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+"""
+This script is designed to test the opendap
+access 
+
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+import requests
+
+
+CATALOG_HEAD = 'https://psl.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog/'
+REGIONAL_MOM6_PATH = 'Projects/CEFI/regional_mom6'
+
+catalog_url = os.path.join(
+    CATALOG_HEAD,
+    REGIONAL_MOM6_PATH,
+    'catalog.html'
+)
+
+try:
+    html_response = requests.get(catalog_url, timeout=10)
+
+    if html_response.status_code == 200:
+        print("Success: URL responded with status 200.")
+        sys.exit(0)  # Exit with status 0 (success)
+    else:
+        print(f"Error: URL responded with status {html_response.status_code}.")
+        sys.exit(1)  # Exit with status 1 (non-success)
+except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+    print(f"Error: Failed to connect to {catalog_url}. Exception: {e}")
+    sys.exit(2)  # Exit with status 2 (connection failure)