pyrad.io.icon2radar_coord

pyrad.io.icon2radar_coord(radar, icon_coord, slice_xy=True, slice_z=False, field_name=None)

Given the radar coordinates find the nearest icon model pixel

Parameters:

• radar (Radar) – the radar object containing the information on the position of the radar gates

• icon_coord (dict) – dictionary containing the icon coordinates

• slice_xy (boolean) – if true the horizontal plane of the icon field is cut to the dimensions of the radar field

• slice_z (boolean) – if true the vertical plane of the icon field is cut to the dimensions of the radar field

• field_name (str) – name of the field

Returns:

icon_ind_field (dict) – dictionary containing a field of icon indices and metadata