pysteps.io.importers.import_mch_metranet

pysteps.io.importers.import_mch_metranet(filename, product, unit, accutime)

Import a 8-bit bin radar reflectivity composite from the MeteoSwiss archive.

Parameters:
filename : str

Name of the file to import.

product : {“AQC”, “CPC”, “RZC”, “AZC”}

The name of the MeteoSwiss QPE product.

Currently supported prducts:

Name Product
AQC Acquire
CPC CombiPrecip
RZC Precip
AZC RZC accumulation
unit : {“mm/h”, “mm”, “dBZ”}

the physical unit of the data

accutime : float

the accumulation time in minutes of the data

Returns:
out : tuple

A three-element tuple containing the precipitation field in mm/h imported from a MeteoSwiss gif file and the associated quality field and metadata. The quality field is currently set to None.