pysteps.io.importers.import_mch_hdf5
pysteps.io.importers.import_mch_hdf5¶
- pysteps.io.importers.import_mch_hdf5(filename, qty='RATE', **kwargs)¶
Import a precipitation field (and optionally the quality field) from a MeteoSwiss HDF5 file conforming to the ODIM specification.
- Parameters
- filename: str
Name of the file to import.
- qty:
The quantity to read from the file. The currently supported identitiers are: ‘RATE’=instantaneous rain rate (mm/h), ‘ACRR’=hourly rainfall accumulation (mm) and ‘DBZH’=max-reflectivity (dBZ). The default value is ‘RATE’.
- Returns
- out: tuple
A three-element tuple containing the OPERA product for the requested quantity and the associated quality field and metadata. The quality field is read from the file if it contains a dataset whose quantity identifier is ‘QIND’.
- 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.