pyrad.io.write_alarm_msg

pyrad.io.write_alarm_msg(radar_name, param_name_unit, date_last, target, tol_abs, np_trend, value_trend, tol_trend, nevents, np_last, value_last, fname)

writes an alarm file

Parameters:

• radar_name (str) – Name of the radar being controlled

• param_name_unit (str) – Parameter and units

• date_last (datetime object) – date of the current event

• target, tol_abs (float) – Target value and tolerance

• np_trend (int) – Total number of points in trend

• value_trend, tol_trend (float) – Trend value and tolerance

• nevents (int) – Number of events in trend

• np_last (int) – Number of points in the current event

• value_last (float) – Value of the current event

• fname (str) – Name of file where to store the alarm information

Returns:

fname (str) – the name of the file where data has written