 this package. Instructions on creating the ".netrc" and ".urs_cookies" files can be accessed at <a href="https://wiki.earthdata.nasa.gov/display/EL/How+To+Access+Data+With+cURL+And+Wget" class="external-link">https://wiki.earthdata.nasa.gov/display/EL/How+To+Access+Data+With+cURL+And+Wget</a>. It is imperative to say here that a user machine should have 'curl' installed as a prerequisite to run <code class="command">NEX_GDPP_CMIP5</code> or any other function part of the this package (<acronym>NASAaccess</