Jupyter notebook 341fa16/slr_intro_descriptive_stats/slr_attempt_import.ipynb
Jason-1 | |
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945 | 39.96 |
946 | NaN |
947 | 43.47 |
1)Purpose of measurements, why millions were spent on them:
TOPEX/Poseidon:
Mapping ocean surface topography, looking at sea level
"TOPEX/Poseidon' radar altimeter provided the first continuous global coverage of the surface topography of the oceans."
"TOPEX/Poseidon provided measurements of the surface height of 95 percent of the ice-free ocean to an accuracy of 3.3 centimeters."
Ocean circulation patterns, and climate can also be better understood by this.
Jason-1:
Continuation of researching ocean topography...So is Jason-2
Methods
Altimeter= "An altimeter or an altitude meter is an instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level."
Uses radar to get distance
TOPEX/Poseidon | Jason-1 | Jason-2 | |
---|---|---|---|
count | 440.000000 | 412.000000 | 267.000000 |
mean | -1.281545 | 21.871505 | 34.923745 |
std | 11.788059 | 9.170649 | 8.815706 |
min | -26.770000 | -3.370000 | 19.970000 |
25% | NaN | NaN | NaN |
50% | NaN | NaN | NaN |
75% | NaN | NaN | NaN |
max | 24.120000 | 43.840000 | 55.890000 |
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TypeError Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-21-db5cf303f9c7> in <module>()
5 else:
6 for n in orderlist:
----> 7 if (x >= orderlist[n]):
8 orderlist.insert(n, x)
9 print (orderlist)
TypeError: list indices must be integers or slices, not numpy.float64
orderlist = jason1.sort() print(orderlist)
Units are mm and years?
Data is arranged in a csv, with commas being the delimiter separating the values. There is also a rather large header.
To make a clear concise form, put the data into a table, probably using pandas
What is the standard?