Dynamic visualization of numerical climate models in Mexico based on the NetCDF data format

Abstract

In the context of climate variability and change, public institutions need the management of scientific information supported by a large amount of reliable observations, and at the same time a communication strategy which allows the use of this information by key social sectors. We present the dynamic cartographic visualization of daily basic climatic variables (precipitation, minimum temperature, maximum temperature), adapted from the Atmosphere Ocean General Circulation Models (AOGCM). The underlying data structure is based on the NetCDF format (“data cubes”) which allows a high scalability for the construction of timeseries, visualization and download. This platform was accepted by INEGI to be incorporated into the Mexican Digital Map.