Cryosphere Community Datapool Tools (ccdtools)

About

Welcome to the Cryosphere Community Datapool Tools (ccdtools)!

The Cryosphere Community Datapool (CCD) is a joint data sharing and discovery project between ACCESS-NRI and the Cryospheric Sciences Working Group (CSWG). The CCD has been designed as an open-access and freely available cryospheric data resource for the Australian scientific community, maintaining a variety of datasets commonly used to parameterise ice sheet models. The CCD is hosted on the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) Gadi supercomputer within project av17.

This repository contains the associated Python interface ccdtools developed by ACCESS-NRI that provides seamless access to the data located within the CCD. The ccdtools library offers an intuitive interface for discovering, accessing, and analysing diverse data sources including satellite observations, in-situ measurements, and model outputs. The library features a powerful dataset catalog system, enabling users to efficiently retrieve and work with data commonly used for ice sheet modelling, climate analysis, and cryospheric studies.

As open-source projects, both CCD and ccdtools encourage contributions from the community to expand both dataset offerings and enhance functionality.

Please see the ACCESS-Hive Docs CCD page for a full list and description of all available datasets.

Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! If you're interested in contributing to ccdtools development or documentation, please check out our Contributing guidelines.

To request a new dataset to be added to the CCD or an update/edit to a currently supported dataset, please create an issue here using the "New Dataset Request" template.

Documentation

Read the documentation here

License