itslive_mosaic_downloader_documentation.md

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itslive_mosaic_downloader documentation

The itslive_mosaic_downloader function downloads all of the annual mosaics for a specified region.

Syntax

itslive_mosaic_downloader(region)
itslive_mosaic_downloader(..., year=years)
itslive_mosaic_downloader(..., path=targetPath)

Description

itslive_mosaic_downloader(region) downloads the climatology mosaic for a specified region. The region must be a number in the range of 1 to 19, where 1 is Alaska and 19 is Antarctica. For a map of ITS_LIVE regions, type itslive_regions.

itslive_mosaic_downloader(..., year=years) specifies the year(s) of data to download. If the year is not specified, the 0000 climatology mosaic is downloaded.

itslive_mosaic_downloader(..., path=targetPath) specifies a target directory for the data. If the path is not specified, the current working directory is used.

Example 1

Download the summary mosaic for Greenland:

itslive_mosaic_downloader(5)

Example 2

Download the Greenland mosaics for the years 1985 to 1990:

itslive_mosaic_downloader(5, year=1985:1990) 

Example 3

Download mosaics for Europe and Southern Andes and specify directory:

itslive_mosaic_downloader([11 17], path='/Users/cgreene/Documents/data/ITS_LIVE') 

Tip

To explore what data are available, check out https://its-live-data.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html.

Author Info

The MATLAB functions in this repo and this documentation were written by Chad A. Greene of NASA/JPL. The NASA MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE project is by Alex S. Gardner and the ITS_LIVE team.