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NASAaccess is R package that can generate gridded ascii tables of climate (CIMP5) and weather data (GPM, TRMM, GLDAS) needed to drive various hydrological models (e.g., SWAT, VIC, RHESSys, ..etc)
https://github.com/nasa/NASAaccess
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NASAaccess is R package that can generate gridded ascii tables of climate (CIMP5) and weather data (GPM, TRMM, GLDAS) needed to drive various hydrological models (e.g., SWAT, VIC, RHESSys, ..etc)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/nasa/NASAaccess
- Owner: nasa
- License: other
- Created: 2019-03-11T20:21:28.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-01-14T16:25:48.000Z (8 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-06-11T19:44:08.325Z (3 months ago)
- Language: R
- Size: 10 MB
- Stars: 78
- Watchers: 10
- Forks: 22
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.Rmd
- License: LICENSE
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- open-sustainable-technology - NASAaccess - An R package that can generate gridded ASCII tables of climate (CIMP5) and weather data (GPM, TRMM, GLDAS) needed to drive various hydrological models (e.g. SWAT, VIC, RHESSys). (Climate Change / Climate Data Processing and Analysis)
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# NASAaccess
[](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/r-nasaaccess) [](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/r-nasaaccess) [](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/r-nasaaccess) [](https://nasaaccess.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html) [](https://github.com/nasa/NASAaccess)
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[*Ibrahim N. Mohammed*](https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/ibrahim.mohammed "Ibrahim N. Mohammed")
## **What is NASAaccess?**
*NASAaccess* is a software application in the form of a [R](https://www.r-project.org/about.html) package, a [conda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/) package, and a [Tethys](https://www.tethysplatform.org/) web application. *NASAaccess* software can generate gridded ascii tables of climate [CMIP5](https://pcmdi.llnl.gov/mips/cmip5/ "Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5"), [CMIP6](https://pcmdi.llnl.gov/CMIP6/ "Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6"), and earth observation remote sensing data ([GPM](https://gpm.nasa.gov/data/directory "Global Precipitation Measurement"), [TRMM](https://gpm.nasa.gov/missions/trmm "Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission"), [GLDAS](https://ldas.gsfc.nasa.gov/gldas "Global Land Data Assimilation System")) needed to drive various hydrological models (e.g., [SWAT](https://swat.tamu.edu/ "Soil & Water Assessment Tool"), [VIC](https://github.com/UW-Hydro/VIC "Variable Infiltration Capacity"), [RHESSys](https://github.com/RHESSys/RHESSys "The Regional Hydro-Ecological Simulation System"), ...etc.). The *NASAaccess* Tethys web-based application can be used for accessing, reformatting, and visualizing climate and earth observation remote sensing gridded time series data as well.
## **Where to find the NASAaccess software?**
- R package can be downloaded from GitHub at .
- Conda package can be installed directly from *Anaconda* by searching for `r-nasaaccess`.
- Tethys web-based application can directly installed from GitHub at .
## **How NASAaccess software is distributed?**
*NASAaccess* is an open-source software package under [NASA Open Source Agreement v1.3](https://opensource.org/license/nasa1-3-php/).
## **What is needed to install the NASAaccess software on my local machine?**
### **R Library**
On a local machine the user should have installed the following programs as well as setting up a user account. The list below gives a summary of what is needed to be done prior to work with NASAaccess software on any local machine:
- [Installing R software](https://www.r-project.org/)
- [Installing Rstudio software](https://posit.co/) (OPTIONAL)
- *NASAaccess* R package needs a user registration access with [Earthdata](https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/). Users should set up a registration account(s) with [Earthdata](https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/) login as well as well as authorizing [NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/ "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration") [GES DISC](https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/) data access. Please refer to Data Access section for further details.
- [*curl*](https://curl.se/) software . Since Mac users have [*curl*](https://curl.se/) as part of macOS build, Windows users should make sure that their local machines build have [*curl*](https://curl.se/) installed properly.
- Checking if you can run [*curl*](https://curl.se/) from your command prompt. Type `curl --help` and you should see the help pages for the [*curl*](https://curl.se/) program once everything is defined correctly.
- Within Rstudio or R terminal run the following commands to install *NASAaccess*:
- `library(devtools)`
- `install_github("nasa/NASAaccess", build_vignettes = TRUE)`
- `library(NASAaccess)`
Within the Rstudio help tab the user can verify that the package has been installed and browse the help pages of the various functions of *NASAaccess*. The [GES DISC](https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/) user registration access logging information will be processed by masking (i.e., not displaying the lieteral typed text as input) on most but not all platforms. Without providing [GES DISC](https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/) user registration access logging information, the user will receive '*You need to provide your Earthdata GES DISC login to proceed...*' message.
### **Conda Package**
- *NASAaccess* conda package needs a user registration access with [Earthdata](https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/). Users should set up a registration account(s) with [Earthdata](https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/) login as well as well as authorizing [NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/ "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration") [GES DISC](https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/) data access. Please refer to Data Access section for further details.
- Creating the *.netrc* file at the user machine *Home* directory and storing the user [NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/ "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration") [GES DISC](https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/) logging information in it is done automatically to execute the *NASAaccess* package commands. Accessing data from NASA servers is further explained at [Here](https://wiki.earthdata.nasa.gov/display/EL/How+To+Access+Data+With+cURL+And+Wget). The [GES DISC](https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/) user registration access logging information will be processed by masking in the terminal on any major OS. Without providing [GES DISC](https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/) user registration access logging information, the user will receive '*You need to provide your Earthdata GES DISC login to proceed...*' message.
- To install *NASAaccess* package in a conda environment run the following:
``` python
conda install -c conda-forge r-nasaaccess
```
### **Tethys web-based Application**
Full details on installing the web-based application of *NASAaccess* on single machines and local servers can be found at [readthedocs](https://nasaaccess.readthedocs.io/en/latest/nasaaccess_tethys.html).
## **Is there a walk through examples for NASAaccess software?**
Software users are encouraged to visit () to learn more on *NASAaccess* functionality and capabilities.
## **How to cite R NASAaccess package?**
```{r}
citation(package = 'NASAaccess')
```
## Reference
Mohammed, I.N., Bustamante, E.G.R., Bolten, J.D., Nelson, E.J., 2023. Technical note: NASAaccess – a tool for access, reformatting, and visualization of remotely sensed earth observation and climate data. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 27, 3621-3642, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-3621-2023