pyart.retrieve.map_profile_to_gates

pyart.retrieve.map_profile_to_gates(profile, heights, radar, toa=None, profile_field=None, height_field=None)

Given a profile of a variable map it to the gates of radar assuming 4/3Re.

Parameters:

• profile (array) – Profile array to map.

• heights (array) – Monotonically increasing heights in meters with same shape as profile.

• radar (Radar) – Radar to map to.

• toa (float, optional) – Top of atmosphere, where to use profile up to. If None check for mask and use lowest element, if no mask uses whole profile.

• height_field (str, optional) – Name to use for height field metadata. None will use the default field name from the Py-ART configuration file.

• profile_field (str, optional) – Name to use for interpolate profile field metadata. None will use the default field name from the Py-ART configuration file.

Returns:

height_dict, profile_dict (dict) – Field dictionaries containing the height of the gates and the profile interpolated onto the radar gates.