pyrad.io.read_fzl_igra#

pyrad.io.read_fzl_igra(station, dtime, dscfg=None)[source]#

Get an estimation of the freezing level height from the Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive (IGRA)

Parameters:

  • station – str Radiosounding station 5 digits WMO code (e.g., “72776”).

  • dtime – datetime.datetime Datetime object specifying the desired date and time.

  • dscfg – dictionary of dictionaries, Optional If provided will try to read the fzl from the pyrad config dictionary instead of fetching it from IGRA

Returns:

fzl –

float

Interpolated freezing level height (a.s.l) obtained from the nearest in time IGRA sounding