wrf.getvar(wrfnc, varname, timeidx=0, method=u’cat’, squeeze=True, cache=None, meta=True, **kargs)
Returns basic diagnostics from the WRF ARW model output.
Below is a table of available diagnostics.
Variable Name Description Units Additional Keyword Arguments
avo Absolute Vorticity 10-5 s-1
eth/theta_e Equivalent Potential Temperature K
cape_2d 2D cape (mcape/mcin/lcl/lfc) J/kg / J/kg / m / m missing: Fill value for output only (float)
cape_3d 3D cape and cin J/kg missing: Fill value for output only (float)
ctt Cloud Top Temperature C
dbz Reflectivity dBz do_variant: Set to True to enable variant calculation. Default is False. do_liqskin : Set to True to enable liquid skin calculation. Default is False.
mdbz Maximum Reflectivity dBz do_variant: Set to True to enable variant calculation. Default is False. do_liqskin: Set to True to enable liquid skin calculation. Default is False.
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