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7 Da ta Ac c e ss 
7.1 Data format and access 
The data format used is netcdf (netcdf 3, cf-conform). 
The data are hosted on a server of the company Brockmann Consult. It is required to 
register by email to get access to this dataset: 
fronten @ brockmann-consult.de 
Following information is needed and has to be included within your e-mail for 
granting access. 6 
• First name and last name 
• Email address 
• Organization 
• How do you intend to use this dataset? 
7.2 Structure of Data 
Structure of folders: 
- Sensor 
- time period 
- time period - season 
- time period - months (if available) 
Structure of products: 
- Bands 
- Bathymetry 
- Land/water mask 
- Number of observations 
- Number of front observation 
- Front probability 
- Mean of gradient magnitude for frontal zone 
- Front gradient vector 
- magnitude of mean front gradient vector 
- direction of mean front gradient vector 
6 Brockmann Consult GmbH does not and will not share any of this information with anyone 
outside of our institution, except as required to comply with all relevant state and federal 
laws. 
KLIWAS 
Climatology 
of North Sea 
Fronts