pyrad.io.read_mch_xml_vad

pyrad.io.read_mch_xml_vad(voltime, cfg, ind_rad=0)

Reads a MeteoSwiss VAD file (VAx xml files)

Parameters:

• voltime (datetime object) – volume scan time

• cfg (dictionary of dictionaries) – configuration info to figure out where the data is

• ind_rad (int) – radar index

Returns:

pyart.core.HorizontalWindProfile – pyart Wind profile object containing the VAD data