xarray CfRadial1 backend#

In this example, we read CfRadial1 data files using the xradar cfradial1 backend.

Data is also exported to ODIM_H5 and CfRadial2.

[1]:
import wradlib as wrl
import warnings

warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import xradar as xd
import datatree as xt
import xarray as xr

try:
    get_ipython().run_line_magic("matplotlib inline")
except:
    plt.ion()

Load CfRadial1 Volume Data#

We use the functionality provided now by xradar to read the CfRadial1 data into a DataTree.

[2]:
fpath = "netcdf/cfrad.20080604_002217_000_SPOL_v36_SUR.nc"
f = wrl.util.get_wradlib_data_file(fpath)
vol = xd.io.open_cfradial1_datatree(f)
Downloading file 'netcdf/cfrad.20080604_002217_000_SPOL_v36_SUR.nc' from 'https://github.com/wradlib/wradlib-data/raw/pooch/data/netcdf/cfrad.20080604_002217_000_SPOL_v36_SUR.nc' to '/home/runner/work/wradlib/wradlib/wradlib-data'.

Inspect RadarVolume#

[3]:
display(vol)
<xarray.DatasetView>
Dimensions:              (sweep: 9)
Dimensions without coordinates: sweep
Data variables:
    volume_number        int32 ...
    platform_type        |S32 ...
    primary_axis         |S32 ...
    status_str           |S1 ...
    instrument_type      |S32 ...
    time_coverage_start  |S32 ...
    time_coverage_end    |S32 ...
    latitude             float64 ...
    longitude            float64 ...
    altitude             float64 ...
    sweep_group_name     (sweep) <U7 'sweep_0' 'sweep_1' ... 'sweep_7' 'sweep_8'
    sweep_fixed_angle    (sweep) float32 ...
Attributes: (12/13)
    Conventions:         CF/Radial instrument_parameters radar_parameters rad...
    version:             1.2
    title:               TIMREX
    institution:
    references:
    source:
    ...                  ...
    comment:
    instrument_name:     SPOLRVP8
    site_name:
    scan_name:
    scan_id:             0
    platform_is_mobile:  false

Inspect root group#

The sweep dimension contains the number of scans in this radar volume. Further the dataset consists of variables (location coordinates, time_coverage) and attributes (Conventions, metadata).

[4]:
vol.root
[4]:
<xarray.DatasetView>
Dimensions:              (sweep: 9)
Dimensions without coordinates: sweep
Data variables:
    volume_number        int32 ...
    platform_type        |S32 ...
    primary_axis         |S32 ...
    status_str           |S1 ...
    instrument_type      |S32 ...
    time_coverage_start  |S32 ...
    time_coverage_end    |S32 ...
    latitude             float64 ...
    longitude            float64 ...
    altitude             float64 ...
    sweep_group_name     (sweep) <U7 'sweep_0' 'sweep_1' ... 'sweep_7' 'sweep_8'
    sweep_fixed_angle    (sweep) float32 ...
Attributes: (12/13)
    Conventions:         CF/Radial instrument_parameters radar_parameters rad...
    version:             1.2
    title:               TIMREX
    institution:
    references:
    source:
    ...                  ...
    comment:
    instrument_name:     SPOLRVP8
    site_name:
    scan_name:
    scan_id:             0
    platform_is_mobile:  false