act.io.read_psl_radar_fmcw_moment#

act.io.read_psl_radar_fmcw_moment(files)[source]#

Returns xarray.Dataset with stored data and metadata from NOAA PSL FMCW Radar files. See References section for details.

Parameters

files (str or list) – Name of file(s) to read. Currently does not support reading URLs but files can be downloaded easily using the act.discovery.download_noaa_psl_data function.

Returns

ds (xarray.Dataset) – Standard Xarray dataset with the data for the parsivel

References

Johnston, Paul E., James R. Jordan, Allen B. White, David A. Carter, David M. Costa, and Thomas E. Ayers.

β€œThe NOAA FM-CW snow-level radar.” Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 34, no. 2 (2017): 249-267.