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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#set -ex
+
+# Directory where this script is located
+if [[ $(uname -s) == Darwin ]]; then
+  MYDIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$(greadlink -f -n "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" )" && pwd -P)
+else
+  MYDIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$(readlink -f -n "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" )" && pwd -P)
+fi
+BASEDIR=$MYDIR/..
+
+# Change to directory containing the physics input data, download and extract archive
+data_files=("comparison_data" "physics_input_data" "processed_case_input" "raw_case_input")
+
+for file in "${data_files[@]}"; do
+    mkdir -p $BASEDIR/scm/data/$file
+    cd $BASEDIR/scm/data/$file
+    echo "Retrieving $file"
+#    wget https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-scm/releases/download/v5.1.0/${file}.tar.gz
+#    tar -xf ${file}.tar.gz
+#    rm -f ${file}.tar.gz
+done
+
+cd $MYDIR
+
+#Legacy static data have their own scripts
+echo "retrieving mg_inccn_data"
+source get_mg_inccn_data.sh
+cd $MYDIR
+echo "retrieving thompson_tables"
+source get_thompson_tables.sh
+
+cd $BASEDIR/
+