read_radiation_flux_tstack

nawdex_analysis.io.input_obs.read_radiation_flux_tstack(date, fdir='/pf/b/b380352/data/gerb-like', georef_file=None, ntimes=24, do_cutout=True)

Reads and scales radiation flux data based on GERB-like SEVIRI retrievals.

Parameters:
  • date (string) – date string as %Y%m%d
  • fdir (str, optional, default = gerb_like_dir) – file directory name
  • georef_file (str, optional, default = None) – filename where lon and lat can be found
  • ntimes (int, optional, default = 24) – number of time step included (starting at mid-night)
  • do_cutout (bool, optional, default = True) – if SEVIRI cutout is applied
Returns:

dset – set of fields incl. long- and short-wave radiaton

Return type:

dict of numpy arrays, 3dim