MPI_reduce_ICESat2_ATL03_grounding_zone.py

  • Create masks for reducing ICESat-2 geolocated photon height data to within a buffer region near the ice sheet grounding zone

  • Used to calculate a more definite grounding zone from the ICESat-2 data

Source code

Calling Sequence

usage: MPI_reduce_ICESat2_ATL03_grounding_zone.py [-h] [--directory DIRECTORY]
                                                  [--output-directory OUTPUT_DIRECTORY]
                                                  [--buffer BUFFER]
                                                  [--polygon POLYGON]
                                                  [--verbose] [--mode MODE]
                                                  file

Positional Arguments

file

ICESat-2 ATL03 file to run

Named Arguments

--directory, -D

Working data directory

--output-directory, -O

Output data directory

--buffer, -B

Distance in kilometers to buffer grounding zone

--polygon, -p

Georeferenced file containing a set of polygons

--verbose, -V

Verbose output of run

--mode, -M

permissions mode of output files