Workshop Agenda
+The full-day workshop will be divided into the following sections:
+1:00 - 1:05 PM | +Introduction | - Overview of the workshop and participant survey to assess skill levels. | | +
1:05 - 1:15 PM | +Introduction to US GHG Center Portal | - Overview of stories, topics, data, and available information. | | +
1:15 - 1:25 PM | +Exploring Data via Portal | - Demonstration of how to answer science questions using the portal, such as data visualization over time to assess policy impacts. | | +
1:25 - 1:55 PM | +Activity 1 | - Hands-on data analysis and visualization—participants will explore time series data, perform date comparisons, and integrate results into a report document. | | +
1:55 - 2:05 PM | +BREAK | | +
2:05 - 2:15 PM | +Setup | - Ensure participants have the environment ready for open-source tools and code. | | +
2:15 - 2:30 PM | +Science Background for Activity 2 | - Explore the relationship between precipitation rate and soil moisture in wetland emissions. | | +
2:30 - 3:15 PM | +Activity 2 | - Using JupyterHub Notebooks with various GHG Center datasets, including external data, to examine the science question. Participants will draw conclusions and document their findings. | +
3:15 - 3:25 PM | +BREAK | | +
3:25 - 3:35 PM | +QGIS Introduction | - Overview of QGIS and its workflow process. | | +
3:35 - 4:05 PM | +Activity 3 | - Hands-on session using QGIS to interact with portal datasets and generate actionable data for policy or decision-making, culminating in a documented report. | | +
4:05 - 4:15 PM | +Review | - Recap key learning points, share outcomes from participants’ documents. | | +
4:15 - 4:20 PM | +Feedback | - Collect participant feedback via a survey and wrap up the workshop. | | +
Throughout the workshop, facilitators will be available to provide support and guidance, ensuring participants are able to actively explore the workshop topics and apply their knowledge and skills to their own research projects.
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