pysteps.io.importers.import_mch_gif
pysteps.io.importers.import_mch_gif¶
- pysteps.io.importers.import_mch_gif(filename, product, unit, accutime, **kwargs)¶
Import a 8-bit gif radar reflectivity composite from the MeteoSwiss archive.
- Parameters
- filename: str
Name of the file to import.
- product:
The name of the MeteoSwiss QPE product.
Currently supported prducts:
Name
Product
AQC
Acquire
CPC
CombiPrecip
RZC
Precip
AZC
RZC accumulation
- unit:
the physical unit of the data
- accutime: float
the accumulation time in minutes of the data
- Returns
- out: tuple
A three-element tuple containing the precipitation field in mm/h imported from a MeteoSwiss gif file and the associated quality field and metadata. The quality field is currently set to None.
- Other Parameters
- dtype: str
Data-type to which the array is cast. Valid values: “float32”, “float64”, “single”, and “double”.
- fillna: float or np.nan
Value used to represent the missing data (“No Coverage”). By default, np.nan is used.