tpw

fyodor.tpw(path, location, plot=False, csv=False)[source]

Compute the precipitable water vapor (PWV) at location at zenith or in direction of line_of_sight using the Total Precipitable Water (TPW) product by NOAA.

Parameters

  • path (str) – Working directory with GOES-R files in it

  • location (str, {"Cerro Paranal", "San Pedro Martir", "Other"} The input "Other" leads to a dialog) – window where the user has to enter the latitude and longitude (in degrees) of the location of interest.

  • plot (bool) – Generate a plot of the PWV at each time.

  • csv (bool) – Generate a csv file of the PWV at each time.

Returns

  • dates (list)

  • TPW (~numpy.ndarray)