meteodatalab.operators.brn

algorithm for BRN operator.

Functions

fbrn(p, t, qv, u, v, hhl, hsurf)

Bulk Richardson Number (BRN).
meteodatalab.operators.brn.fbrn(p: DataArray, t: DataArray, qv: DataArray, u: DataArray, v: DataArray, hhl: DataArray, hsurf: DataArray) → DataArray[source]

Bulk Richardson Number (BRN).

Parameters:

  • p (xarray.DataArray) – pressure in Pa

  • t (xarray.DataArray) – air temperature in K

  • qv (xarray.DataArray) – specific humidity (dimensionless)

  • u (xarray.DataArray) – the x component of the wind velocity in m/s

  • v (xarray.DataArray) – the y component of the wind velocity in m/s

  • hhl (xarray.DataArray) – Heights of the interfaces between vertical layers in m amsl

  • hsurf (xarray.DataArray) – earth surface height in m amsl

Returns:

Bulk Richardson Number (dimensionless)

Return type:

xarray.DataArray