Download L3SMI data using R

[ygrund]

Hi there,

I would like to modify the R script of "DAAC_Data_Download_R" (https://git.earthdata.nasa.gov/projects/LPDUR/repos/daac_data_download_r/browse/DAACDataDownload.R) to download L3SMI data located at https://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov (directaccess/CYAN/L3SMI/). With my Earthdata account credentials, I had no problem to download the .hdf file with the example link in the script, but I couldn't download the .tif files by simply replacing the the link in the script as following,
files <- "https://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov (/directaccess/CYAN/L3SMI/2020/366/L2020366.L3m_DAY_CYAN_CI_cyano_CYAN_CONUS_300m_1_1.tif)"

The error message is
"
Downloading: 460 B [1] "L2020366.L3m_DAY_CYAN_CI_cyano_CYAN_CONUS_300m_1_1.tif not downloaded. Verify that your username and password are correct in C:\\Users\\ygrund/.netrc"
"

I am not sure if the error was truly caused by the credentials. It would be very helpful if you could provide me any suggestions.

Thank you,
Yuan Grund

[gnwiii]

The R script "works for me" using <<files <- "https://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov (/cgi/getfile/L2020366.L3m_DAY_CYAN_CI_cyano_CYAN_CONUS_300m_1_1.tif)">>. You can generate a list of URL's using the file search page: [url]https://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov (/api/file_search/)[/url]. In the past, I found I sometimes needed two entries in my .netrc file, one for "machine urs.earthdata.nasa.gov" and one for "machine oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov".

[ygrund]

Thanks, ggwii. No I didn't have the luck to get the file downloaded after I wrote both lines "machine urs.earthdata.nasa.gov" and "machine oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov" to netrc_conn. I attached the R script in this request. Appreciate if you could take a look if there is anything I missed. Thanks!

[OB.DAAC - amscott]

I see a message from the Earthdata helpdesk at the bottom of your script that points to potential issues you should investigate and try to correct. Have you addressed them already?

###
# Issue: ---
# Author: Catalino Cuadrado (catalino.cuadrado@nasa.gov) # Date: 12-19-2018
################################################################################# # Set up R
# You may need to install the httr package.
# install.packages("httr") setwd("C:/Users/ygrund/ygrund_C_Users/PROJECTS/HABs/Branches/2022/ HAB_Shiny_app")
library(httr)
netrc_path <- "./Earthdata/.netrc"
cookie_path <- "./Earthdata/.urs_cookies"
downloaded_file_path <- "./Earthdata/2020/ L2020301.L3m_DAY_CYAN_CI_cyano_CYAN_CONUS_300m_1_1.tif"
# Before using the script
#Set up your ~/.netrc file as listed here: https://wiki.earthdata.nasa.gov/ display/EL/How+To+Access+Data+With+cURL+And+Wget set_config(config(followlocation=1,netrc=1,netrc_file=netrc_path,cookie=cookie_path,cookie httr::GET(url = "https://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov (/directaccess/CYAN/L3SMI/ 2020/301/L2020301.L3m_DAY_CYAN_CI_cyano_CYAN_CONUS_300m_1_1.tif)",
write_disk(downloaded_file_path, overwrite = TRUE))

From that message, you can see that your .netrc file is not where it should be. Your 'home' directory is directly under your user. This path appears to be "C:/Users/ygrund/". Please work through the notes shared by the helpdesk above and try your download again.