- Register at NASA Earthdata
- Run podaac_cumulus.py program with your NASA Earthdata credentials to acquire GRACE/GRACE-FO and auxiliary data
python podaac_cumulus.py --user=<username> --directory=<path_to_grace_directory> --release RL06- Run cnes_grace_sync.py program to acquire CNES/GRGS GRACE/GRACE-FO data
python cnes_grace_sync.py --directory=<path_to_grace_directory> --release RL05- Get geocenter results from Sutterley and Velicogna (2019) if wanting to use that dataset
import gravity_toolkit.utilities
gravity_toolkit.utilities.from_figshare(path_to_grace_directory,verbose=True)If correcting for Glacial Isostatic Adjustment: have full path to data file known
- These can be ascii files direct from many modeling groups or a reformatted ascii/netCDF4/HDF5 file
If correcting for other geophysical processes such as terrestrial water storage: have full path known
- These can be a single netCDF4 or HDF5 file or an index of ascii/netCDF4/HDF5 files
Run Jupyter notebook GRACE-Spatial-Maps.ipynb to create monthly maps
- This program uses Jupyter widgets to select datasets and processing parameters
- Can also sync the data from within the Jupyter Notebook using magics
- Can output monthly spatial maps to netCDF4 or HDF5 in specified units
- Will create an animation of the GRACE/GRACE-FO monthly data in the specified units