wradlib.util.UtilMethods.half_power_radius

wradlib.util.UtilMethods.half_power_radius#

UtilMethods.half_power_radius(bwhalf)[source]#

Half-power radius.

ported from PyRadarMet

Battan (1973),

Parameters:
  • r (float | :class:`numpy:numpy.ndarray`) – Range from radar [m]

  • bwhalf (float) – Half-power beam width [degrees]

Returns:

Rhalf (float | :class:`numpy:numpy.ndarray`) – Half-power radius [m]

Examples

rhalf = half_power_radius(r,bwhalf)