Merge pull request #206 from cedadev/ftp-updates

Updated links & FTP info, added description, improved formatting

Author: mjpritchard

content/docs/long-term-archive-storage/ceda-archive.md

@@ -1,40 +1,35 @@
 ---
 aliases: /article/3838-ceda-archive
-description: CEDA Archive
+description: Accessing the CEDA Archive from JASMIN
 slug: ceda-archive
 title: CEDA Archive
 ---
 
-This article describes accessing the {{<link "ceda_archive">}}CEDA Archive{{</link>}} from JASMIN:
-
 ## Overview
 
-The CEDA Archive provides direct access to thousands of atmospheric, climate
-change and earth observation datasets. The Archive is directly accessible as a
+The {{<link "ceda_archive">}}CEDA Archive{{</link>}} provides direct access to thousands of
+atmospheric, climate change and earth observation datasets. The Archive is directly accessible as a
 file system from the shared science machines on JASMIN.
 
 It is a separate service run by the CEDA team - it is not a JASMIN service.
-Therefore, many of the links in this document will take you to the [CEDA
-Archive help documentation site](https://help.ceda.ac.uk) (as the information
+Therefore, many of the links in this document will take you to the {{<link "ceda_helpdocs">}}CEDA Archive help documentation site{{</link>}} (as the information
 relates to CEDA Archive services). This is separate from the JASMIN help
 documentation site (which is specifically about JASMIN services).
 
 ## Register for a CEDA Account
 
 First, you need a CEDA Archive account. If you do not have a CEDA account,
-please [follow the steps in this CEDA help
-document](https://help.ceda.ac.uk/article/39-ceda-account) to register as a
+please {{<link "https://help.ceda.ac.uk/article/39-ceda-account">}}follow the steps in this CEDA help document{{</link>}} to register as a
 new CEDA user. It also explains how you can reset your password if you have
-forgotten it. When you have made a CEDA account, you will then need to use the CEDA portal to [link
-it to your JASMIN account](https://help.ceda.ac.uk/article/5105-linking-your-jasmin-account).
+forgotten it. When you have made a CEDA account, you will then need to use the CEDA portal to {{<link "https://help.ceda.ac.uk/article/5105-linking-your-jasmin-account">}}link it to your JASMIN account{{</link>}}.
 
 The JASMIN Account Portal deals with the management of access to JASMIN
 resources (e.g. compute and storage), whereas
-[MyCEDA](https://services.ceda.ac.uk/cedasite/myceda/user/) (the CEDA Accounts
+{{<link "https://services.ceda.ac.uk/cedasite/myceda/user/">}}MyCEDA{{</link>}} (the CEDA Accounts
 Portal) deals with access to CEDA resources (e.g. access to datasets in the
 archives). You will need both accounts linked in order to access CEDA Archive
 data from JASMIN - you can check whether your accounts are linked from within
-the [CEDA Accounts Portal](https://services-beta.ceda.ac.uk/account/jasmin/).
+the {{<link "https://services-beta.ceda.ac.uk/account/jasmin/">}}CEDA Accounts Portal{{</link>}}.
 
 ## Accessing the CEDA Archive on JASMIN servers
 
@@ -45,8 +40,7 @@ The contents of the CEDA Archive are available on the file system under `/badc`
 and `/neodc`. Note: do not access data via any symlinks that point to
 `/datacentre/archvol*` - these are not permanent links and may change when data
 are migrated to new storage. Please use the archive path names under `/badc` and
-`/neodc`. Search the [CEDA data
-catalogue](https://help.ceda.ac.uk/article/137-ceda-data-catalogue) for further
+`/neodc`. Search the {{<link "https://help.ceda.ac.uk/article/137-ceda-data-catalogue">}}CEDA data catalogue{{</link>}} for further
 details about data held in the archive.
 
 Note: `/badc` is for atmospheric & climate model data, `/neodc` is for earth observation data - they
@@ -57,29 +51,29 @@ Most data on the Archive is open access - however, some datasets are
 restricted. You can work this out by looking at the UNIX access groups the
 data are within (see below). If your required datasets are restricted, access
 to these can be obtained by applying for specific access via the data centre
-(see [this article ](https://help.ceda.ac.uk/article/98-accessing-data)for more
+(see {{<link "https://help.ceda.ac.uk/article/98-accessing-data">}}this article{{</link>}} for more
 details). If direct access is not possible the data can be obtained via
-[standard FTP and web-based](https://help.ceda.ac.uk/article/99-download-data-from-ceda-archives)
+{{<link "https://help.ceda.ac.uk/article/99-download-data-from-ceda-archives">}}standard web-based{{</link>}}
 access methods to the CEDA Archive and transferred to a
 suitable group workspace on JASMIN. As the data centres use the same JASMIN
 infrastructure the transfer rates are high.
 
-The [CEDA Data Catalogue](https://help.ceda.ac.uk/article/137-ceda-data-catalogue) is a useful tool to find and apply for access to datasets.
+The {{<link "https://help.ceda.ac.uk/article/137-ceda-data-catalogue">}}CEDA Data Catalogue{{</link>}} is a useful tool to find and apply for access to datasets.
 
 ## Archive access groups
 
 The UNIX access groups used within the CEDA Archive are listed below with
 links to example datasets in the CEDA data catalogue for those wishing to use
 them:
 
-- `open` Available to any logged in JASMIN user with a linked CEDA user account. See a full list of available datasets [here](https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/?q=&results_per_page=20&sort_by=relevance&permission=restricted).
-- `cmip5_research` restricted [CMIP3](https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/72afa18db5988d1be0066a26e09422df) and [CMIP5 ](https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/?q=wcrp+cmip5&record_types=Observation&sort_by=relevance)datasets
-- `esacat1` Satellite data including [MERIS](https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f26559a9daeae9e6740811d3b3113716), [MIPAS](https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/4a9da084adf4252752e5fe77a5cfd0a9) and [SCIAMACHY](https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/6877f4f100d22f750b44f4c3b7ada498).
-- `ecmwf` Access to the [ECMWF Operational Datasets](https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/c46248046f6ce34fc7660a36d9b10a71).
-- `eurosat` Satellite data including [IASI](https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/?q=iasi&record_types=ObservationCollection&sort_by=relevance), [AVHRR-3](https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/?q=avhrr+3&record_types=ObservationCollection&sort_by=relevance) and [GOME-2](https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/?q=gome+2&record_types=ObservationCollection&sort_by=relevance).
-- `ukmo_wx `  Met Office observational dataset collections including [LIDARNET](https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/38a6e76871fca4c58d0f831e532bff41), [MIDAS](https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/220a65615218d5c9cc9e4785a3234bd0), [MetDB](https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/8ee156b6ed41b153e85dbf02a4134513) and [NIMROD](https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/82adec1f896af6169112d09cc1174499)
-- `ukmo_clim` Climatology datasets from the Met Office, including [Central England Temperature](https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/a946415f9345f6da9bf4c475c19477b6) dataset collection, [HadISST](https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/?q=hadisst).
-- `byacl` These data have specific restrictions on them meaning that they can't be accessed directly from JASMIN, but can be obtained via FTP and web access.
+- `open` - Available to any logged in JASMIN user with a linked CEDA user account. See a full list of available datasets {{<link "https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/?q=&results_per_page=20&sort_by=relevance&permission=restricted">}}here{{</link>}}.
+- `cmip5_research` - Restricted {{<link "https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/72afa18db5988d1be0066a26e09422df">}}CMIP3{{</link>}} and {{<link "https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/?q=wcrp+cmip5&record_types=Observation&sort_by=relevance">}}CMIP5{{</link>}} datasets
+- `esacat1` - Satellite data including {{<link "https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f26559a9daeae9e6740811d3b3113716">}}MERIS{{</link>}}, {{<link "https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/4a9da084adf4252752e5fe77a5cfd0a9">}}MIPAS{{</link>}} and {{<link "https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/6877f4f100d22f750b44f4c3b7ada498">}}SCIAMACHY{{</link>}}.
+- `ecmwf` - Access to the {{<link "https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/c46248046f6ce34fc7660a36d9b10a71">}}ECMWF Operational Datasets{{</link>}}.
+- `eurosat` - Satellite data including {{<link "https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/?q=iasi&record_types=ObservationCollection&sort_by=relevance">}}IASI{{</link>}}, {{<link "https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/?q=avhrr+3&record_types=ObservationCollection&sort_by=relevance">}}AVHRR-3{{</link>}} and {{<link "https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/?q=gome+2&record_types=ObservationCollection&sort_by=relevance">}}GOME-2{{</link>}}.
+- `ukmo_wx ` - Met Office observational dataset collections including {{<link "https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/38a6e76871fca4c58d0f831e532bff41">}}LIDARNET{{</link>}}, {{<link "https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/220a65615218d5c9cc9e4785a3234bd0">}}MIDAS{{</link>}}, {{<link "https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/8ee156b6ed41b153e85dbf02a4134513">}}MetDB{{</link>}} and {{<link "https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/82adec1f896af6169112d09cc1174499">}}NIMROD{{</link>}}
+- `ukmo_clim` - Climatology datasets from the Met Office, including {{<link "https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/a946415f9345f6da9bf4c475c19477b6">}}Central England Temperature{{</link>}} dataset collection, {{<link "https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/?q=hadisst">}}HadISST{{</link>}}.
+- `byacl` - These data have specific restrictions on them meaning that they can't be accessed directly from JASMIN, but can be obtained via {{<link "https://help.ceda.ac.uk/article/4431-ceda-archive-web-download-and-services">}}web access{{</link>}}.
 
 ## Data Licensing