validation

This repo is used to stage scripts aimed at validating NASA Community Snow Observations data against other reanalysis products.

SNODAS

Useful resources:

• Snow Data Assimilation System (SNODAS) Data Products at NSIDC, Version 1
• http://software.openwaterfoundation.org/cdss-app-snodas-tools-doc-user/, https://github.com/OpenWaterFoundation/cdss-app-snodas-tools
• https://gdal.org/drivers/raster/snodas.html
• http://snodas.cdss.state.co.us/app/index.html
• Lv, Z., Pomeroy, J. W., & Fang, X. ( 2019). Evaluation of SNODAS snow water equivalent in western Canada and assimilation into a Cold Region Hydrological Model. Water Resources Research, 55, 11166– 11187. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR025333

Setup

1. Set up virtual environment

   conda env create -f environment.yml

2. Activate virtual environment

   source activate validation

3. Setup validation package

   pip install -e .