pyrad.io

Description

Input and output (pyrad.io)

Functions to read and write data and configuration files.

Reading configuration files

read_config(fname[, cfg, defaults])

Read a pyrad config file.

Reading radar data

get_data(voltime, datatypesdescr, cfg)

Reads pyrad input data.

Reading icon data

icon2radar_data(radar, icon_coord, icon_data)	get the icon value corresponding to each radar gate using nearest neighbour interpolation
icon2radar_coord(radar, icon_coord[, ...])	Given the radar coordinates find the nearest icon model pixel
hzt2radar_data(radar, hzt_coord, hzt_data[, ...])	get the HZT value corresponding to each radar gate using nearest neighbour interpolation
hzt2radar_coord(radar, hzt_coord[, ...])	Given the radar coordinates find the nearest HZT pixel
get_icon_fields(icon_data, icon_ind[, ...])	Get the icon data corresponding to each radar gate using a precomputed look up table of the nearest neighbour
get_iso0_field(hzt_data, hzt_ind, z_radar[, ...])	Get the height over iso0 data corresponding to each radar gate using a precomputed look up table of the nearest neighbour
read_icon_data(fname[, field_names, celsius])	Reads icon data from a netcdf file
read_icon_coord(fname[, zmin])	Reads icon coordinates from a netcdf file
read_hzt_data(fname[, chy0, chx0, read_lib])	Reads iso-0 degree data from an HZT file
read_iso0_mf_data(fname)	Reads iso-0 degree data from a MF NWP in text format
read_iso0_grib_data(fname)	Reads a 2D field of iso-0 degree data from a MF NWP in GRIB format
iso2radar_data(radar, iso0_data, time_info)	get the iso0 value corresponding to each radar gate
grib2radar_data(radar, iso0_data, time_info)	get the iso0 value corresponding to each radar gate
get_iso0_ref(radar, iso0_data, time_index[, ...])	gets the is0 that has to be taken as reference.

Reading DEM data

dem2radar_data(radar, dem_data[, slice_xy, ...])	get the DEM value corresponding to each radar gate using nearest neighbour interpolation
read_idrisi_data(fname[, fill_value])	Reads DEM data from an IDRISI .rst file
read_idrisi_metadata(fname)	Reads DEM metadata from a IDRISI .rdc file

Reading other data

read_centroids_npz(fname)	Reads an npz file containing data used in centroid computation
read_centroids(fname)	Reads a file containing the centroids for the semi-supervised classification
read_proc_periods(fname)	Reads a file containing the start and stop times of periods to process
read_last_state(fname)	Reads a file containing the date of acquisition of the last volume processed
read_status(voltime, cfg[, ind_rad])	Reads rad4alp xml status file.
read_rad4alp_icon(fname, datatype[, ngates])	Reads rad4alp ICON data binary file.
read_rad4alp_vis(fname, datatype)	Reads rad4alp visibility data binary file.
read_excess_gates(fname)	Reads a csv files containing the position of gates exceeding a given percentile of frequency of occurrence
read_colocated_gates(fname)	Reads a csv files containing the position of colocated gates
read_colocated_data(fname)	Reads a csv files containing colocated data
read_timeseries(fname)	Reads a time series contained in a csv file
read_ts_cum(fname)	Reads a time series of precipitation accumulation contained in a csv file
read_monitoring_ts(fname[, sort_by_date])	Reads a monitoring time series contained in a csv file
read_intercomp_scores_ts(fname[, sort_by_date])	Reads a radar intercomparison scores csv file
get_sensor_data(date, datatype, cfg)	Gets data from a point measurement sensor (rain gauge or disdrometer)
read_smn(fname)	Reads SwissMetNet data contained in a csv file
read_smn2(fname)	Reads SwissMetNet data contained in a csv file with format station,time,value
read_coord_sensors(fname)	Reads a file containing the coordinates of multiple sensors.
read_disdro_scattering(fname)	Reads scattering parameters computed from disdrometer data contained in a text file
read_disdro_parsivel(fname)	Reads data collected by a parsivel disdrometer and stored in a csv file
read_knmi(fname[, col_names])	Reads a file containing precipitation data from sensors retrieved from the KNMI archive.
read_sun_hits(fname)	Reads sun hits data contained in a csv file
read_sun_hits_multiple_days(cfg, time_ref[, ...])	Reads sun hits data from multiple file sources
read_sun_retrieval(fname)	Reads sun retrieval data contained in a csv file
read_solar_flux(fname)	Reads solar flux data from the DRAO observatory in Canada
read_selfconsistency(fname)	Reads a self-consistency table with Zdr, Kdp/Zh columns
read_antenna_pattern(fname[, linear, twoway])	Read antenna pattern from file
read_meteorage(fname)	Reads METEORAGE lightning data contained in a text file. The file has the following fields: date: date + time + time zone lon: longitude [degree] lat: latitude [degree] intens: amplitude [kilo amperes] ns: number of strokes of the flash mode: kind of localization [0,15] intra: 1 = intra-cloud , 0 = cloud-to-ground ax: length of the semi-major axis of the ellipse [km] ki2: standard deviation on the localization computation (Ki^2) ecc: eccentricity (major-axis / minor-axis) incl: ellipse inclination (angle with respect to the North, +90° is East) [degrees] sind: stroke index within the flash.
read_lightning(fname[, filter_data])	Reads lightning data contained in a text file. The file has the following fields: flashnr: (0 is for noise) UTC seconds of the day Time within flash (in seconds) Latitude (decimal degrees) Longitude (decimal degrees) Altitude (m MSL) Power (dBm).
read_lightning_traj(fname)	Reads lightning trajectory data contained in a csv file. The file has the following fields: Date UTC [seconds since midnight] # Flash Flash Power (dBm) Value at flash Mean value in a 3x3x3 polar box Min value in a 3x3x3 polar box Max value in a 3x3x3 polar box # valid values in the polar box.
read_lightning_all(fname[, labels])	Reads a file containing lightning data and co-located polarimetric data. fields: flashnr time data Time within flash (in seconds) Latitude (decimal degrees) Longitude (decimal degrees) Altitude (m MSL) Power (dBm) Polarimetric values at flash position.
read_trt_scores(fname)	Reads the TRT scores contained in a text file. The file has the following fields: traj ID max flash density time max flash density rank max flash density max rank time max rank.
read_trt_data(fname)	Reads the TRT data contained in a text file. The file has the following fields: traj_ID yyyymmddHHMM.
read_trt_traj_data(fname)	Reads the TRT cell data contained in a text file. The file has the following fields: traj_ID yyyymmddHHMM.
read_trt_thundertracking_traj_data(fname)	Reads the TRT cell data contained in a text file. The file has the following fields: traj_ID scan_ordered_time scan_time azi rng yyyymmddHHMM.
read_trt_cell_lightning(fname)	Reads the lightning data of a TRT cell. The file has the following fields: traj_ID yyyymmddHHMM lon lat area RANKr nflashes flash_dens.
read_trt_info_all(info_path)	Reads all the TRT info files
read_trt_info_all2(info_path)	Reads all the TRT info files
read_trt_info(fname)	Reads the TRT info used for thundertracking and contained in a text file.
read_trt_info2(fname)	Reads the TRT info used for thundertracking and contained in a text file.
read_thundertracking_info(fname)	Reads the TRT info used for thundertracking
read_rhi_profile(fname[, labels])	Reads a monitoring time series contained in a csv file
read_vpr_theo_parameters(fname)	Reads the parameters defining a theoretical VPR profile from a csv file
read_histogram(fname)	Reads a histogram contained in a csv file
read_quantiles(fname)	Reads quantiles contained in a csv file
read_profile_ts(fname_list, labels[, hres, ...])	Reads a colection of profile data file and creates a time series
read_histogram_ts(fname_list, datatype[, t_res])	Reads a colection of histogram data file and creates a time series
read_quantiles_ts(fname_list[, step, qmin, ...])	Reads a colection of quantiles data file and creates a time series
read_ml_ts(fname)	Reads a melting layer time series contained in a csv file
read_windmills_data(fname)	Read the wind mills data csv file
read_radiosounding_wyoming(station, dtime)	Download radiosounding data from the University of Wyoming website.
read_radiosounding_igra(station, dtime)	Download radiosounding data from from the Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive (IGRA)
read_fzl_igra(station, dtime)	Get an estimation of the freezing level height from the Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive (IGRA)

Writing data

write_vol_csv(fname, radar, field_name[, ...])	Creates a kml file with the radar volume data
write_vol_kml(fname, radar, field_name[, ...])	Creates a kml file with the radar volume data
write_centroids(fname, centroids_dict, var_names)	writes the centroids of a semi-supervised hydrometeor classification
write_proc_periods(start_times, end_times, fname)	writes an output file containing start and stop times of periods to process
write_ts_lightning(flashnr, time_data, ...)	writes the LMA sources data and the value of the colocated polarimetric variables
send_msg(sender, receiver_list, subject, fname)	sends the content of a text file by email
write_alarm_msg(radar_name, param_name_unit, ...)	writes an alarm file
write_last_state(datetime_last, fname)	writes SwissMetNet data in format datetime,avg_value, std_value
write_smn(datetime_vec, value_avg_vec, ...)	writes SwissMetNet data in format datetime,avg_value, std_value
write_trt_info(ids, max_rank, nscans, ...)	writes TRT info of the thundertracking
write_trt_thundertracking_data(traj_ID, ...)	writes TRT cell data of the thundertracking scan
write_trt_cell_data(traj_ID, yyyymmddHHMM, ...)	writes TRT cell data
write_trt_cell_scores(traj_ID, ...)	writes TRT cells scores
write_trt_cell_lightning(cell_ID, cell_time, ...)	writes the lightning data for each TRT cell
write_trt_rpc(cell_ID, cell_time, lon, lat, ...)	writes the rimed particles column data for a TRT cell
write_vpr_theo_params(vpr_theo_dict, fname)	writes the parameters defining a theoretical VPR profile into a csv file
write_vpr_info(vpr_info_dict, fname)	Writes a dictionary containing relevant parameters of the VPR profile retrieval into a text file
write_rhi_profile(hvec, data, nvalid_vec, ...)	writes the values of an RHI profile in a text file
write_field_coverage(quantiles, values, ...)	writes the quantiles of the coverage on a particular sector
write_cdf(quantiles, values, ntot, nnan, ...)	writes a cumulative distribution function
write_histogram(bin_edges, values, fname[, ...])	writes a histogram
write_quantiles(quantiles, values, fname[, ...])	writes quantiles
write_multiple_points(dataset, fname)	write radar data obtained at multiple points
write_multiple_points_grid(dataset, fname)	write data obtained at multiple points from a grid
write_ts_polar_data(dataset, fname)	writes time series of data
write_ts_grid_data(dataset, fname[, sensorid])	writes time series of data
write_ts_cum(dataset, fname)	writes time series accumulation of data
write_ts_stats(dt, value, fname[, stat])	writes time series of statistics
write_monitoring_ts(start_time, np_t, ...[, ...])	writes time series of data
write_excess_gates(excess_dict, fname)	Writes the position and values of gates that have a frequency of occurrence higher than a particular threshold
write_intercomp_scores_ts(start_time, stats, ...)	writes time series of radar intercomparison scores
write_colocated_gates(coloc_gates, fname)	Writes the position of gates colocated with two radars
write_colocated_data(coloc_data, fname)	Writes the data of gates colocated with two radars
write_colocated_data_time_avg(coloc_data, fname)	Writes the time averaged data of gates colocated with two radars
write_sun_hits(sun_hits, fname)	Writes sun hits data.
write_sun_retrieval(sun_retrieval, fname)	Writes sun retrieval data.
write_fixed_angle(time_data, fixed_angle, ...)	writes an output file with the fixed angle data

Auxiliary functions

get_rad4alp_prod_fname(datatype)	Given a datatype find the corresponding start and termination of the METRANET product file name
get_datatype_skyecho(datatype)	maps de config file radar data type name into the corresponding SKYECHO data type name and Py-ART field name
map_hydro(hydro_data_op)	maps the operational hydrometeor classification identifiers to the ones used by Py-ART
map_Doppler(Doppler_data_bin, Nyquist_vel)	maps the binary METRANET Doppler data to actual Doppler velocity
get_save_dir(basepath, procname, dsname, prdname)	obtains the path to a product directory and eventually creates it
make_filename(prdtype, dstype, dsname, ext_list)	creates a product file name
generate_field_name_str(datatype)	Generates a field name in a nice to read format.
get_fieldname_pyart(datatype)	maps the config file radar data type name into the corresponding rainbow Py-ART field name
get_fieldname_icon(field_name)	maps the Py-ART field name into the corresponding ICON variable name
get_field_unit(datatype)	Return unit of datatype.
get_file_list(datadescriptor, starttimes, ...)	gets the list of files with a time period
get_rad4alp_dir(basepath, voltime[, ...])	gets the directory where rad4alp data is stored
get_rad4alp_grid_dir(basepath, voltime, ...)	gets the directory where rad4alp grid data is stored
get_trtfile_list(basepath, starttime, endtime)	gets the list of TRT files with a time period
get_new_rainbow_file_name(master_fname, ...)	get the rainbow file name containing datatype from a master file name and data type
get_datatype_fields(datadescriptor)	splits the data type descriptor and provides each individual member
get_dataset_fields(datasetdescr)	splits the dataset type descriptor and provides each individual member
get_datetime(fname, datadescriptor)	Given a data descriptor gets date and time from file name
find_raw_icon_file(voltime, datatype, cfg[, ...])	Search a ICON file in netcdf format
find_hzt_file(voltime, cfg[, ind_rad])	Search an ISO-0 degree file in HZT format
find_iso0_file(voltime, cfg[, ind_rad])	Search an ISO-0 degree file in text format
find_iso0_grib_file(voltime, cfg[, ind_rad])	Search an ISO-0 degree file in text format
find_date_in_file_name(filename[, date_format])	Find a date with date format defined in date_format in a file name.
_get_datetime(fname, datagroup[, ftime_format])	Given a data group gets date and time from file name

Trajectory

Trajectory(filename[, starttime, endtime, ...])

A class for reading and handling trajectory data from a file. :ivar filename: Path and name of the trajectory definition file :vartype filename: str :ivar starttime: Start time of trajectory processing. :vartype starttime: datetime :ivar endtime: End time of trajectory processing. :vartype endtime: datetime :ivar trajtype: :vartype trajtype: str :ivar Type of trajectory. Can be 'plane' or 'lightning': :ivar time_vector: Array containing the trajectory time samples :vartype time_vector: Array of datetime objects :ivar wgs84_lat_deg: WGS84 latitude samples in deg :vartype wgs84_lat_deg: Array of floats :ivar wgs84_lon_deg: WGS84 longitude samples in deg :vartype wgs84_lon_deg: Array of floats :ivar wgs84_alt_m: WGS84 altitude samples in m :vartype wgs84_alt_m: Array of floats :ivar nsamples: :vartype nsamples: int :ivar Number of samples in the trajectory: :ivar _swiss_grid_done: Indicates that convertion to Swiss coordinates has been performed :vartype _swiss_grid_done: Bool :ivar swiss_chy, swiss_chx, swiss_chh: Swiss coordinates in m :vartype swiss_chy, swiss_chx, swiss_chh: Array of floats :ivar radar_list: List of radars for which trajectories are going to be computed :vartype radar_list: list :ivar flashnr: For 'lightning' only. Number of flash for which trajectory data is going to be computed. If 0 all all flashes are going to be considered. :vartype flashnr: int :ivar time_in_flash: For 'lightning' only. Time within flash (sec) :vartype time_in_flash: array of floats :ivar flashnr_vec: For 'lightning' only. Flash number of each data sample :vartype flashnr_vec: array of ints :ivar dBm: For 'lightning' only. Lightning power (dBm) :vartype dBm: array of floats :ivar Methods: :ivar --------: :ivar add_radar: :vartype add_radar: Add a radar :ivar calculate_velocities: :vartype calculate_velocities: Computes velocities :ivar get_start_time: :vartype get_start_time: Return time of first trajectory sample :ivar get_end_time: :vartype get_end_time: Return time of last trajectory sample :ivar get_samples_in_period: :vartype get_samples_in_period: Get indices of samples within period :ivar _convert_traj_to_swissgrid: :vartype _convert_traj_to_swissgrid: convert data from WGS84 to Swiss coordinates :ivar _read_traj: :vartype _read_traj: Read plane trajectory from file :ivar _read_traj_flores: :vartype _read_traj_flores: Read FLORAKO plane trajectory from file :ivar _read_traj_trt: :vartype _read_traj_trt: Read TRT trajectory from file :ivar _read_traj_lightning: :vartype _read_traj_lightning: Read lightning trajectory from file :ivar _get_total_seconds: :vartype _get_total_seconds: Get the total time of the trajectory in seconds.

TimeSeries

TimeSeries(desc[, timevec, timeformat, ...])

Holding timeseries data and metadata.

Classes

TimeSeries(desc[, timevec, timeformat, ...])

Holding timeseries data and metadata.

Trajectory(filename[, starttime, endtime, ...])

A class for reading and handling trajectory data from a file. :ivar filename: Path and name of the trajectory definition file :vartype filename: str :ivar starttime: Start time of trajectory processing. :vartype starttime: datetime :ivar endtime: End time of trajectory processing. :vartype endtime: datetime :ivar trajtype: :vartype trajtype: str :ivar Type of trajectory. Can be 'plane' or 'lightning': :ivar time_vector: Array containing the trajectory time samples :vartype time_vector: Array of datetime objects :ivar wgs84_lat_deg: WGS84 latitude samples in deg :vartype wgs84_lat_deg: Array of floats :ivar wgs84_lon_deg: WGS84 longitude samples in deg :vartype wgs84_lon_deg: Array of floats :ivar wgs84_alt_m: WGS84 altitude samples in m :vartype wgs84_alt_m: Array of floats :ivar nsamples: :vartype nsamples: int :ivar Number of samples in the trajectory: :ivar _swiss_grid_done: Indicates that convertion to Swiss coordinates has been performed :vartype _swiss_grid_done: Bool :ivar swiss_chy, swiss_chx, swiss_chh: Swiss coordinates in m :vartype swiss_chy, swiss_chx, swiss_chh: Array of floats :ivar radar_list: List of radars for which trajectories are going to be computed :vartype radar_list: list :ivar flashnr: For 'lightning' only. Number of flash for which trajectory data is going to be computed. If 0 all all flashes are going to be considered. :vartype flashnr: int :ivar time_in_flash: For 'lightning' only. Time within flash (sec) :vartype time_in_flash: array of floats :ivar flashnr_vec: For 'lightning' only. Flash number of each data sample :vartype flashnr_vec: array of ints :ivar dBm: For 'lightning' only. Lightning power (dBm) :vartype dBm: array of floats :ivar Methods: :ivar --------: :ivar add_radar: :vartype add_radar: Add a radar :ivar calculate_velocities: :vartype calculate_velocities: Computes velocities :ivar get_start_time: :vartype get_start_time: Return time of first trajectory sample :ivar get_end_time: :vartype get_end_time: Return time of last trajectory sample :ivar get_samples_in_period: :vartype get_samples_in_period: Get indices of samples within period :ivar _convert_traj_to_swissgrid: :vartype _convert_traj_to_swissgrid: convert data from WGS84 to Swiss coordinates :ivar _read_traj: :vartype _read_traj: Read plane trajectory from file :ivar _read_traj_flores: :vartype _read_traj_flores: Read FLORAKO plane trajectory from file :ivar _read_traj_trt: :vartype _read_traj_trt: Read TRT trajectory from file :ivar _read_traj_lightning: :vartype _read_traj_lightning: Read lightning trajectory from file :ivar _get_total_seconds: :vartype _get_total_seconds: Get the total time of the trajectory in seconds.

Functions

add_field(radar_dest, radar_orig)	adds the fields from orig radar into dest radar.
dem2radar_data(radar, dem_data[, slice_xy, ...])	get the DEM value corresponding to each radar gate using nearest neighbour interpolation
find_date_in_file_name(filename[, date_format])	Find a date with date format defined in date_format in a file name.
find_hzt_file(voltime, cfg[, ind_rad])	Search an ISO-0 degree file in HZT format
find_iso0_file(voltime, cfg[, ind_rad])	Search an ISO-0 degree file in text format
find_iso0_grib_file(voltime, cfg[, ind_rad])	Search an ISO-0 degree file in text format
find_raw_icon_file(voltime, datatype, cfg[, ...])	Search a ICON file in netcdf format
generate_field_name_str(datatype)	Generates a field name in a nice to read format.
get_data(voltime, datatypesdescr, cfg)	Reads pyrad input data.
get_dataset_fields(datasetdescr)	splits the dataset type descriptor and provides each individual member
get_datatype_fields(datadescriptor)	splits the data type descriptor and provides each individual member
get_datatype_skyecho(datatype)	maps de config file radar data type name into the corresponding SKYECHO data type name and Py-ART field name
get_datetime(fname, datadescriptor)	Given a data descriptor gets date and time from file name
get_field_unit(datatype)	Return unit of datatype.
get_fieldname_icon(field_name)	maps the Py-ART field name into the corresponding ICON variable name
get_fieldname_pyart(datatype)	maps the config file radar data type name into the corresponding rainbow Py-ART field name
get_file_list(datadescriptor, starttimes, ...)	gets the list of files with a time period
get_icon_fields(icon_data, icon_ind[, ...])	Get the icon data corresponding to each radar gate using a precomputed look up table of the nearest neighbour
get_iso0_field(hzt_data, hzt_ind, z_radar[, ...])	Get the height over iso0 data corresponding to each radar gate using a precomputed look up table of the nearest neighbour
get_iso0_ref(radar, iso0_data, time_index[, ...])	gets the is0 that has to be taken as reference.
get_new_rainbow_file_name(master_fname, ...)	get the rainbow file name containing datatype from a master file name and data type
get_rad4alp_dir(basepath, voltime[, ...])	gets the directory where rad4alp data is stored
get_rad4alp_grid_dir(basepath, voltime, ...)	gets the directory where rad4alp grid data is stored
get_rad4alp_prod_fname(datatype)	Given a datatype find the corresponding start and termination of the METRANET product file name
get_save_dir(basepath, procname, dsname, prdname)	obtains the path to a product directory and eventually creates it
get_sensor_data(date, datatype, cfg)	Gets data from a point measurement sensor (rain gauge or disdrometer)
get_trtfile_list(basepath, starttime, endtime)	gets the list of TRT files with a time period
grib2radar_data(radar, iso0_data, time_info)	get the iso0 value corresponding to each radar gate
hzt2radar_coord(radar, hzt_coord[, ...])	Given the radar coordinates find the nearest HZT pixel
hzt2radar_data(radar, hzt_coord, hzt_data[, ...])	get the HZT value corresponding to each radar gate using nearest neighbour interpolation
icon2radar_coord(radar, icon_coord[, ...])	Given the radar coordinates find the nearest icon model pixel
icon2radar_data(radar, icon_coord, icon_data)	get the icon value corresponding to each radar gate using nearest neighbour interpolation
interpol_field(radar_dest, radar_orig, ...)	interpolates field field_name contained in radar_orig to the grid in radar_dest
iso2radar_data(radar, iso0_data, time_info)	get the iso0 value corresponding to each radar gate
make_filename(prdtype, dstype, dsname, ext_list)	creates a product file name
map_Doppler(Doppler_data_bin, Nyquist_vel)	maps the binary METRANET Doppler data to actual Doppler velocity
map_hydro(hydro_data_op)	maps the operational hydrometeor classification identifiers to the ones used by Py-ART
read_antenna_pattern(fname[, linear, twoway])	Read antenna pattern from file
read_centroids(fname)	Reads a file containing the centroids for the semi-supervised classification
read_centroids_npz(fname)	Reads an npz file containing data used in centroid computation
read_colocated_data(fname)	Reads a csv files containing colocated data
read_colocated_gates(fname)	Reads a csv files containing the position of colocated gates
read_config(fname[, cfg, defaults])	Read a pyrad config file.
read_coord_sensors(fname)	Reads a file containing the coordinates of multiple sensors.
read_disdro_parsivel(fname)	Reads data collected by a parsivel disdrometer and stored in a csv file
read_disdro_scattering(fname)	Reads scattering parameters computed from disdrometer data contained in a text file
read_excess_gates(fname)	Reads a csv files containing the position of gates exceeding a given percentile of frequency of occurrence
read_fzl_igra(station, dtime)	Get an estimation of the freezing level height from the Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive (IGRA)
read_histogram(fname)	Reads a histogram contained in a csv file
read_histogram_ts(fname_list, datatype[, t_res])	Reads a colection of histogram data file and creates a time series
read_hzt_data(fname[, chy0, chx0, read_lib])	Reads iso-0 degree data from an HZT file
read_icon_coord(fname[, zmin])	Reads icon coordinates from a netcdf file
read_icon_data(fname[, field_names, celsius])	Reads icon data from a netcdf file
read_idrisi_data(fname[, fill_value])	Reads DEM data from an IDRISI .rst file
read_idrisi_metadata(fname)	Reads DEM metadata from a IDRISI .rdc file
read_intercomp_scores_ts(fname[, sort_by_date])	Reads a radar intercomparison scores csv file
read_iso0_grib_data(fname)	Reads a 2D field of iso-0 degree data from a MF NWP in GRIB format
read_iso0_mf_data(fname)	Reads iso-0 degree data from a MF NWP in text format
read_knmi(fname[, col_names])	Reads a file containing precipitation data from sensors retrieved from the KNMI archive.
read_last_state(fname)	Reads a file containing the date of acquisition of the last volume processed
read_lightning(fname[, filter_data])	Reads lightning data contained in a text file. The file has the following fields: flashnr: (0 is for noise) UTC seconds of the day Time within flash (in seconds) Latitude (decimal degrees) Longitude (decimal degrees) Altitude (m MSL) Power (dBm).
read_lightning_all(fname[, labels])	Reads a file containing lightning data and co-located polarimetric data. fields: flashnr time data Time within flash (in seconds) Latitude (decimal degrees) Longitude (decimal degrees) Altitude (m MSL) Power (dBm) Polarimetric values at flash position.
read_lightning_traj(fname)	Reads lightning trajectory data contained in a csv file. The file has the following fields: Date UTC [seconds since midnight] # Flash Flash Power (dBm) Value at flash Mean value in a 3x3x3 polar box Min value in a 3x3x3 polar box Max value in a 3x3x3 polar box # valid values in the polar box.
read_mch_xml_vad(voltime, cfg[, ind_rad])	Reads a MeteoSwiss VAD file (VAx xml files)
read_meteorage(fname)	Reads METEORAGE lightning data contained in a text file. The file has the following fields: date: date + time + time zone lon: longitude [degree] lat: latitude [degree] intens: amplitude [kilo amperes] ns: number of strokes of the flash mode: kind of localization [0,15] intra: 1 = intra-cloud , 0 = cloud-to-ground ax: length of the semi-major axis of the ellipse [km] ki2: standard deviation on the localization computation (Ki^2) ecc: eccentricity (major-axis / minor-axis) incl: ellipse inclination (angle with respect to the North, +90° is East) [degrees] sind: stroke index within the flash.
read_mf_vis(fname, datatype)	Reads Météo-France visibility data binary file.
read_ml_ts(fname)	Reads a melting layer time series contained in a csv file
read_monitoring_ts(fname[, sort_by_date])	Reads a monitoring time series contained in a csv file
read_proc_periods(fname)	Reads a file containing the start and stop times of periods to process
read_profile_ts(fname_list, labels[, hres, ...])	Reads a colection of profile data file and creates a time series
read_quantiles(fname)	Reads quantiles contained in a csv file
read_quantiles_ts(fname_list[, step, qmin, ...])	Reads a colection of quantiles data file and creates a time series
read_rad4alp_icon(fname, datatype[, ngates])	Reads rad4alp ICON data binary file.
read_rad4alp_vis(fname, datatype)	Reads rad4alp visibility data binary file.
read_radiosounding_igra(station, dtime)	Download radiosounding data from from the Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive (IGRA)
read_radiosounding_wyoming(station, dtime)	Download radiosounding data from the University of Wyoming website.
read_rhi_profile(fname[, labels])	Reads a monitoring time series contained in a csv file
read_selfconsistency(fname)	Reads a self-consistency table with Zdr, Kdp/Zh columns
read_smn(fname)	Reads SwissMetNet data contained in a csv file
read_smn2(fname)	Reads SwissMetNet data contained in a csv file with format station,time,value
read_solar_flux(fname)	Reads solar flux data from the DRAO observatory in Canada
read_status(voltime, cfg[, ind_rad])	Reads rad4alp xml status file.
read_sun_hits(fname)	Reads sun hits data contained in a csv file
read_sun_hits_multiple_days(cfg, time_ref[, ...])	Reads sun hits data from multiple file sources
read_sun_retrieval(fname)	Reads sun retrieval data contained in a csv file
read_thundertracking_info(fname)	Reads the TRT info used for thundertracking
read_timeseries(fname)	Reads a time series contained in a csv file
read_trt_cell_lightning(fname)	Reads the lightning data of a TRT cell. The file has the following fields: traj_ID yyyymmddHHMM lon lat area RANKr nflashes flash_dens.
read_trt_data(fname)	Reads the TRT data contained in a text file. The file has the following fields: traj_ID yyyymmddHHMM.
read_trt_info(fname)	Reads the TRT info used for thundertracking and contained in a text file.
read_trt_info2(fname)	Reads the TRT info used for thundertracking and contained in a text file.
read_trt_info_all(info_path)	Reads all the TRT info files
read_trt_info_all2(info_path)	Reads all the TRT info files
read_trt_scores(fname)	Reads the TRT scores contained in a text file. The file has the following fields: traj ID max flash density time max flash density rank max flash density max rank time max rank.
read_trt_thundertracking_traj_data(fname)	Reads the TRT cell data contained in a text file. The file has the following fields: traj_ID scan_ordered_time scan_time azi rng yyyymmddHHMM.
read_trt_traj_data(fname)	Reads the TRT cell data contained in a text file. The file has the following fields: traj_ID yyyymmddHHMM.
read_ts_cum(fname)	Reads a time series of precipitation accumulation contained in a csv file
read_vpr_theo_parameters(fname)	Reads the parameters defining a theoretical VPR profile from a csv file
read_windmills_data(fname)	Read the wind mills data csv file
send_msg(sender, receiver_list, subject, fname)	sends the content of a text file by email
write_alarm_msg(radar_name, param_name_unit, ...)	writes an alarm file
write_cdf(quantiles, values, ntot, nnan, ...)	writes a cumulative distribution function
write_centroids(fname, centroids_dict, var_names)	writes the centroids of a semi-supervised hydrometeor classification
write_colocated_data(coloc_data, fname)	Writes the data of gates colocated with two radars
write_colocated_data_time_avg(coloc_data, fname)	Writes the time averaged data of gates colocated with two radars
write_colocated_gates(coloc_gates, fname)	Writes the position of gates colocated with two radars
write_excess_gates(excess_dict, fname)	Writes the position and values of gates that have a frequency of occurrence higher than a particular threshold
write_field_coverage(quantiles, values, ...)	writes the quantiles of the coverage on a particular sector
write_fixed_angle(time_data, fixed_angle, ...)	writes an output file with the fixed angle data
write_histogram(bin_edges, values, fname[, ...])	writes a histogram
write_intercomp_scores_ts(start_time, stats, ...)	writes time series of radar intercomparison scores
write_last_state(datetime_last, fname)	writes SwissMetNet data in format datetime,avg_value, std_value
write_monitoring_ts(start_time, np_t, ...[, ...])	writes time series of data
write_multiple_points(dataset, fname)	write radar data obtained at multiple points
write_multiple_points_grid(dataset, fname)	write data obtained at multiple points from a grid
write_proc_periods(start_times, end_times, fname)	writes an output file containing start and stop times of periods to process
write_quantiles(quantiles, values, fname[, ...])	writes quantiles
write_rhi_profile(hvec, data, nvalid_vec, ...)	writes the values of an RHI profile in a text file
write_smn(datetime_vec, value_avg_vec, ...)	writes SwissMetNet data in format datetime,avg_value, std_value
write_sun_hits(sun_hits, fname)	Writes sun hits data.
write_sun_retrieval(sun_retrieval, fname)	Writes sun retrieval data.
write_trt_cell_data(traj_ID, yyyymmddHHMM, ...)	writes TRT cell data
write_trt_cell_lightning(cell_ID, cell_time, ...)	writes the lightning data for each TRT cell
write_trt_cell_scores(traj_ID, ...)	writes TRT cells scores
write_trt_info(ids, max_rank, nscans, ...)	writes TRT info of the thundertracking
write_trt_rpc(cell_ID, cell_time, lon, lat, ...)	writes the rimed particles column data for a TRT cell
write_trt_thundertracking_data(traj_ID, ...)	writes TRT cell data of the thundertracking scan
write_ts_cum(dataset, fname)	writes time series accumulation of data
write_ts_grid_data(dataset, fname[, sensorid])	writes time series of data
write_ts_lightning(flashnr, time_data, ...)	writes the LMA sources data and the value of the colocated polarimetric variables
write_ts_polar_data(dataset, fname)	writes time series of data
write_ts_stats(dt, value, fname[, stat])	writes time series of statistics
write_vol_csv(fname, radar, field_name[, ...])	Creates a kml file with the radar volume data
write_vol_kml(fname, radar, field_name[, ...])	Creates a kml file with the radar volume data
write_vpr_info(vpr_info_dict, fname)	Writes a dictionary containing relevant parameters of the VPR profile retrieval into a text file
write_vpr_theo_params(vpr_theo_dict, fname)	writes the parameters defining a theoretical VPR profile into a csv file