Python function library and example notebooks for the plotting and analysis of netCDF4 data files obtained from the nasa OceanColor level 3&4 data Browser. For use in the LiDAR project in obtaining historical data of the diffuse attenuation coefficent (Kd490).

The document LiDAR_Python_Library.pdf contains the explicit details of the various functions and outputs generated by netCDF_Lib_v2.py.

Example Notebook.ipynb provides an example Jupyter Notebook for data analysis, the user must store and collect their own data .nc from OceanColor (See LiDAR_Python_Library.pdf for details).

Dependency.txt is a quick and lazy reference to copy and paste the install commands for the relevant python packages.