pysteps.io.importers.import_fmi_pgm

pysteps.io.importers.import_fmi_pgm(filename, gzipped=False, **kwargs)

Import a 8-bit PGM radar reflectivity composite from the FMI archive.

Parameters:

filename : str

Name of the file to import.

gzipped : bool

If True, the input file is treated as a compressed gzip file.

Returns:

out : tuple

A three-element tuple containing the reflectivity composite in dBZ and the associated quality field and metadata. The quality field is currently set to None.

Other Parameters:  

dtype : str

Data-type to which the array is cast. Valid values: “float32”, “float64”, “single”, and “double”.

fillna : float or np.nan

Value used to represent the missing data (“No Coverage”). By default, np.nan is used.