pyart.aux_io.read_file_c

pyart.aux_io.read_file_c(file, moment='ZH', keep_all_rays=True, physic_value=False, masked_array=False, verbose=False)

Reads a METRANET data file

Parameters:

• file (str) – file name

• moment (str) – moment name

• keep_all_rays (boolean) – If true will keep duplicate azimuth but will not sort them (they will not start from zero).

• physic_value (boolean) – If true returns the physical value. Otherwise the digital value

• masked_array (boolean) – If true returns a numpy masked array with NaN values masked. Otherwise returns a regular masked array with NaN values

• verbose (boolean) – If true prints out extra information

Returns:

ret_data (RadarData object) – An object containing the information read from the file