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def ecmwf_ifs_wave_post_processing(path,
western_bound,
eastern_bound,
northern_bound,
southern_bound):
This function does the following:
1) Subsets the ECMWF IFS Wave model data.
2) Post-processes the GRIB variable keys into Plain Language variable keys.
Required Arguments:
1) path (String) - The path to the folder containing the ECMWF IFS Wave files.
2) western_bound (Float or Integer) - Default=-180. The western bound of the data needed.
3) eastern_bound (Float or Integer) - Default=180. The eastern bound of the data needed.
4) northern_bound (Float or Integer) - Default=90. The northern bound of the data needed.
5) southern_bound (Float or Integer) - Default=-90. The southern bound of the data needed.
Optional Arguments: None
Returns
An xarray data array of ECMWF data.
Plain Language ECMWF IFS Wave Variable Keys
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'mean_zero_crossing_wave_period'
'significant_height_of_combined_waves_and_swell'
'mean_wave_direction'
'peak_wave_period'
'mean_wave_period'