[GSoC Project Proposal]: Implement QARTOD Glider QA/QC recommendations in ioos-qc
Labels: project idea, GSoC26
Project Description
Check what tests are in the QARTOD glider manual, but not implement yet. Note that some of the test are similar and may just need a new kw rather than a fresh implementation. Ideally we should avoid code repetition. Here is a list based on the latest version of the QARTOD manual:
Test 1) Timing/Gap Test (Required) Test 2) Syntax Test (Required) Test 3) Location Test (Required) Test 4) Gross Range Test (Required) Test 5) Pressure Test (Required) Test 6) Climatology Test (Strongly Recommended) Test 7) Spike Test (Strongly Recommended) Test 8) Rate of Change Test (Strongly Recommended) Test 9) Flat Line Test (Strongly Recommended) Test 10) Multi-Variate Test (Suggested) Test 11) Attenuated Signal Test (Suggested) Test 12) Previous Profile Test (Suggested) Test 13) TS Curve/Space Test (Suggested) Test 14) Density Inversion Test (Suggested)
Those that are already implemented in some way or another may need either a new keyword option for glider, or improved documentation with sane default values for gliders. A good proposal would also include notebook examples with real glider data. Here are some data and a notebook for inspiration:
Possible data files for testing:
- from https://github.com/ioos/ioos_qc/issues/58 we have https://github.com/ocefpaf/gdm/tree/main/tests/datasets/ru16-20110810T1330
Notebook example for glider QA/QC:
Bonus points would go for proposals that expand on QARTOD by contacting the glider community and augment ioos-qc with extra QA/QC rules, like the ones from the OG community and the IOOS own glider-dac:
- https://github.com/OceanGlidersCommunity/glider-tools-list
- https://github.com/ioos/glider-dac/issues/478
Expected Outcomes
Improved docs, new glider QA/QC functions and some examples on how to use the library with real glider data.
Skills Required
Intermedia Python
Expected Project Size
350 hours
Project Difficulty
Intermediate
Mentor Name(s)
Filipe Fernandes, Callum Rollo
Mentor GitHub Handle(s)
@ocefpaf, @callumrollo
Mentor Contact Email(s)
Contributor Evaluation/GSoC GitHub Issue Links
No response
Additional Project Background/Links
https://github.com/ioos/ioos_qc/
Previous Project Idea Link(s)
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