Accessing data using your copy of matlab

OPeNDAP allows one to give a application a url and have it directly download data. To read this data into matlab use
loaddap('http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.NOAA/.NCDC/.DAILY/.FSOD/THIC/1+index/.SMMM/2+index/.HTDG/3+index/.FRGB/4+index/.FRGT/5+index/.Name/6+index/.Name/7+index/.GAHT/WBAN+partial/8+index/.SCMM/9+index/.lat/%5BWBAN+%5Ddetrend-bfl/dods')
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