gldas_mask_vegetation.py

  • Creates a mask for GLDAS data using the GLDAS vegetation type binary files

    1. Evergreen Needleleaf Forest

    2. Evergreen Broadleaf Forest

    3. Deciduous Needleleaf Forest

    4. Deciduous Broadleaf Forest

    5. Mixed Forest

    6. Closed Shrublands

    7. Open Shrublands

    8. Woody Savannas

    9. Savannas

    10. Grassland

    11. Permanent Wetland

    12. Cropland

    13. Urban and Built-Up

    14. Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic

    15. Snow and Ice

    16. Barren or Sparsely Vegetated

    17. Ocean

    18. Wooded Tundra

    19. Mixed Tundra

    20. Bare Ground Tundra

Source code

Calling Sequence

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

--verbose, -V

Verbose output of processing run

--mode, -M

permissions mode of output files