Level2File

class metpy.io.Level2File(filename)

Handle reading the NEXRAD Level 2 data and its various messages.

This class attempts to decode every byte that is in a given data file. It supports both external compression, as well as the internal BZ2 compression that is used.

stid

str – The ID of the radar station

dt

Datetime instance – The date and time of the data

vol_hdr

namedtuple – The unpacked volume header

sweeps

list of tuples – Data for each of the sweeps found in the file

rda_status

namedtuple, optional – Unpacked RDA status information, if found

maintenance_data

namedtuple, optional – Unpacked maintenance data information, if found

maintenance_data_desc

dict, optional – Descriptions of maintenance data fields, if maintenance data present

vcp_info

namedtuple, optional – Unpacked VCP information, if found

clutter_filter_bypass_map

dict, optional – Unpacked clutter filter bypass map, if present

rda

dict, optional – Unpacked RDA adaptation data, if present

rda_adaptation_desc

dict, optional – Descriptions of RDA adaptation data, if adaptation data present

Notes

The internal data structure that things are decoded into is still to be determined.

Create instance of Level2File.

Parameters:filename (str or file-like object) – If str, the name of the file to be opened. Gzip-ed files are recognized with the extension ‘.gz’, as are bzip2-ed files with the extension bz2 If fname is a file-like object, this will be read from directly.

Methods Summary

__init__(filename)

Create instance of Level2File.

Methods Documentation

__init__(filename)

Create instance of Level2File.

Parameters:filename (str or file-like object) – If str, the name of the file to be opened. Gzip-ed files are recognized with the extension ‘.gz’, as are bzip2-ed files with the extension bz2 If fname is a file-like object, this will be read from directly.

Examples using metpy.io.Level2File

NEXRAD Level 2 File