This is script to download and proccess NCEI-GSD observation data

Author

Quang-Van Doan

• Center for Computational Sciences
• University of Tsukuba, Japan
• Email: doan.van.gb@u.tsukuba.ac.jp
• GitHub: github.com/AtmosSciTools

Description

A Python library for downloading and processing Global Summary of the Day (GSD) data from NCEI-NOAA.

Copyright (c) 2024 Quang-Van Doan

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Installation

Here's a step-by-step manual to install and use the nceigsd_datatools repository from GitHub on your local machine:

MInstall nceigsd_datatools Locally

1. Check Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• Python 3.7+
• pip (Python package manager)
• git (version control)

To check, run in terminal:

python --version
pip --version
git --version

If missing:

• Install Python: https://www.python.org/downloads/
• Install Git: https://git-scm.com/downloads

2. Clone the Repository

Use git to clone the repository to your computer:

git clone https://github.com/AtmosSciTools/nceigsd_datatools.git

This will create a folder named nceigsd_datatools.

3. Navigate to the Project Directory

cd nceigsd_datatools

4. Install the Package

pip install .

5. Usage

from nceigsd import NCEIGSDProcessor

processor = NCEIGSDProcessor(
    start_year=2010,         # start year
    end_year=2012,           # end year
    area=[18, 23, 102, 107], # lat1, lat2, lon1, lon2
    output_dir="output/test_output"  # download directory
)

processor.download_data()                    # Run data download and processing
processor.plot_station_locations() # Plot station locations with categories
processor.plot_availability_heatmaps()  # Plot heatmaps (if seaborn is available)

check test/test.ipynb

Test downloaded results