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Climate Forecast System (CFS) Flux Post-Processing

def cfs_flux_post_processing(path):

This function post-processes all GRIB2 Keys into a Plain Language Format for CFS Flux Data.

Required Arguments:

1) path (String) - The path to the files.

Optional Arguments: None

Returns

An xarray.array of CFS Flux Data with variable keys decoded into plain-language.

CFS Flux Data Variables In Plain-Language Format
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    'volumetric_soil_moisture_content'
    'soil_temperature'
    'liquid_volumetric_soil_moisture_non_frozen'
    'soil_moisture_content'
    'u_component_atmospheric_surface_momentum_flux'
    'v_component_atmospheric_surface_momentum_flux'
    'instantaneous_surface_sensible_heat_net_flux'
    'surface_latent_heat_net_flux'
    'surface_temperature'
    'water_equivalent_of_accumulated_snow_depth'
    'surface_downward_longwave_radiation_flux'
    'surface_upward_longwave_radiation_flux'
    'surface_upward_shortwave_radiation_flux'
    'surface_downward_shortwave_radiation_flux'
    'clear_sky_uv_b_downward_solar_flux'
    'precipitation_rate'
    'convective_precipitation_rate'
    'ground_heat_flux'
    'land_sea_mask'
    'sea_ice_area_fraction'
    'surface_pressure'
    'instantaneous_eastward_gravity_wave_surface_flux'
    'instantaneous_northward_gravity_wave_surface_flux'
    'surface_albedo'
    'sea_ice_thickness'
    'snow_depth'
    'plant_canopy_surface_water'
    'surface_roughness'
    'vegetation'
    'vegetation_type'
    'soil_type'
    'surface_slope_type'
    'frictional_velocity'
    'orography'
    'categorical_rain'
    'exchange_coefficient'
    'aerodynamic_conductance'
    'storm_surface_runoff'
    'direct_evaporation_from_bare_soil'
    'canopy_water_evaporation'
    'transpiration'
    'sublimation'
    'snow_cover'
    'clear_sky_downward_longwave_flux'
    'clear_sky_upward_solar_flux'
    'clear_sky_downward_solar_flux'
    'clear_sky_upward_longwave_flux'
    'snow_phase_change_heat_flux'
    'visible_beam_downward_solar_flux'
    'near_ir_beam_downward_solar_flux'
    'near_ir_diffuse_downward_solar_flux'
    'snowfall_rate_water_equivalent'
    'nominal_top_of_the_atmosphere_upward_longwave_radiation_flux'
    'nominal_top_of_the_atmosphere_upward_shortwave_radiation_flux'
    'nominal_top_of_the_atmosphere_downward_shortwave_radiation_flux'
    'nominal_top_of_the_atmosphere_clear_sky_upward_longwave_radiation_flux'
    'nominal_top_of_the_atmosphere_clear_sky_upward_solar_flux'
    'total_high_cloud_cover'
    'high_cloud_top_level_pressure'
    'high_cloud_top_level_temperature'
    'high_cloud_bottom_pressure'
    'total_middle_cloud_cover'
    'middle_cloud_top_level_pressure'
    'middle_cloud_top_level_temperature'
    'middle_cloud_bottom_pressure'
    'total_low_cloud_cover'
    'low_cloud_top_level_pressure'
    'low_cloud_top_level_temperature'
    'low_cloud_bottom_pressure'
    '10m_u_wind_component'
    '10m_v_wind_component'
    '2m_temperature'
    '2m_specific_humidity'
    'maximum_temperature'
    'minimum_temperature'
    'maximum_specific_humidity'
    'minimum_specific_humidity'
    'cloud_work_function'
    'precipitable_water'
    'total_cloud_cover'
    'total_convective_cloud_cover'
    'total_cloud_cover_boundary_layer'
    '995_sigma_temperature'
    '995_sigma_specific_humidity'
    '995_sigma_u_wind_component'
    '995_sigma_geopotential_height'