DB-ALLe is a fast, temporary, on-disk database where meteorological data can be stored, searched, retrieved and updated. To make computation easier, data is stored as physical data, that is, as measures of a variable in a specific point of space and time, rather than as a sequence of reports.
This is a quick introduction to DB-ALLe. It is intended as a quick read to get up to speed, and as a quick reference for everyday use.
This guide contains examples for all routines, plus examples for all known common usage patterns of dballe. Also, commented Fortran code is preferred to long explanations whenever it makes sense.
Other documentation can be found in [1] and [2].