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def primary_gfs_post_processing(path,
western_bound,
eastern_bound,
southern_bound,
northern_bound):
This function post-processes the GFS0P25 and GFS0P50 GRIB Primary Variable Keys into Plain-Language Variable Keys
Required Arguments:
1) path (String) - The path to the files.
Optional Arguments: None
Returns
An xarray.array of GFS0P25 data in Plain Language Keys.
Post-Process Variable Keys By Model
-----------------------------------
GFS0P25
-------
'mslp'
'mslp_eta_reduction'
'cloud_mixing_ratio'
'ice_water_mixing_ratio'
'rain_mixing_ratio'
'snow_mixing_ratio'
'graupel'
'derived_radar_reflectivity'
'maximum_composite_reflectivity'
'total_cloud_cover'
'visibility'
'wind_gust'
'haines_index'
'surface_pressure'
'orography'
'temperature'
'plant_canopy_surface_water'
'water_equivalent_of_accumulated_snow_depth'
'snow_depth'
'sea_ice_thickness'
'percent_frozen_precipitation'
'precipitation_rate'
'categorical_snow'
'categorical_ice_pellets'
'categorical_freezing_rain'
'categorical_rain'
'surface_roughness'
'frictional_velocity'
'vegetation'
'soil_type'
'wilting_point'
'field_capacity'
'sunshine_duration'
'surface_lifted_index'
'best_4_layer_lifted_index'
'sea_ice_area_fraction'
'sea_ice_temperature'
'ventilation_rate'
'geopotential_height'
'relative_humidity'
'specific_humidity'
'vertical_velocity'
'geometric_vertical_velocity'
'u_wind_component'
'v_wind_component'
'absolute_vorticity'
'ozone_mixing_ratio'
'total_cloud_cover'
'derived_radar_reflectivity'
'2m_temperature'
'2m_specific_humidity'
'2m_dew_point'
'2m_relative_humidity'
'2m_dew_point_depression'
'10m_u_wind_component'
'10m_v_wind_component'
'pressure'
'100m_u_wind_component'
'100m_v_wind_component'
'soil_temperature'
'volumetric_soil_moisture_content'
'liquid_volumetric_soil_moisture_non_frozen'
'precipitable_water'
'cloud_water'
'total_ozone'
'low_cloud_cover'
'middle_cloud_cover'
'high_cloud_cover'
'tropopause_pressure'
'tropopause_standard_atmosphere_reference_height'
'vertical_speed_shear'
'convective_available_potential_energy'
'convective_inhibition'
'pressure_level_from_which_a_parcel_was_lifted'
'995_sigma_theta'
GFS0P50
-------
'mslp'
'mslp_eta_reduction'
'cloud_mixing_ratio'
'ice_water_mixing_ratio'
'rain_mixing_ratio'
'snow_mixing_ratio'
'graupel'
'derived_radar_reflectivity'
'maximum_composite_reflectivity'
'total_cloud_cover'
'visibility'
'wind_gust'
'haines_index'
'surface_pressure'
'orography'
'temperature'
'plant_canopy_surface_water'
'water_equivalent_of_accumulated_snow_depth'
'snow_depth'
'sea_ice_thickness'
'percent_frozen_precipitation'
'precipitation_rate'
'categorical_snow'
'categorical_ice_pellets'
'categorical_freezing_rain'
'categorical_rain'
'surface_roughness'
'frictional_velocity'
'vegetation'
'soil_type'
'wilting_point'
'field_capacity'
'sunshine_duration'
'surface_lifted_index'
'best_4_layer_lifted_index'
'sea_ice_area_fraction'
'sea_ice_temperature'
'geopotential_height'
'relative_humidity'
'specific_humidity'
'vertical_velocity'
'geometric_vertical_velocity'
'u_wind_component'
'v_wind_component'
'absolute_vorticity'
'ozone_mixing_ratio'
'derived_radar_reflectivity'
'2m_temperature'
'2m_specific_humidity'
'2m_dew_point'
'2m_relative_humidity'
'2m_dew_point_depression'
'10m_u_wind_component'
'10m_v_wind_component'
'pressure'
'100m_u_wind_component'
'100m_v_wind_component'
'soil_temperature'
'volumetric_soil_moisture_content'
'liquid_volumetric_soil_moisture_non_frozen'
'precipitable_water'
'cloud_water'
'total_ozone'
'low_cloud_cover'
'middle_cloud_cover'
'high_cloud_cover'
'storm_relative_helicity'
'u_component_of_storm_motion'
'v_component_of_storm_motion'
'tropopause_pressure'
'tropopause_standard_atmosphere_reference_height'
'vertical_speed_shear'
'convective_available_potential_energy'
'convective_inhibition'
'pressure_level_from_which_a_parcel_was_lifted'
'995_sigma_theta'