NEXRADLevel2Archive#

class metpy.remote.NEXRADLevel2Archive(include_mdm=False)[source]#

Access data from the NEXRAD Level 2 archive in AWS.

These data consist of complete volumes (i.e. multiple elevation cuts) from NWS NEXRAD.

Initialize the archive client.

Parameters:

include_mdm (bool, optional) – Whether Model Data Messages (MDM) should be included in results. Defaults to False.

Methods Summary

__init__([include_mdm])

Initialize the archive client.

common_prefixes(prefix[, delim])

Return the common prefixes under a given prefix.

dt_from_key(key)

Parse date from key.

get_product(site[, dt])

Get a product from the archive.

get_range(site, start, end)

Yield products within a particular date/time range.

objects(prefix)

Return objects matching the given prefix.

sites([dt])

Return sites available for a particular date.

Methods Documentation

__init__(include_mdm=False)[source]#

Initialize the archive client.

Parameters:

include_mdm (bool, optional) – Whether Model Data Messages (MDM) should be included in results. Defaults to False.

common_prefixes(prefix, delim=None)[source]#

Return the common prefixes under a given prefix.

Parameters:

  • prefix (str) – The starting prefix to look under for common prefixes.

  • delim (str, optional) – The delimiter used to split the key into distinct portions. If not specified, defaults to the one initially set on the client.

dt_from_key(key)[source]#

Parse date from key.

Parameters:

key (str) – The key to parse

Returns:

datetime – The parsed date

get_product(site, dt=None)[source]#

Get a product from the archive.

Parameters:

  • site (str) – The site to search for data

  • dt (datetime.datetime, optional) – The desired date/time for the model run; the one closest matching in time will be returned. This should have the proper timezone included; if not specified, UTC will be assumed. If None, defaults to the current UTC date/time.

See also

sites, get_range

get_range(site, start, end)[source]#

Yield products within a particular date/time range.

Parameters:

  • site (str) – The site to search for data

  • start (datetime.datetime) – The start of the date/time range. This should have the proper timezone included; if not specified, UTC will be assumed.

  • end (datetime.datetime) – The end of the date/time range. This should have the proper timezone included; if not specified, UTC will be assumed.

See also

sites, get_product

objects(prefix)[source]#

Return objects matching the given prefix.

Parameters:

prefix (str) – The prefix to match against.

Returns:

Iterator of botocore.client.Object – Objects matching the given prefix.

sites(dt=None)[source]#

Return sites available for a particular date.

Parameters:

dt (datetime.datetime, optional) – The date to use for listing available sites. Defaults to the current date.

Returns:

List[str] – Sites

Examples using metpy.remote.NEXRADLevel2Archive#

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