Analyze EarthScope data from NDP

Use an ordinary scientific question to start the investigation. The agent should find appropriate observations and analyze them, with private sign-in and normal connection approval when needed. You do not need to specify a tool sequence or collect samples for it.

Can the available EarthScope observations help us compare ground movement around
a California reservoir over the last five winters? Show what the data supports
and explain whether it can inform an interpretation of water storage.

Name the reservoir in your request so CLIO can choose relevant stations. It first checks whether the available measurements and historical coverage support the comparison.

Check the observations before interpreting them

The agent should establish the producing instrument or model, station identities, measurement units, reference frame, timestamps and any processing. A station listing is not a displacement series. A catalog publisher label or a raw_csv path alone does not establish genuine instrument observations.

Preprocessed observations may be useful when their transformations and limitations are documented. Their suitability depends on the scientific question. A smooth plot or a large row count does not independently validate the source.

Establish the historical coverage

CLIO should check the requested variables and time span through the actual service or a corresponding NDP archive. It should report usable dates, gaps, station changes and the compatibility of any sources joined for a comparison.

If the inspected stream has no retrievable history and no compatible archive is found, the answer should say that historical data is unavailable through those checked sources. If an error or access boundary prevents checking, the answer should say availability could not be verified. Replaying a demonstration file does not fill a missing historical interval.

Review the scientific result

For data that supports the question, CLIO should produce the analysis and useful figures itself, retaining source identities and processing with the outputs. Displacement alone does not establish reservoir water storage: a defensible interpretation also needs the relevant model, uncertainty and supporting measurements. The report should distinguish measured changes from interpretations.

For reviewed exported investigations, see scientific questions for NDP. For stream and history handling, see NDP streams.