Notebook Gallery - OSDF usage examples

Browse all notebooks in this collection, grouped by data origin (the OSDF origin a notebook streams from). Each entry shows a short description and the key tags so you can spot relevant ones at a glance.

For the tag taxonomy and conventions, see CONTRIBUTING.md. For background on OSDF and PelicanFS, see Project Pythia’s OSDF Cookbook.

Note on platform: tags. Most notebooks default to a Dask LocalCluster (with PBS/Slurm options for HPC users), so they should run on a laptop with no changes other than a cluster-switch toggle. The platform: tag documents where the notebook was verified, not the only place it can run.

Find a notebook¶

Have NCAR HPC access (Casper/Derecho)? → Check the GDEX / NCAR Data Origin section — these stream from NCAR’s GDEX origin.
Want to run on your laptop or in the cloud? → Look for platform:laptop or platform:jetstream2 notebooks under Cross-platform / cloud.
Looking for ML examples? → See Machine learning.
Comparing OSDF performance? → See Benchmarks.

GDEX / NCAR Data Origin¶

Notebooks that stream data from NCAR’s OSDF origin — i.e. NCAR’s Geoscience Data Exchange (GDEX) — covering CESM2 LENS, ERA5, JRA-3Q, DART, CONUS404, NA-CORDEX, SAAG, HadISST, and more. All of these run on Casper.

Notebook	Description	Tags
`cesm_bias.ipynb`	Bias-correct CESM2 LENS temperatures using ERA5	dataset:cesm dataset:era5 task:bias-correction platform:casper
`cesm_gmst_ncar.ipynb`	Compute and plot CESM2 LENS GMST anomaly	dataset:cesm task:visualization platform:casper
`cesm_oceanheat.ipynb`	Compute surface ocean heat content from CESM2 LENS	dataset:cesm task:visualization platform:casper
`conus404.ipynb`	Diagnostic plots from CONUS404	dataset:conus404 task:visualization platform:casper
`dart-cam6.ipynb`	Diagnostic plots from the DART/CAM6 reanalysis	dataset:dart task:visualization platform:casper
`jra_3q.ipynb`	Plots from the JRA-3Q reanalysis	dataset:jra3q task:visualization platform:casper
`eol_era5.ipynb`	ERA5 access via the EOL/NCAR origin	dataset:era5 platform:casper
`era5_precip.ipynb`	ERA5 precipitation diagnostics	dataset:era5 task:visualization platform:casper
`geocat_climatology.ipynb`	Daily-temperature climatology with `geocat-comp`	dataset:era5 task:climatology platform:casper
`hadisst_elnino.ipynb`	El Niño diagnostics from HadISST	dataset:hadisst task:visualization platform:casper
`jja_heatindex.ipynb`	JJA heat-index calculation	task:visualization platform:casper
`na_cordex.ipynb`	NA-CORDEX diagnostic plots	dataset:na-cordex task:visualization platform:casper
`saag.ipynb`	SAAG dataset diagnostics	task:visualization platform:casper
`uxarray_test.ipynb`	Unstructured-grid access via UXarray	task:visualization platform:casper
`mesaclip_regrid_sst.ipynb`	Regrid & visualize SST from the MESACLIP (CESM-iHESP) historical run	dataset:cesm task:visualization platform:casper

AWS Open Data¶

Notebooks that stream from the OSDF AWS open-data origin.

Notebook	Description	Tags
`cmip6_gmst_zarr.ipynb`	Multi-model GMST from CMIP6 zarr (~27 GCMs), compared to HadCRUT5	dataset:cmip6 task:visualization
`cmip6_ecs.ipynb`	Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity from CMIP6	dataset:cmip6 task:ecs
`cmip6_bias_correction.ipynb`	Bias-correct CMIP6 output	dataset:cmip6 task:bias-correction
`cmip6_precipitation.ipynb`	CMIP6 precipitation diagnostics	dataset:cmip6 task:visualization
`hrrr_aws.ipynb`	Stream HRRR data from AWS	dataset:hrrr origin:aws
`simple_aws_example.ipynb`	Minimal AWS-origin example — good first notebook	origin:aws level:beginner

Cross-platform / cloud examples¶

Notebooks demonstrating execution outside Casper.

Notebook	Description	Tags
`cesm_osdf_stampede3.ipynb`	Bias-correction workflow on TACC Stampede3	platform:stampede3 dataset:cesm task:bias-correction
`jetstream_intro.ipynb`	Introduction to running on Jetstream2	platform:jetstream2 level:beginner
`jetstream_cesm_oceanheat.ipynb`	Ocean-heat workflow on Jetstream2	platform:jetstream2 dataset:cesm
`jetstream_cmip6_gmst.ipynb`	CMIP6 GMST on Jetstream2	platform:jetstream2 dataset:cmip6

Benchmarks¶

Notebooks that measure data-access throughput from various OSDF origins.

Notebook	Description	Tags
`ndc_workflows/aws_benchmark.ipynb`	Benchmark CESM2 LENS access from AWS origin	task:benchmark origin:aws
`ndc_workflows/ncar_benchmark.ipynb`	Benchmark NCAR-origin access (DART)	task:benchmark origin:ncar-data-origin
`ndc_workflows/ncar_benchmark_simple.ipynb`	Simplified NCAR benchmark	task:benchmark level:beginner
`ndc_workflows/ncar_benchmark_ap40.ipynb`	NCAR-origin benchmark via OSPool AP40	task:benchmark platform:ospool

Machine-learning workflows¶

Notebook	Description	Tags
`ml_workflows/nino3.4_index.ipynb`	Logistic-regression Niño 3.4 prediction from SST	task:ml dataset:hadisst

NDC pathfinder workflows¶

Notebooks developed under the National Discovery Cloud Pathfinder initiative. Most run on a laptop without HPC access.

Notebook	Description	Tags
`ndc_workflows/sonar_ai.ipynb`	Plot echograms from NOAA SONAR data	dataset:sonar origin:aws
`ndc_workflows/pycogss_spectral_change.ipynb`	Spectral change from Sentinel-2 imagery	dataset:sentinel2 origin:aws
`ndc_workflows/envistor_test_ap40.ipynb`	Envistor test via OSPool AP40	platform:ospool

Scripts (non-notebook)¶

Script	Description
`scripts/ospool_example/`	Submit OSDF benchmarks to OSPool via HTCondor