pyrad.io.get_datatype_fields

pyrad.io.get_datatype_fields(datadescriptor)

splits the data type descriptor and provides each individual member

Parameters:

datadescriptor (str) – radar field type. Format : [radar file type]:[datatype]

Returns:

• radarnr (str) – radar number, i.e. RADAR1, RADAR2, …

• datagroup (str) – data type group, i.e. RAINBOW, RAD4ALP, ODIM, CFRADIAL, ICON, MXPOL …

• datatype (str) – data type, i.e. dBZ, ZDR, ISO0, …

• dataset (str) – dataset type (for saved data only)

• product (str) – product type (for saved data only)