Hands-on Workshop for Accessing, Processing, and Analyzing ECOSTRESS Data

Description:

These materials were presented as a workshop at the ECOSTRESS Science Team Meeting on Thursday, March 21, 2019. The goal of the workshop was to provide participants with information and resources for downloading and working with ECOSTRESS data using NASA's Earthdata Search Client, Python, and QGIS. This repository contains all of the materials used during the workshop.
Be sure to read the instructions below for how to complete the workshop on your own.

Topics Covered:

1. Search and Download ECOSTRESS Data Using Earthdata Search Client
2. How to use the ECOSTRESS Swath to Grid Conversion Python Script
3. Working with ECOSTRESS Evapotranspiration Data in Python Tutorial
4. Techniques for Visualizing ECOSTRESS Data in QGIS
5. Making Maps in QGIS

Instructions:

1. Download and open the Preworkshop_Instructions.docx file and complete each step outlined in that document.
2. Download and open the ECOSTRESS_Workshop_Instructions.docx file and work through the step-by-step instructions.

Contact Information:

Author: Cole Krehbiel¹ and Gregory Halverson²

Contact: LPDAAC@usgs.gov
Voice: +1-866-573-3222
Organization: Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC)
Website: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/
Date last modified: 03-26-2019

¹Innovate!, Inc., contractor to the U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center,
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. Work performed under USGS contract G15PD00467 for LP DAAC³.
³LP DAAC Work performed under NASA contract NNG14HH33I.
²Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA