INST208A

The world of Earth science data is complex and can be overwhelming with a wide range of data sources and formats, hefty downloads (Big Data!) and the need for complicated analytical tools. In this course, you will learn about the state-of-the-art Web-based tools https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov, https://giovanni.gsfc.nasa.gov that allow you to efficiently display and analyze a large number of datasets. Students will learn, how to visualize multiple Earth science datasets produced by NASA in a variety of ways directly on the Internet, without the need to download, manage and store them. Students will be introduced to comprehensive functions to analyze the data and generate customized maps, animations, multi-variable correlations, regional subsetting, etc. Not only will students acquire theoretical and practical skills necessary to analyze the data, but they will also learn, how to interpret the data, extract knowledge and connect it to socio- economic information.