gldas_mask_arctic.py

Creates a mask for GLDAS data for Greenland, Svalbard, Iceland and the Russian High Arctic defined by a set of shapefiles

Calling Sequence

usage: gldas_mask_arctic.py [-h] [--directory DIRECTORY] [--spacing {10,025}]
                            [--shapefile SHAPEFILE [SHAPEFILE ...]]
                            [--area AREA] [--buffer BUFFER] [--verbose]
                            [--mode MODE]

Named Arguments

--directory, -D

Working data directory

--spacing, -S

Possible choices: 10, 025

Spatial resolution of models to run

'10': 1.0 degrees latitude/longitude
'025': 0.25 degrees latitude/longitude

--shapefile, -F

Shapefiles to run

--area, -A

Minimum area threshold for polygons

--buffer, -B

Distance to buffer polygons

--verbose, -V

Verbose output of processing run

--mode, -M

permissions mode of output files