Workshop: Enabling CALIPSO Data Action, LaRC DEVELOP Participants - Summer 2024
Creators: name: Elizabeth R. Joyner
name: Hazem Mahmoud
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Time: 



June 11, 2024 10-11:30AM


Location:



NASA Langley Research Center, Room TBD


Presenters:



Dr. Hazem Mahmoud, ASDC Project Scientist, hazem.mahmoud@nasa.gov

Elizabeth Joyner, ESDS Community Coordinator, elizabeth.r.joyner@NASA.gov


Description:

This workshop aims to help NASA DEVELOP 2024 Summer participants access NASA CALIPSO data, services, and applications for participants in preparation for their group projects. The workshop will highlight commonly used data discovery, access, and application tools specifically tailored for specific Earth science applications around the topic of air quality. 

Led by a facilitator from NASA’s Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC), aided by Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS), the presenters will collectively model strategies for accessing and downloading Earth observation data. The workshop will prioritize hands-on learning, dedicating time for participants to access data and practice using popular tools (i.e., Earthdata Search, RSIG, Worldview, CALIPSO Search and Subset tool, and/or others as time allows) that offer access to freely open NASA Earth science data related to a range of interdisciplinary research opportunities. The focus will be on data access and practical applications of the data collected through Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) missions at Langley Research Center. 

Prerequisites:





Prior to the training, participants should register with an Earthdata login. 



Note: NASA data are free, but users will require an EarthData account to request data.

What is Earthdata Login? The Earthdata Login provides a simple, centralized mechanism for user registration and user profile management for all users accessing data. The information provided by users when they register for Earthdata Login helps NASA better understand how our data are being used and the diverse needs of multiple user communities. NOTE: It is not an “account”, nor is it an “authentication”. 





Need a little help? View Earthdata Login Tips








Download and install Remote Sensing Information Gateway (RSIG)



Agenda:  (Draft)



Welcome and Introductions

Introduction to CALIPSO & Data



Effects of its status on data availability

Intro to Level Data

Mission Lifecycle 



Overview of CALIPSO Data Landing Page and Resources

Introduction to Earthdata Forum & Q & A - CALIPSO



Activity: Search for CALIPSO questions (existing) and/or post your own question



Demo of subsetting CALIPSO data in CALIPSO Search and Subset tool (ASDC Subsetting Tools)

Demo of locating CALIPSO data in Earthdata Search

Demo of EPA's RSIG  - Must have downloaded and installed in advance

Demo of NASA HDF/HDF-EOS files using Python (pyhdf/h5py), NCL, MATLAB®, and IDL®

Viewing CALIPSO Orbit in NASA Worldview

Extension – VOCAL - Visualization of CALIPSO


Resources:



CALIPSO Data Landing Page

Earthdata Forum

ASDC Subsetting Tools

Earthdata Search

EPA RSIG

ASDC GitHub

Accessing and visualizing various NASA HDF/HDF-EOS files using Python (pyhdf/h5py), NCL, MATLAB®, and IDL®

NASA Worldview 



VOCAL - Visualization of CALIPSO (LAR-18710-1)