pyart.retrieve.compute_snr

pyart.retrieve.compute_snr(radar, refl_field=None, noise_field=None, snr_field=None)

Computes SNR from a reflectivity field and the noise in dBZ.

Parameters:

• radar (Radar) – Radar object

• refl_field (str, optional) – Name of the reflectivity field to use.

• noise_field (str, optional) – Name of the noise field to use.

• snr_field (str, optional) – Name of the SNR field.

Returns:

snr (dict) – The SNR field.