absolute_vorticity

metpy.calc.absolute_vorticity(u, v, dx, dy, lats, dim_order='yx')

Calculate the absolute vorticity of the horizontal wind.

Parameters:

• u ((M, N) ndarray) – x component of the wind
• v ((M, N) ndarray) – y component of the wind
• dx (float) – The grid spacing in the x-direction
• dy (float) – The grid spacing in the y-direction
• lats ((M, N) ndarray) – latitudes of the wind data

Returns:

(M, N) ndarray – absolute vorticity