diff --git a/book/projects/project_readmes/dzdt.md b/book/projects/project_readmes/dzdt.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..000b4fbd --- /dev/null +++ b/book/projects/project_readmes/dzdt.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# dzdt + +## Team Members + +The following people contributed to our project throughout the week: +* Project lead: [Joanmarie Del Vecchio](https://jmdelvecchio.github.io/) +* Helper: [Scott Henderson](https://github.com/scottyhq) +* Helper: [Shashank Bhushan](https://github.com/ShashankBice) +* Team member: [Matt Olson](url to their webpage) + +## Project Goals + +In addition to learning more about working with ICESat-2 data on the cloud, our goals are to explore +permafrost and land surface change with crossover ATL06 data + +## Project Outcomes + +* Created a GitHub Repository with Jupyter Notebooks detailing exploratory analysis at several areas of interest in the Arctic https://github.com/ICESAT-2HackWeek/dzdt + +* Closed a SlideRule GitHub Issue related to raster sampling of new ArcticDEM v4.1 release (https://github.com/ICESat2-SlideRule/sliderule/issues/299#issuecomment-1674246119) + +* Contributed to notes on 3D Geodetic transforms to inter-compare various elevation datasets https://github.com/ICESAT-2HackWeek/3D_CRS_Transformation_Resources +* The group has learned more about working with cloud-hosted data and visualization techniques with geodataframes +* Joanmarie wrote a script that ingests a GeoJSON area of interest (AOI) which then (1) queries the [MODIS daily snow cover product](https://nsidc.org/data/mod10a1/versions/6) via Earth Engine and filters for"low-snow" dates over the study area, (2) queries `sliderule` for ATL06 tracks for the same AOI and filters the track collection dates to only those "low-snow" dates, (3) finds overlapping footprints from remaining measurements and differences the heights, and (4) creates an interactive Earth Engine and geopandas map that displays imagery from the lowest-snow days along with calculated height differences as proof-of-concept and for studying feasibility. + + to acquire ATL06 crossovers for dzdt +* Reported bugs in [sliderule example documentation](https://github.com/ICESat2-SlideRule/sliderule/issues/300) and [icepyx tutorial](https://github.com/ICESAT-2HackWeek/ICESat-2-Hackweek-2023/pull/82). +## Future Efforts + +We will continue to investigate elevation changes from ICESat-2 only (repeat tracks and crossovers), as well as comparing ICESat-2 with other time-dependent elevation data (ArcticDEM, InSAR) + +The team plans to stay connected via GitHub and Slack and share periodic updates. We think there is high potential for an AGU abstract in 2024 and even a manuscript!