  
  
• Links in news messages are now clickable.

Version 2.1.5 (18-Sep-2006)

• Regional selection for netCDF data is now available (equidistant and irregular grids).
  
  
• Parameter information page
  Revised 'spatial structure' display.
  
  
• Search by name
  Included entry acronyms in search and added fast search option (without topic/code display).

Version 2.1.4 (07-Jun-2006)

• Parameter information page
  Changed topic display.
  
  
• Entry information page
  Added project description to experiment general information.
  
  
• Links in entry summaries and project descriptions are now clickable.
  
  
• Minor layout changes to several pages.

Version 2.1.3 (19-Apr-2006)

• Added "Terms of use" document.
  
  
• Entry information page
  Added "Add to process list" button.

Version 2.1.2 (04-Apr-2006)

• Entry information page
  Added citation information.

Version 2.1.1 (10-Mar-2006)

• Fixed date displays on several pages.
  
  
• Code list
  Added unit details (via popup-window).

Version 2.1.0 (20-Feb-2006)

• Added support for downloading additional data formats.
  
  
• Added compressed download and CSV export for datasets in NetCDF format.
  
  
• Browse experiments
  Fixed the "Project information" button. After accessing a project's information page it was no longer possible to select a project.

Version 2.0.21b (20-Jan-2006)

• Parameter information page
  Fixed the "Prev" and "Next" buttons in the 'Temporal structure' display.
  
  
• Data download
  Fixed the download for data formats other than GRIB and NetCDF.
  
  
• Added the 'Change password' page.

Version 2.0.20b (15-Dec-2005)

• Browse experiments
  Changed the sorting of the experiment list.
  
  
• Added support for download of new NetCDF data (i.e. CLM data).

Version 2.0.19b (28-Nov-2005)

• Parameter information page
  The grid for 'single point' axes will now be displayed correctly.
  
  
• Added 'News' display.

Version 2.0.18b (22-Nov-2005)

• Process list
  Datasets can now be downloaded by clicking on the disk icon, the checkboxes are currently used only for deleting requests from the list.

Version 2.0.17b (16-Nov-2005)

• Entry information page
  Added XML/plain html export option for CERA entry metadata.
  
  
• Fixed a bug within the javascript input check routines. Selections from lists with only one list item were not accepted as valid.

Version 2.0.16b (07-Nov-2005)

• Main page / Index
  Added link to page containing a list of known problems / issues.
  
  
• Process list
  Now generates feedback for failed 'add dataset' requests.
  
  
• Implemented additional routines for validation of user input.
  
  
• Adjusted the sorting of several lists.

Version 2.0.15b (01-Nov-2005)

• Entry information page
  Added 'Download permission' display (only available for entries of type 'dataset').
  
  
• Find entries by name
  Necessary wildcards will be added automatically to the search string if omitted by user.
  
  
• Minor visual changes.

Version 2.0.14b (27-Oct-2005)

• First public test version.