I want to download a large volume of data for a particular dataset. What is the best way to do that?
• Go to http://mirador.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.shtml • Enter your search criteria in the Keywords blank to locate your desired datasets. If you know that product’s “shortname” (e.g.,, “TRMM_3A12”), that is the best bet. Otherwise type in multiple terms to constrain the search better. (The search uses a Google appliance, so many of the usual tricks will work.) • In the Time Span textbox, enter your time span of interest. • In the Location textbox, enter your spatial area of interest. • Click the “Search GES-DISC” button. • The result page from the search will supply a list of products. Note the approximate estimate of number of files and total size for that product. If you are very confident this set of files is the one you want, you can check the box by the data product and click “Add Selected Files to Cart”. Otherwise, click on the View Files button under the listing of the desired product to see the first page of files in that product. Add files by checking the boxes and clicking “Add Se
