clouddrift.datasets.gdp1h#
- clouddrift.datasets.gdp1h(decode_times: bool = True) Dataset[source]#
Returns the latest version of the NOAA Global Drifter Program (GDP) hourly dataset as a ragged array Xarray dataset.
The data is accessed from zarr archive hosted on a public AWS S3 bucket accessible at https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-oar-hourly-gdp/. Original data source from NOAA NCEI is https://doi.org/10.25921/x46c-3620).
Parameters#
- decode_timesbool, optional
If True, decode the time coordinate into a datetime object. If False, the time coordinate will be an int64 or float64 array of increments since the origin time indicated in the units attribute. Default is True.
Returns#
- xarray.Dataset
Hourly GDP dataset as a ragged array
Examples#
>>> from clouddrift.datasets import gdp1h >>> ds = gdp1h() >>> ds <xarray.Dataset> Dimensions: (traj: 19396, obs: 197214787) Coordinates: id (traj) int64 ... time (obs) datetime64[ns] ... Dimensions without coordinates: traj, obs Data variables: (12/60) BuoyTypeManufacturer (traj) |S20 ... BuoyTypeSensorArray (traj) |S20 ... CurrentProgram (traj) float32 ... DeployingCountry (traj) |S20 ... DeployingShip (traj) |S20 ... DeploymentComments (traj) |S20 ... ... ... start_lat (traj) float32 ... start_lon (traj) float32 ... typebuoy (traj) |S10 ... typedeath (traj) int8 ... ve (obs) float32 ... vn (obs) float32 ... Attributes: (12/16) Conventions: CF-1.6 acknowledgement: Elipot, Shane; Sykulski, Adam; Lumpkin, Rick; Centurio... contributor_name: NOAA Global Drifter Program contributor_role: Data Acquisition Center date_created: 2023-09-08T17:05:12.130123 doi: 10.25921/x46c-3620 ... ... processing_level: Level 2 QC by GDP drifter DAC publisher_email: aoml.dftr@noaa.gov publisher_name: GDP Drifter DAC publisher_url: https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/gdp summary: Global Drifter Program hourly data title: Global Drifter Program hourly drifting buoy collection
See Also#