pcmdi_metrics.io.region_from_file

Functions

region_from_file(data, rgn_path, attr, feature)

Return data masked from a feature in the input file.

pcmdi_metrics.io.region_from_file.region_from_file(data, rgn_path, attr, feature)

Return data masked from a feature in the input file.

This function reads a region from a file, creates a mask based on the specified feature, and applies the mask to the input data.

Parameters:

• data (xarray.Dataset or xarray.DataArray) – The input data to be masked. Must have ‘lon’ and ‘lat’ coordinates.

• rgn_path (str) – Path to the file containing region information.

• attr (str) – Attribute name in the region file to use for feature selection.

• feature (str) – Name of the region to be selected.

Returns:

Union[xarray.Dataset, xarray.DataArray] – The input data masked to the specified region. The return type matches the input type: - xarray.Dataset if the input was an xarray.Dataset - xarray.DataArray if the input was an xarray.DataArray

Raises:

Exception – If there’s an error in creating the region subset from the file or in applying the mask.

Notes

This function uses geopandas to read the region file and regionmask to create and apply the mask. The input data must have ‘lon’ and ‘lat’ coordinates.

Examples

>>> import xarray as xr
>>> data = xr.open_dataset('path/to/data.nc')
>>> masked_data = region_from_file(data, 'path/to/regions.shp', 'region_name', 'Europe')