I spent some time trying to set up Aurora v1.5 on my local workstation (GB10 box) a few days ago, but it looks like some of the required input variables are not available from the ECMWF IFS open data sources (specifically: sea ice area fraction, lcc, mcc, and hcc). And the ERA5 data source is not available in real time for initializing a near-term forecast. Is there a recommended open data source for these variables? Or is the only available option to set up a paid service agreement with the ECMWF for the needed variables?
I spent some time trying to set up Aurora v1.5 on my local workstation (GB10 box) a few days ago, but it looks like some of the required input variables are not available from the ECMWF IFS open data sources (specifically: sea ice area fraction, lcc, mcc, and hcc). And the ERA5 data source is not available in real time for initializing a near-term forecast. Is there a recommended open data source for these variables? Or is the only available option to set up a paid service agreement with the ECMWF for the needed variables?