{"id":1544,"date":"2018-09-06T21:54:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T11:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wald.anu.science\/?page_id=1544"},"modified":"2022-03-08T15:11:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T04:11:10","slug":"data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/data\/","title":{"rendered":"Downloading Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><a name=\"Disclaimer\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #00565d;\">Disclaimer<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><em>The material\u00a0provided\u00a0through this website is\u00a0experimental and derived through\u00a0active research. The Australian National\u00a0University does not have a legislated role in providing authoritative information. All\u00a0information\u00a0is made available on the understanding that it does not constitute\u00a0professional advice.\u00a0Before relying on the material in any important matter, users should carefully evaluate its accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance for their purposes, and should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances.\u00a0Links to other websites do not constitute an\u00a0endorsement of material at those sites, or any associated organisation, product or service.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #406e42;\"><a name=\"Methods\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #00565d;\">Data Origin<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h6>Most of the data are produced by our OzWALD (Australian Water and Landscape Dynamics) model-data fusion system, which integrates a wide range\u00a0of satellite and ground observations\u00a0through the use of a computer model of Australia&#8217;s environment. You can find further details about the source and processing of the data in ANU&#8217;s OzWALD system in the following short paper <em>(Note: because of ongoing development, aspects of the system may have changed since this paper was published)<\/em>:<\/h6>\n<p><em>Van Dijk, A.I.J.M. and Rahman, J. (2019). Synthesising multiple observations into annual environmental condition reports: the OzWALD system and Australia\u2019s Environment Explorer. In Elsawah, S. (ed.) MODSIM2019, 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2019, pp. 884\u2013890.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>ISBN: 978-0-9758400-9-2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.36334\/modsim.2019.J5.vandijk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.36334\/modsim.2019.J5.vandijk<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h6>The spatial data produced by ANU are derived from original observations and derived data products published by the following organisations:<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Geoscience Australia&#8217;s Digital Earth Australia:\n<ul>\n<li>Landsat-derived reflectance geomedians (<a href=\"https:\/\/data.dea.ga.gov.au\/geomedian-australia\/v2.1.0\/Product%20Description.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Landsat-derived Water Observations from Space (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ga.gov.au\/scientific-topics\/community-safety\/flood\/wofs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Hotspots fire occurrence and intensity (<a href=\"https:\/\/hotspots.dea.ga.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bureau of Meteorology:\u00a0gridded climate data (AGDC, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bom.gov.au\/climate\/averages\/climatology\/gridded-data-info\/gridded-climate-data.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts:\n<ul>\n<li>reanalysis weather variables (ERA5, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecmwf.int\/en\/forecasts\/datasets\/reanalysis-datasets\/era5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>fire carbon emissions (GFAS,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biogeosciences.net\/9\/527\/2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>NASA:\n<ul>\n<li>GPM satellite rainfall estimates<\/li>\n<li>various MODIS satellite products, including leaf area index (<a href=\"https:\/\/modis.gsfc.nasa.gov\/data\/dataprod\/mod15.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>) and burned area\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/modis-fire.umd.edu\/files\/MODIS_C6_BA_User_Guide_1.2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>CSIRO: MODIS-derived fractional cover of bare soil, litter and canopy (<a href=\"https:\/\/data.csiro.au\/dap\/landingpage?pid=csiro%3A19311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ANU: MODIS-derived fuel moisture content (<a href=\"http:\/\/anuwald.science\/afms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ABARES: land use mapping\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/abares\/aclump\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>If you have any questions about the methods\u00a0and the data on our website, please do not hesitate to ask us about it.<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #406e42;\"><a name=\"Download\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #00565d;\">Downloading data<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #00565d;\">Regional Summary\u00a0Data<\/span><\/h5>\n<h6>You can\u00a0download Regional Summary Data directly via the &#8216;<em>Get the data<\/em>&#8216; link below the data chart on the website. If you wish\u00a0to download all available data at once, you can find all data in csv format\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/on2n3uv9o21m8tt\/AABKi3sR5WExydfI66tSeCBTa?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/h6>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #00565d;\">Gridded\u00a0data<\/span><\/h5>\n<h6>All gridded data can be accessed and downloaded\u00a0via NCI&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unidata.ucar.edu\/software\/thredds\/current\/tds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THREDDS<\/a> service\u00a0in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unidata.ucar.edu\/software\/netcdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NetCDF4<\/a> format. If\u00a0you are familiar with these then\u00a0you can directly\u00a0access <a href=\"http:\/\/dap.nci.org.au\/thredds\/remoteCatalogService?catalog=http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/catalog.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our data\u00a0catalogue<\/a>.\u00a0You can\u00a0find annual files with data at the\u00a0highest temporal and spatial\u00a0time step available.\u00a0To access the gridded annual\u00a0maps you can also follow the Direct Download\u00a0Links below.\u00a0If you are not familiar with the NCI THREDDS\u00a0you can find <a href=\"http:\/\/www.auscover.org.au\/node\/217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a good description here<\/a>.\u00a0Various software packages have native or external utilities\u00a0to\u00a0read NetCDF format, including QGIS, ArcGIS (<a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/pdf\/netcdf-tutorial.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instructions here<\/a>), Matlab, Python, and ENVI\/IDL. You can find a partial (if somewhat dated)\u00a0list of processing and viewing\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unidata.ucar.edu\/software\/netcdf\/software.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">software\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/h6>\n<p>Note:\u00a0each file contains multiple layers; one for each\u00a0year in\u00a0the record. These can be accessed by year by using OpenDAP protocols (see above). Files containing all years can also be downloaded directly in full, but note that files are usually larger than 500 MB.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Precipitation <\/strong>(annual sums): \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.annual.Pg.AnnualSums.nc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">direct download<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/dap.nci.org.au\/thredds\/remoteCatalogService?command=subset&amp;catalog=http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/catalog.xml&amp;dataset=ub8-au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.annual.Pg.AnnualSums.nc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Maximum temperature<\/strong> (annual maximum): <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.Tmax.AnnualMaxima.nc\">direct download<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/catalog.html?dataset=ub8-au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.Tmax.AnnualMaxima.nc\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hot days<\/strong> (annual number): <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.Tmax.HotDays.nc\">direct download<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/catalog.html?dataset=ub8-au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.Tmax.HotDays.nc\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Minimum temperature<\/strong> (annual minimum): <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.Tmin.AnnualMinima.nc\">direct download<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/catalog.html?dataset=ub8-au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.Tmin.AnnualMinima.nc\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Frost days<\/strong> (annual number): <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.Tmin.FrostDays.nc\">direct download<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/catalog.html?dataset=ub8-au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.Tmin.FrostDays.nc\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Snow cover<\/strong> (annual average): <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.SN.AnnualMeans.nc\">direct download<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/catalog.html?dataset=ub8-au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.SN.AnnualMeans.nc\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Burnt area<\/strong> (date): <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.MODIS_burn_annual.burn_date.nc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">direct download<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/catalog.html?dataset=ub8-au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.MODIS_burn_annual.burn_date.nc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fire intensity<\/strong>\u00a0 (annual maxima): <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/fire\/Sentinel.MaxTemp.AnnualMaxima.nc\">direct download<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/dap.nci.org.au\/thredds\/remoteCatalogService?command=subset&amp;catalog=http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/fire\/catalog.xml&amp;dataset=ub8-au\/fire\/Sentinel.MaxTemp.AnnualMaxima.nc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fire occurrence<\/strong>\u00a0(annual sums): <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/fire\/Sentinel.Nhotspots.AnnualSums.nc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">direct download<\/a> \u00a0or <a href=\"http:\/\/dap.nci.org.au\/thredds\/remoteCatalogService?command=subset&amp;catalog=http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/fire\/catalog.xml&amp;dataset=ub8-au\/fire\/Sentinel.Nhotspots.AnnualSums.nc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fuel moisture content<\/strong> (annual minima): <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.FMC.ChangesAnnualMinima.nc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">direct download<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/catalog.html?dataset=ub8-au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.FMC.ChangesAnnualMinima.nc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fire carbon emissions<\/strong>\u00a0(annual sums):\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/FireEmissions\/GFASv12.BurntCarbon.AnnualSums.nc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">direct download<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/dap.nci.org.au\/thredds\/remoteCatalogService?command=subset&amp;catalog=http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/FireEmissions\/catalog.xml&amp;dataset=ub8-au\/FireEmissions\/GFASv12.BurntCarbon.AnnualSums.nc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Runoff <\/strong>(annual sums):\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.Qtot.AnnualSums.nc\">direct download<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/catalog.html?dataset=ub8-au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.Qtot.AnnualSums.nc\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Inundation<\/strong>\u00a0(annual maxima):\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.OW.AnnualMaxima.nc\">direct download<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/catalog.html?dataset=ub8-au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.OW.AnnualMaxima.nc\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Soil moisture<\/strong>\u00a0(annual averages):\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.Ssoil.AnnualMeans.nc\">direct download<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/catalog.html?dataset=ub8-au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.Ssoil.AnnualMeans.nc\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Exposed soil <\/strong>(annual averages):\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.BS.AnnualMeans.nc\">direct download<\/a>\u00a0 or <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/catalog.html?dataset=ub8-au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.BS.AnnualMeans.nc\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tree cover<\/strong> (annual values): <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.WCF.Annual.nc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">direct download<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/catalog.html?dataset=ub8-au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.WCF.Annual.nc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vegetation leaf area<\/strong>\u00a0(annual averages):\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.LAI.AnnualMeans.nc\">direct download<\/a>\u00a0 or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/catalog.html?dataset=ub8-au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.LAI.AnnualMeans.nc\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vegetation carbon uptake<\/strong>\u00a0 (annual sums):\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/fileServer\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.GPP.AnnualSums.nc\">direct download<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/dapds00.nci.org.au\/thredds\/catalog\/ub8\/au\/OzWALD\/annual\/catalog.html?dataset=ub8-au\/OzWALD\/annual\/OzWALD.GPP.AnnualSums.nc\">THREDDS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disclaimer The material\u00a0provided\u00a0through this website is\u00a0experimental and derived through\u00a0active research. The Australian National\u00a0University does not have a legislated role in providing authoritative information. All\u00a0information\u00a0is made available on the understanding that it does not constitute\u00a0professional advice.\u00a0Before relying on the material in any important matter, users should carefully evaluate its accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance for their<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"btn-filled btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/data\/\" title=\"Downloading Data\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PbFXqv-oU","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1544"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1544"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2908,"href":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1544\/revisions\/2908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}