gldas_mask_permafrost.py

Creates a mask for GLDAS data based on the permafrost/surface classification from the NSIDC Circum-Arctic Map of Permafrost and Ground-Ice Conditions
1. Continuous Permafrost
2. Discontinuous Permafrost
3. Isolated Permafrost
4. Sporadic Permafrost
5. Glaciated Area

Calling Sequence

usage: gldas_mask_permafrost.py [-h] [--directory DIRECTORY]
                                [--spacing {10,025}] [--shapefile SHAPEFILE]
                                [--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

Shapefile to run

--buffer, -B

Distance to buffer polygons

--verbose, -V

Verbose output of processing run

--mode, -M

permissions mode of output files