Function do_conversion

src/wrf/units.py:337–362

Return the variable converted to different units. Args: var (:class:`xarray.DataArray` or :class:`numpy.ndarray`): A variable. vartype (:obj:`str`): The type of variable. Choices are: 'wind', 'pressure', 'temp', or 'height'. var_unit (:obj:`st

(var, vartype, var_unit, dest_unit)

def do_conversion(var, vartype, var_unit, dest_unit):
    """Return the variable converted to different units.

    Args:

        var (:class:`xarray.DataArray` or :class:`numpy.ndarray`): A
            variable.

        vartype (:obj:`str`): The type of variable.  Choices are: 'wind',
            'pressure', 'temp', or 'height'.

        var_unit (:obj:`str`): The variable's current units.

        dest_unit (:obj:`str`): The desired units.

    Returns:

        :class:`xarray.DataArray` or :class:`numpy.ndarray`: The variable in
        the desired units.

    """
    u_cleaned = dealias_and_clean_unit(dest_unit)
    if vartype != "temp":
        return _apply_conv_fact(var, vartype, var_unit.lower(), u_cleaned)
    else:
        return _apply_temp_conv(var, var_unit.lower(), u_cleaned)