Dusty documentation

Welcome to DUSTY’s Documentation

DUSTY is a modular pipeline for detecting, validating, and tracking dust storms using satellite (MERRA-2) and METAR data. It provides storm lifecycle tracking, proximity analysis, and METAR cross-validation.

Core Features: - 🛰️ Satellite-based Dust Detection (MERRA-2) - 🛬 Airport Proximity Filtering - 📈 Storm Lifecycle Tracking - 🧪 Monthly Threshold Analysis - 📋 METAR Agreement Verification

Start with installation or dive into usage.

Contents:

• Welcome to DUSTY
  • Overview
  • Capabilities
  • Use Cases
  • Project Layout
  • Author & License
• Installation
  • Prerequisites
  • Required Python Packages
  • Clone the Repository
  • Set Up Authentication (Earthdata)
  • Configuration File
  • Running DUSTY
• Usage
  • Step-by-Step Execution
  • Modules Automatically Run
  • Expected Outputs
  • Troubleshooting
  • Best Practices
• Modules
  • MERRA2AODProcessor
  • MERRA2AODANAProcessor
  • MonthlyDustAnalyzer Module
  • StormDetector Module
  • FusionStormDetector Module