compute_LPT_ICESat_GLA12.py

• Calculates radial load pole tide displacements for correcting ICESat/GLAS L2 GLA12 Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheet elevation data following IERS Convention (2010) guidelines

• http://maia.usno.navy.mil/conventions/2010officialinfo.php

• http://maia.usno.navy.mil/conventions/chapter7.php

Source code

usage: compute_LPET_ICESat_GLA12.py [-h] [--output-directory OUTPUT_DIRECTORY]
                                    [--verbose] [--mode MODE]
                                    infile [infile ...]

Positional Arguments

infile

ICESat GLA12 file to run

Named Arguments

--output-directory, -O

Output data directory

--verbose, -V

Output information about each created file

--mode, -M

Permission mode of directories and files created