Sketchbook Earth: Illustrated Climate Chronicles

Sketchbook Earth was a project aiming to democratize the production of climate intelligence reports, traditionally restricted due to the reliance on internal ECMWF tools. We proposed developing a series of Jupyter notebooks that will illustrate our planet’s climate stories in an accessible and engaging manner.

Leveraging the new cads-toolbox Python package, these notebooks retrieved and processed data from the Copernicus climate data store (CDS), transforming raw information into expressive visual narratives. We focused on downloading and preprocessing Essential Climate Variables (ECVs), calculating climate anomalies, and generating visualizations that echo the vibrant storytelling found in a sketchbook. 

The resulting Jupyter notebooks not only provided meaningful climate insights but also serve as a comprehensive training resource. Through Sketchbook Earth, we aim to offer a more visual, comprehensible, and reproducible approach to climate intelligence.

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