act.discovery.download_neon_data#

act.discovery.download_neon_data(site_code, product_code, start_date, end_date=None, output_dir=None)[source]#

Returns a list of data products available for a NEON site. Please be sure to view the readme files that are downloaded as well as there may be a number of different products.

If you want more information on the NEON file formats, please see: https://www.neonscience.org/data-samples/data-management/data-formats-conventions

NEON sites can be found through the NEON website https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/explore-field-sites

Please be sure to acknowledge and cite the NEON program and data products appropriately: https://www.neonscience.org/data-samples/data-policies-citation

Parameters:

  • site (str) – NEON site identifier. Required variable

  • product_code (str) – NEON product code. Required variable

  • start_date (str) – Start date of the range to download in YYYY-MM format

  • end_date (str) – End date of the range to download in YYYY-MM format. If None, will just download data for start_date

  • output_dir (str) – Local directory to store the data. If None, will default to [current working directory]/[site_code]_[product_code]

Returns:

files (list) – Returns a list of files that were downloaded