ZMD ENACTS rainfall MON dekadly SPI-rfe_merged_1-dekad Data Files

This dataset has bytes (1.0347480E09 986.81262MB) of data in it, which should give you a rough idea of the size of any file that you ask for.

Download Data To Specific Software

ingrid	The Postscript-based software on which the Data Library is built.
CPT	Climate Predictability Tool More information
ferret	Interactive computer visualization and analysis software. More information
GrADS	Grid Analysis and Display System More information
matlab	Data analysis and visualization software. More information
NCL	NCAR Command Language More information
WinDisp	A public domain software package for the display and analysis of satellite images, maps and associated databases, with an emphasis on early warning for food security. More information

Other Available File Formats

Full Information Formats These files contain all of the available metadata.
OPeNDAP	A system which downloads data directly to software, such as matlab, Ferret, GrADS, etc. Specific instructions are available in the table above. Note: OPeNDAP was formerly known as DODS (Distributed Oceanographic Data System). More Information
netCDF (network Common Data Form)	A commonly supported self-describing data format. More Information

Partial Information Formats These files contain only some of the available metadata.
Columnar Table	A table with separate columns of numbers for each independent variable (i.e., grids) and for the data. This is an inefficient format, so you would have gotten a HUGE file for dataset of this size. This file will be approximately 2069496000 bytes, with 4 columns of 129343500 numbers.
2-Dimensional Tab-Separated Tables X T Table T X Table	Tab-separated-values (tsv) file with information about the independent variables (i.e., grids). The list to the left allows you to specify the format of the table. Note: The variable running across the top of the table (identifing columns) is listed first and the variable running down the side of the table (identifing rows) is listed second.
GIS-Compatible Formats There are three GIS-compatible formats available.
2-Dimensional Table	A 2-dimensional ascii file that includes an ArcInfo Header.
IDA Image	File(s) in the Image Display and Analysis format. Typically used with WinDisp.
LAN Image	File(s) in the ERDAS LAN format. Typically used with various GIS programs, including ArcView and HealthMapper.
GeoTIFF Image	File in GeoTIFF format. Typically used with various GIS programs, including ArcView and ENVI.

Data Only Formats These files contain just the data without any of the available metadata.
Binary direct access	A big-endian, ieee single-precision file in floating-point format. Also known as a binary random access file. This is a random-access file; it is purely data with no record-structuring information. The data is structured to correspond to the independent variables (i.e., grids) in T X Y order, with the first grid varying the fastest.
DEC ALPHA direct access	Same as the binary random/direct access format above except that it is byte-swapped for DEC ALPHA's and PC's (little-endian).
Binary FORTRAN sequential access	A big-endian, ieee, single-precision file in floating-point format. This is a sequential-access file with each record containing all the T points. It must be read using FORTRAN sequential access. Records correspond to X Y, with the first grid varying the fastest.
DEC ALPHA sequential access	Same as the binary sequential access format above except that it is byte-swapped for DEC ALPHA's and PC's (little-endian).
Text with tab-separated-values	Text file where data values corresponding to different T are separated by tabs and data values corresponding to different X Y are on different lines. This is readable by most programs, including spreadsheets, but will be about four times larger than the binary or netCDF/HDF files noted above.
Text	Text file where data is arranged in chunks of T. There are five values per line and each chunk starts on a new line. This will be about four times larger than the binary or netCDF/HDF files.