precipitable_water#
- metpy.calc.precipitable_water(pressure, dewpoint, *, bottom=None, top=None)#
Calculate precipitable water through the depth of a sounding.
Formula used is:
\[-\frac{1}{\rho_l g} \int\limits_{p_\text{bottom}}^{p_\text{top}} r dp\]from [Salby1996], p. 28
- Parameters
pressure (
pint.Quantity
) – Atmospheric pressure profiledewpoint (
pint.Quantity
) – Atmospheric dewpoint profilebottom (
pint.Quantity
, optional) – Bottom of the layer, specified in pressure. Defaults to None (highest pressure).top (
pint.Quantity
, optional) – Top of the layer, specified in pressure. Defaults to None (lowest pressure).
- Returns
pint.Quantity
– Precipitable water in the layer
Examples
>>> pressure = np.array([1000, 950, 900]) * units.hPa >>> dewpoint = np.array([20, 15, 10]) * units.degC >>> pw = precipitable_water(pressure, dewpoint)
Notes
Only functions on 1D profiles (not higher-dimension vertical cross sections or grids).
Changed in version 1.0: Signature changed from
(dewpt, pressure, bottom=None, top=None)