[Notebook] Blizzards Data Story

[acblackford]

Description

This notebook shows datasets utilized in the blizzards data story.

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Data Story

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[acblackford]

Yet To Do:

1. Custom colormap from STAC (RSI Snowfall Map)
2. GOES 3-Band Raster - pull from AWS instead of the VEDA STAC file?

[acblackford]

8-28 Update:

1. GOES Imagery added - still need to remove colorbar from visualization pane
2. Snowfall accumulation cmap changed to cagegorical option but still needs edited pending updated functions in plot_utils via the tornadoes notebook PR.

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[smk0033]

Hey @acblackford! If this is ready for review, would you mind hitting the "Ready for review" button under "Review required"?

[acblackford]

@smk0033 This is ready for review! The only thing that needs a small update is the color mapping of the snowfall accumulation data.

[smk0033]

This seems to be in Markdown, I'd update this to a "Raw" cell and adjust the formatting to the following:

---
title: When Winter Rages
description: Exploring the Power and Impact of Blizzards
author: Andrew Blackford (UAH)
date: August 7, 2025
execute:
   freeze: true
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Also, make sure to add this notebook to the _quarto.yml file in this PR, that way it'll be visible in the docs site :)

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[smk0033]

Line #5.        f"{RASTER_API_URL.rstrip('/')}/collections/{collection_id}"

Remove .strip('/') 

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[smk0033]

I'd recommend splitting this cell up, you might could add the mapping to a new cell like you did with the other examples here

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[smk0033]

Line #25.        f"{RASTER_API_URL.rstrip('/')}/collections/{collection_id}"

Remove .rstrip('/') 

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[smk0033]

Great notebook! I've taken a first pass at a review, mostly just cleanup type things. Let me know if you have any questions, mainly about the error I'm getting with some of the utility function arguments

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[smk0033]

Thanks for addressing the feedback, Andrew! A couple lingering comments, but not blockers or anything major, so I'll approve the PR:

• Under the section "Example: Total Snowfall (1950 Blizzard)", I'd recommend moving those imports to the top of the notebook with the others
• I'd recommend removing "rstrip" from a few of the lines. However, the code still works with or without it, so not too concerned here!
• Recommend splitting up a couple cells that include collection, tile request, and mapping in one. I'd just split the mapping out into it's own cell. This is noted more just for consistency, since some cells are split up and others aren't
• Unless I'm overlooking something, it seems like everything is pulled from the VEDA STAC, so I think the earthaccess library import at the top can safely be removed

Great notebook!