Grid cells are weighted by their intersection area with the glacier AOI. Each year exports weights, coverage, a daily table, monthly summary and visual panel.
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## Spatial extraction
Grid cells are weighted by their intersection area with the glacier AOI. Each year exports weights, coverage, a daily table, monthly summary and visual panel.
```python
weighted_mean = (cell_value * intersection_area).sum() / intersection_area.sum()
```