HowTo dwnld wetmask

Here is how to access the wetlands mask:


1.  go to http://www.lbaeco.org/lbaeco/data/data_lba.htm


2.  in the search box in the middle of the page, enter (no quotes)

   melack basinwide mask

(and click "search")


3.  on the search results page, it will show

"lba-eco lc-07 basinwide amazon wetlands 100m mask based on jers sar images (v.apr08)"
inside a yellow bar.

Below that and to the right, in a grey box, click on "View full metadata"


4.  this page shows all the information about this wetland mask.
Keep a copy of that page.  (If any of that information is not clear, please do not hesitate
to contact me.)


5.  On this page is the link to the data, in the section "Download Data Sets" beside the yellow
"IMPORTANT" box.  Just below that box you see two URLs from which you can download
the mask.  The same April 2008 version of the mask is at both of those URLs.

If you need technical assistance with the ftp or the browser downloads from those URLs, email me.

6.  Also please see the "Data Set User's Guide" just below the data download link.  Again, if
that guide is unclear, do not hesitate to email me for clarification.