GeoCLIM/ToDo

Team Discussion/Tracking on GeoCLIM development

Latest GeoCLIM download

• GeoCLIM - updated 21 Oct 2013 [1] Tamuka100 08:28, 21 October 2013 (PDT)
• GeoCLIM - updated 18 Oct 2013 [2]
• GeoCLIM - updated 16 Oct 2013 [3] Tamuka100 08:11, 16 October 2013 (PDT)
• GeoCLIM - updated 14 Oct 2013 [4] Tamuka100 04:13, 14 October 2013 (PDT)
• GeoCLIM - updated 9 Oct 2013 [5] Tamuka100 15:06, 9 October 2013 (PDT)
• GeoCLIM - updated 5 Oct 2013 [6] Tamuka100 12:26, 5 October 2013 (PDT)
• GeoCLIM - updated 3 Oct 2013 [7] Tamuka100 13:39, 3 October 2013 (PDT)
• GeoCLIM - updated 30 Sep 2013[8] Tamuka100 03:02, 30 September 2013 (PDT)
• GeoCLIM - updated 25 Sep 2013[9] Tamuka100 10:19, 25 September 2013 (PDT)
• GeoCLIM - updated 20 Sep 2013[10]

Latest features/updates

• Added IGAD, Sudan and South Sudan regions Tamuka100 08:28, 21 October 2013 (PDT)
• Fixed error which caused a crash when saving region with a new name Tamuka100 08:28, 21 October 2013 (PDT)
• Fixed a big which caused a crash when re-installing and user decides to keep current settings Tamuka100 08:28, 21 October 2013 (PDT)

• modified the change-in-average tool so that outputs are expressed in units per decade, and are comparable to the trend tool. Tamuka100 07:50, 18 October 2013 (PDT)
• removed incomplete tools in the GeoCLIM, including the graphing tool and the delete button in the spatial data viewer Tamuka100 07:50, 18 October 2013 (PDT)
• updated the about box Tamuka100 07:50, 18 October 2013 (PDT)

• removed upload options menu item Tamuka100 08:11, 16 October 2013 (PDT)
• removed several irrelevant menu options Tamuka100 08:11, 16 October 2013 (PDT)
• fixed a bug in the contouring routine to allow contouring of 32-bit raster files Tamuka100 08:11, 16 October 2013 (PDT)
• Added an option to allow showing of trends in mm/decade and degrees/decade Tamuka100 08:11, 16 October 2013 (PDT)

• Changed climatological analysis so that if the user is analyzing rainfall, it says "Add up seasonal totals", but if analyzing temperature, it says "Calculate seasonal averages" Tamuka100 04:13, 14 October 2013 (PDT)
• Took out range calculations Tamuka100 04:13, 14 October 2013 (PDT)
• Modified program to show both slope (trend) and r-squared when doing a climatological trend analysis. Programmed the software so that if the user analyzes rainfall, the program shows a legend title "mm/season", and for temperature, it shows "degrees/season". For rainfall analysis the units in the grid (mm/season) are actual, but for temperature, (degrees/season) the grid is multiplied by 100 (though the legend shows actual degrees) . Tamuka100 04:13, 14 October 2013 (PDT)
• Got rid of max slope in the smart trends analysis Tamuka100 04:13, 14 October 2013 (PDT)
• changed the "Run BASIICS intrepolation" title to “blend grids/rasters with stations' Tamuka100 04:13, 14 October 2013 (PDT)
• changed 'IDW interpolation' to 'insterpolate just stations' Tamuka100 04:13, 14 October 2013 (PDT)
• changed 'for previous' functionality in the BASIICS to "for next", and fixed the units Tamuka100 04:13, 14 October 2013 (PDT)
• put an error handler that tells the user to specify a header row. Tamuka100 04:13, 14 October 2013 (PDT)
• took out all references to “unbias before running IRE” Tamuka100 04:13, 14 October 2013 (PDT)
• removed user options for cointerp methods to leave only the default options Tamuka100 04:13, 14 October 2013 (PDT)

• fixed view rainfall summaries module Tamuka100 15:06, 9 October 2013 (PDT)
• added Africa region for easy creation of chirps-compatible averages Tamuka100 15:06, 9 October 2013 (PDT)
• added an error-handling routine to the contouring module to help identify incorrect missing values which may cause crashes when running the module Tamuka100 15:06, 9 October 2013 (PDT)
• fixed the GeoCLIM data specifications for the BASIICS routine Tamuka100 15:06, 9 October 2013 (PDT)

• Fixed bugs in the startup and importing process Tamuka100 12:20, 5 October 2013 (PDT)
• Fixed the "Update GeoCLIM averages" option in the climatological analysis Tamuka100 12:20, 5 October 2013 (PDT)
• Fixed 'list missing data' in the available rainfall data window Tamuka100 12:20, 5 October 2013 (PDT)

• Fixed a bug that made the program show an error before displaying a map Tamuka100 13:39, 3 October 2013 (PDT)
• Incorporated missing values into the basic analyses, which also fixed the contouring problem and high values. Tamuka100 13:39, 3 October 2013 (PDT)
• Added splash screen for better user interaction while the program is loading up (still buggy) Tamuka100 13:39, 3 October 2013 (PDT)

• incorporated GeoCLIM regions for EAC, GHA and SADC Tamuka100 03:02, 30 September 2013 (PDT)
• changed the download module to make it default to monthly downloads and automatically select rainfall Tamuka100 03:02, 30 September 2013 (PDT)
• A prompt allowing users to delete all previous GeoCLIM settings when re-installing. Tamuka100 03:02, 30 September 2013 (PDT)
• Fixed a bug in the setup menu which caused premature closing of the menu when setting up the data Tamuka100 03:02, 30 September 2013 (PDT)

• added module to download CHIRPS monthly, dekadal and pentadal files Tamuka100 10:36, 25 September 2013 (PDT)
• added module to prompt the user options to download or import if no datasets are found. Especially useful in a brand new installation. Tamuka100 10:36, 25 September 2013 (PDT)
• GeoCLIM can now take in datasets from several different file-naming conventions and any folder on the computer. This should mainly be done under the setup tool, but is also accessible from the File menu
• GeoCLIM can now handle rainfall, temperature (avg, max and min) and PET analysis in daily, pentadal, dekadal and monthly formats. I have only tested rainfall dekadal and monthlies
• All references to unbiasing have been removed
• All references to RFE have been made either (a) more generic for climate surfaces in general (b) refer explicitly to CHIRP or
• IRE has been renamed to BASIICS: - Background-Assisted Station Interpolation for Improved Climate Surfaces: to reflect usage with other datasets such as temperature, and to reflect an improvement over the traditional distance-only-based interpolation techniques
• File-new-dataset option is now linked to an appropriate function

Data for GeoCLIM

• Global Temperature Data (tif format)
• ftp://chg-dub.geog.ucsb.edu/pub/org/chg/people/diego/maxtemp.zip
• ftp://chg-dub.geog.ucsb.edu/pub/org/chg/people/diego/mintemp.zip

• Region-specific temperature data (bil format)
• ftp://chg-dub.geog.ucsb.edu/pub/org/chg/people/diego/Africa.zip
• ftp://chg-dub.geog.ucsb.edu/pub/org/chg/people/diego/CA_america.zip

• regions in Africa, levels go zero to 2
• ftp://chg-dub.geog.ucsb.edu/pub/org/chg/people/diego/CILSS_2.zip
• ftp://chg-dub.geog.ucsb.edu/pub/org/chg/people/diego/GHA_2.zip
• ftp://chg-dub.geog.ucsb.edu/pub/org/chg/people/diego/EAC_2.zip

• CHIRPS monthly archive - 0.2 degrees; GeoCLIM-compatible [11]

Decisions

• Windows XP compatibility will be maintained

To-dos

Action: Diego

• COMPLETED (2013/09/26) send Tamuka some (any) max and/or min temperature station data to allow testing of the BASIICS routine for temperature. Alternatively you can test the routine from there and provide feedback Tamuka100 03:19, 25 September 2013 (PDT)
• COMPLETED (2013/09/25): compile, zip up and send to Tamuka shapefiles of CILLS, GHA, and the five countries in the EAC: Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania. shapefiles shold be in 1st, 2nd and 3rd level admin boundaries where possible
• COMPLETED (2013/09/25): compile, zip up, and send to Tamuka tmax and tmin climatologies.

Action: Tamuka

• COMPLETED (2013/10/02) Fix error that pops up and requests user to continue when using the climatological analysis or the change in average. Tamuka100 04:15, 2 October 2013 (PDT)
• COMPLETED (2013/10/03) Improve/incorporate handling of missing data in all the components (climatological analysis, change in average etc), and dynamically in the color table. Tamuka100 04:15, 2 October 2013 (PDT)
• COMPLETED (2013/10/03) Investigate incredibly high averages occurring when making averages using 1981-1990 for Kenya MAM (probably related to missing values (9999 in CHIRPS). Tamuka100 04:15, 2 October 2013 (PDT)
• incorporate temperature analysis more fully into GeoCLIM. Tamuka100 03:13, 30 September 2013 (PDT)
• Incorporate month option into View Rainfall Summaries module. Tamuka100 04:15, 2 October 2013 (PDT)
• COMPLETED (2013/09/30) create GeoCLIM regions for GHA, EAC and CILLS (regional and national) and incorporate into installation.
• COMPLETED (2013/09/25) incorporate CHIRPS ftp folder for direct download: ftp://chg-ftpout.geog.ucsb.edu/pub/org/chg/products/CHIRPS/bils/

Action: Chris

• COMPLETED (2013/09/25) provide guidance on bulletproofing and on download CHIRPS archive button. Tamuka100 03:19, 25 September 2013 (PDT)

Questions/clarifications/comments/suggestions

1. I think we should also generate a sample folder with various small datasets as part of a training kit for participants. Tamuka100 03:19, 25 September 2013 (PDT)

GeoCLIM Tips and Tricks

Running GeoCLIM on a computer where you don't have administrative privileges.

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