RADOLAN binary data format

The RADOLAN binary data file format is described in the RADOLAN Kompositformat. The radolan composite files consists of an ascii header containing all needed information to decode the following binary data block. \(\omega radlib\) provides wradlib.io.read_radolan_composite() to read the data.

The function wradlib.io.parse_dwd_composite_header() takes care of correctly decoding the ascii header. All available header information is transferred into the metadata dictionary.

import wradlib as wrl
import matplotlib.pyplot as pl
import warnings
warnings.filterwarnings('ignore')
try:
    get_ipython().magic("matplotlib inline")
except:
    pl.ion()
import numpy as np

# load radolan files
rw_filename = wrl.util.get_wradlib_data_file('radolan/misc/raa01-rw_10000-1408102050-dwd---bin.gz')
filehandle = wrl.io.get_radolan_filehandle(rw_filename)
header = wrl.io.read_radolan_header(filehandle)
print(header)

RW102050100000814BY1620134VS 3SW   2.13.1PR E-01INT  60GP 900x 900MS 62<boo,ros,emd,hnr,umd,pro,ess,asd,neu,nhb,oft,tur,isn,fbg,mem>

attrs = wrl.io.parse_dwd_composite_header(header)
print(attrs)

{'producttype': 'RW', 'datetime': datetime.datetime(2014, 8, 10, 20, 50), 'radarid': '10000', 'datasize': 1620000, 'formatversion': 3, 'maxrange': '150 km', 'radolanversion': '2.13.1', 'precision': 0.1, 'intervalseconds': 3600, 'nrow': 900, 'ncol': 900, 'radarlocations': ['boo', 'ros', 'emd', 'hnr', 'umd', 'pro', 'ess', 'asd', 'neu', 'nhb', 'oft', 'tur', 'isn', 'fbg', 'mem']}

In the following example, the header information of four different composites is extracted.

# load radolan file
filename = 'radolan/showcase/raa01-rx_10000-1408102050-dwd---bin.gz'
rx_filename = wrl.util.get_wradlib_data_file(filename)
filename = 'radolan/showcase/raa01-ex_10000-1408102050-dwd---bin.gz'
ex_filename = wrl.util.get_wradlib_data_file(filename)
filename = 'radolan/showcase/raa01-rw_10000-1408102050-dwd---bin.gz'
rw_filename = wrl.util.get_wradlib_data_file(filename)
filename = 'radolan/showcase/raa01-sf_10000-1408102050-dwd---bin.gz'
sf_filename = wrl.util.get_wradlib_data_file(filename)

rxdata, rxattrs = wrl.io.read_radolan_composite(rx_filename)
exdata, exattrs = wrl.io.read_radolan_composite(ex_filename)
rwdata, rwattrs = wrl.io.read_radolan_composite(rw_filename)
sfdata, sfattrs = wrl.io.read_radolan_composite(sf_filename)

# print the available attributes
print("RX Attributes:")
for key, value in rxattrs.items():
    print(key + ':', value)
print("----------------------------------------------------------------")
# print the available attributes
print("EX Attributes:")
for key, value in exattrs.items():
    print(key + ':', value)
print("----------------------------------------------------------------")

# print the available attributes
print("RW Attributes:")
for key, value in rwattrs.items():
    print(key + ':', value)
print("----------------------------------------------------------------")

# print the available attributes
print("SF Attributes:")
for key, value in sfattrs.items():
    print(key + ':', value)
print("----------------------------------------------------------------")

RX Attributes:
producttype: RX
datetime: 2014-08-10 20:50:00
radarid: 10000
datasize: 810000
formatversion: 3
maxrange: 150 km
radolanversion: 2.13.1
precision: 1.0
intervalseconds: 300
nrow: 900
ncol: 900
radarlocations: ['boo', 'ros', 'emd', 'hnr', 'umd', 'pro', 'ess', 'asd', 'neu', 'nhb', 'oft', 'tur', 'isn', 'fbg', 'mem', 'bdy']
nodataflag: -9999
nodatamask: [     0      1      2 ... 809997 809998 809999]
cluttermask: []
----------------------------------------------------------------
EX Attributes:
producttype: EX
datetime: 2014-08-10 20:50:00
radarid: 10000
datasize: 2100000
formatversion: 2
maxrange: 128 km
radolanversion: 2.13.1
precision: 1.0
intervalseconds: 300
nrow: 1500
ncol: 1400
radarlocations: ['sin', 'rom', 'vir', 'bor', 'nld', 'zav', 'wid', 'sui', 'abv', 'ave', 'tra', 'arc', 'ncy', 'bgs', 'bla', 'sly', 'sem', 'boo', 'ros', 'emd', 'hnr', 'umd', 'pro', 'ess', 'asd', 'neu', 'nhb', 'oft', 'tur', 'isn', 'fbg', 'mem', 'bdy', 'ska']
nodataflag: -9999
nodatamask: [    743     744     745 ... 2099997 2099998 2099999]
cluttermask: []
----------------------------------------------------------------
RW Attributes:
producttype: RW
datetime: 2014-08-10 20:50:00
radarid: 10000
datasize: 1620000
formatversion: 3
maxrange: 150 km
radolanversion: 2.13.1
precision: 0.1
intervalseconds: 3600
nrow: 900
ncol: 900
radarlocations: ['boo', 'ros', 'emd', 'hnr', 'umd', 'pro', 'ess', 'asd', 'neu', 'nhb', 'oft', 'tur', 'isn', 'fbg', 'mem']
nodataflag: -9999
secondary: [   799    800    801 ... 806263 806264 807163]
nodatamask: [     0      1      2 ... 809997 809998 809999]
cluttermask: []
----------------------------------------------------------------
SF Attributes:
producttype: SF
datetime: 2014-08-10 20:50:00
radarid: 10000
datasize: 1620000
formatversion: 3
maxrange: 150 km
radolanversion: 2.13.1
precision: 0.1
intervalseconds: 86400
nrow: 900
ncol: 900
radarlocations: ['boo', 'ros', 'emd', 'hnr', 'umd', 'pro', 'ess', 'asd', 'neu', 'nhb', 'oft', 'tur', 'isn', 'fbg', 'mem']
radardays: ['asd 24', 'boo 24', 'emd 24', 'ess 24', 'fbg 24', 'hnr 24', 'isn 24', 'mem 24', 'neu 24', 'nhb 24', 'oft 24', 'pro 24', 'ros 24', 'tur 24', 'umd 24']
nodataflag: -9999
secondary: [   188    189    190 ... 809566 809567 809568]
nodatamask: [     0      1      2 ... 809997 809998 809999]
cluttermask: []
----------------------------------------------------------------