diff --git a/js/app/models/Download.js b/js/app/models/Download.js
index 34b02e2..7980c5c 100644
--- a/js/app/models/Download.js
+++ b/js/app/models/Download.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Ext.define('amdaModel.Download', {
 		{name: 'refparamSampling', type: 'boolean', defaultValue: false},
                 {name: 'separateInfoFile', type: 'boolean', defaultValue: false},
 		{name: 'sampling', type: 'int', defaultValue: '600'},
-		{name: 'scientificformat', type: 'boolean', defaultValue: false},
+		{name: 'scientificformat', type: 'boolean', defaultValue: true},
 		{name: 'fileprefix', type: 'string'},
 		{name: 'fileformat', type: 'string'},
 		{name: 'fileformatTT', type: 'string'},
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