Emilio Mayorga emiliom
dharhas
/ mean_discharge.py
Created
April 30, 2014 17:18
simple example of using ulmo and pandas to download nwis daily streamflow data and calculate historic mean discharge
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| import numpy as np | |
| import pandas as pd | |
| from ulmo.usgs import nwis | |
| # download and cache site data (this will take a long time the first time) | |
| # currently downloads all available parameters | |
| nwis.hdf5.update_site_data('06043500') | |
| # read daily mean discharge data from cache (statistics code 00003) | |
| data = nwis.hdf5.get_site_data('06043500', parameter_code='00060:00003')['00060:00003'] |