TomHeaven/netcdf2json

Convert netcdf4 ocean current data to json for Null School Earth project.

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netcdf2json

Convert netcdf4 ocean current data to json for Null School Earth project.

How to Use netcdf2json

Setup NullSchool Earth project from: https://github.com/cambecc/earth
Download ocean current data from: https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/virtual-directory/collections/C2102959417-POCLOUD/temporal and put .nc files in in folder.
run

python3 netcdf2json.py

and json files should be generated in the out folder.

copy catalog.json and .json files in the out folder to public\data\oscar folder of the Earth project.

Addtional Tools and Tutorials

Data Download Tools

download ocean current data of every day from 2021 to 2022.

 python3 oscar_download.py
 # if you need to use proxy, add your own proxy url ahead.
 # proxy=127.0.0.1:1081 python3 oscar_download.py

and save data in ocean_currents folder.

download wind data for the last 10 days:

python3 wind_download.py

and save data in wind folder.

Convert data Format

Convert wind data (grib format) to json

# The java grib2json tool neeeds to be installed first.
# Please refer to: https://github.com/cambecc/grib2json
python3 grib2json.py

Convert ocean crrent data (netcdf4 format) to json

python3 netcdf2json.py