pydda.initialization.make_wind_field_from_profile

pydda.initialization.make_wind_field_from_profile(Grid, profile, vel_field=None)[source]

This function makes a 3D wind field from a sounding.

This function is useful for using sounding data as an initialization for get_dd_wind_field.

Parameters:

Grid: Py-ART Grid object

This is the Py-ART Grid containing the coordinates for the analysis grid.

profile: PyART HorizontalWindProfile

This is the HorizontalWindProfile of the sounding

wind: 3-tuple of floats

The 3-tuple specifying the (u,v,w) of the wind field.

vel_field: String

The name of the velocity field in Grid. None will automatically try to detect this field.

Returns:

u: 3D float array

Returns a 3D float array containing the u component of the wind field. The shape will be the same shape as the fields in Grid.

v: 3D float array

Returns a 3D float array containing the v component of the wind field. The shape will be the same shape as the fields in Grid.

w: 3D float array

Returns a 3D float array containing the u component of the wind field. The shape will be the same shape as the fields in Grid.