Summary
The DKIST Data Center Archive (DC) provides calibrated (a.k.a. Level 1, “L1”) data to the community via the User Portal for download. It does not provide access to raw (a.k.a. Level 0, “L0”) data. However, special requests can be made using a request form to the DC for raw data files. If the user has a justified reason to get these raw data, they can make a request to the DC for access. Requests will be reviewed on a case by case basis. It is assumed that a user will already have downloaded the L1 data before requesting the raw data. You are required to specify the dataset IDs from the L1 data that corresponds to the raw data you wish to download. Raw data is not searchable and cannot be filtered by instrument or other similar parameters. If the request is approved, the user will receive ALL the raw data for at least one observing program as executed at the telescope.
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Warning: Raw data requests are for experts only. The dataset sizes are massive and working with these data requires a large amount of storage and processing power. |
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Warning: Most VBI data is speckle reconstructed at the telescope and this data is then downloaded to the data center. In such cases raw VBI data will not be available. |
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Submitting a raw data request does NOT guarantee that the request will be granted. Requests will be vetted on a case by case basis. Note that proprietary data can only be released to the PI and proposal team members. Requests will be reviewed by a DKIST committee that will vet the request based on:
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The user must have an active Globus account (see: How to create a globus account (for DKIST data))
The user must have an active endpoint for Globus data transfers (see: Globus Connect & Endpoints)
The user should already have downloaded and looked at the Level 1 datasets
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