pyart.retrieve.est_vertical_windshear#

pyart.retrieve.est_vertical_windshear(radar, az_tol=0.5, wind_field=None, windshear_field=None)[source]#

Estimates wind shear.

Parameters:

  • radar (Radar) – Radar object

  • az_tol (float) – azimuth tolerance to consider gate on top of selected one

  • wind_field (str) – name of the horizontal wind velocity field

  • windshear_field (str) – name of the vertical wind shear field

Returns:

windshear (dict) – Field dictionary containing the wind shear field