Third [Virtual] ICESat-2 Cloud Computing Hackweek Facilitated by the University of Washington eScience Institute

This March 2022 event produced a series of tutorials, developed by volunteer instructors and presented during the event. A key focus of the event was on transitioning to cloud-based environments and building skills around accessing ICESat-2 data in the cloud. During the Hackweek, teams of attendees worked on projects related to their domain interests and learning goals.

Tutorials Zenodo badge

The tutorials from this event live within a dedicated GitHub repository and are published on Zenodo. The published tutorial repo also includes links to presentation materials and videos of the recorded presentations.

Tutorial Topics:

  1. Open Science Tools

  2. About ICESat-2 Data

  3. ICESat-2 Data Access

  4. Object-oriented Programming

  5. Geospatial Transforms

  6. Data Integration (Part I)

  7. Data Visualization 2D

  8. Cloud Computing Tools

  9. Data Integration (Part II)

  10. Data Integration (Part III)

Projects

These project repositories often provide useful starting points to develop effective disciplinary workflows. Links to project GitHub repositories and presentation videos are at the above link.

Project Names:

  • Polynyas

  • Icebergs

  • Coastal

  • Sea ice floes

  • Antarctic Ripples

  • Snow DEM

  • Ice discharge

  • Strong Beams