pyresample.ewa package

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Code for resampling using the Elliptical Weighted Averaging (EWA) algorithm.

The logic and original code for this algorithm were translated from the software package “MODIS Swath 2 Grid Toolbox” or “ms2gt” created by the NASA National Snow & Ice Data Center (NSIDC):

https://nsidc.org/data/modis/ms2gt/index.html

Since the project has slowed down, Terry Haran has maintained the package and made updates available:

http://cires1.colorado.edu/~tharan/ms2gt/

The ms2gt C executables “ll2cr” and “fornav” were rewritten for the Polar2Grid software package created by the Space Science Engineering Center (SSEC)/Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies. They were rewritten as a combination of C++ and Cython to make them more python friendly by David Hoese and were then copied and modified here in pyresample. The rewrite of “ll2cr” also included an important switch from using the “mapx” library to using the more popular and capable pyproj (PROJ.4) library.

The EWA algorithm consists of two parts “ll2cr” and “fornav” and are described below.

ll2cr

The “ll2cr” process is the first step in the EWA algorithm. It stands for “latitude/longitude to column/row”. Its main purpose is to convert input longitude and latitude coordinates to column and row coordinates of the destination grid. These coordinates are then used in the next step “fornav”.

fornav

The “fornav” or “Forward Navigation” step of the EWA algorithm is where the actual Elliptical Weighted Averaging algorithm is run. The algorithm maps input swath pixels to output grid pixels by averaging multiple input pixels based on an elliptical region and other coefficients, some of which are determined at run time.

For more information on these steps see the documentation for the corresponding modules.