pyart.io

Description

Input and output (pyart.io)

Functions to read and write radar and grid data to and from a number of file formats.

Reading radar data

In most cases the pyart.io.read() function should be used to read in radar data from a file. In certain cases the function the read function for the format in question should be used.

read(filename[, use_rsl])	Read a radar file and return a radar object.
read_rsl(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a file supported by RSL.
read_mdv(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a MDV file.
read_sigmet(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a Sigmet (IRIS) product file.
read_cfradial(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a Cfradial 1.4 netCDF file.
read_cfradial2(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a Cfradial2 netCDF file.
read_chl(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a CSU-CHILL CHL file.
read_nexrad_archive(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a NEXRAD Level 2 Archive file.
read_nexrad_cdm(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a Common Data Model (CDM) NEXRAD Level 2 file.
read_nexrad_level3(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a NEXRAD Level 3 product.
read_uf(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a UF File.

Writing radar data

write_cfradial(filename, radar[, format, ...])	Write a Radar object to a CF/Radial compliant netCDF file.
write_uf(filename, radar[, uf_field_names, ...])	Write a Radar object to a UF file.

Reading grid data

read_grid(filename[, exclude_fields, ...])	Read a netCDF grid file produced by Py-ART.
read_grid_mdv(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a MDV file to a Grid Object.

Writing grid data

write_grid(filename, grid[, format, ...])	Write a Grid object to a CF-1.5 and ARM standard netCDF file.
write_grid_mdv(filename, grid[, ...])	Write grid object to MDV file.
write_grid_geotiff(grid, filename, field[, ...])	Write a Py-ART Grid object to a GeoTIFF file.

Reading Sonde data

read_arm_sonde(filename)	Read a ARM sonde file returning a wind profile.
read_arm_sonde_vap(filename[, radar, ...])	Read a ARM interpolated or merged sonde returning a wind profile.

Special use

prepare_for_read(filename[, storage_options])	Return a file like object read for reading.
make_time_unit_str(dtobj)	Return a time unit string from a datetime object.

Functions

make_time_unit_str(dtobj)	Return a time unit string from a datetime object.
prepare_for_read(filename[, storage_options])	Return a file like object read for reading.
read(filename[, use_rsl])	Read a radar file and return a radar object.
read_arm_sonde(filename)	Read a ARM sonde file returning a wind profile.
read_arm_sonde_vap(filename[, radar, ...])	Read a ARM interpolated or merged sonde returning a wind profile.
read_cfradial(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a Cfradial 1.4 netCDF file.
read_cfradial2(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a Cfradial2 netCDF file.
read_chl(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a CSU-CHILL CHL file.
read_grid(filename[, exclude_fields, ...])	Read a netCDF grid file produced by Py-ART.
read_grid_mdv(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a MDV file to a Grid Object.
read_mdv(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a MDV file.
read_nexrad_archive(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a NEXRAD Level 2 Archive file.
read_nexrad_cdm(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a Common Data Model (CDM) NEXRAD Level 2 file.
read_nexrad_level3(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a NEXRAD Level 3 product.
read_rsl(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a file supported by RSL.
read_sigmet(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a Sigmet (IRIS) product file.
read_uf(filename[, field_names, ...])	Read a UF File.
write_cfradial(filename, radar[, format, ...])	Write a Radar object to a CF/Radial compliant netCDF file.
write_grid(filename, grid[, format, ...])	Write a Grid object to a CF-1.5 and ARM standard netCDF file.
write_grid_geotiff(grid, filename, field[, ...])	Write a Py-ART Grid object to a GeoTIFF file.
write_grid_mdv(filename, grid[, ...])	Write grid object to MDV file.
write_uf(filename, radar[, uf_field_names, ...])	Write a Radar object to a UF file.