Updated API documentation. Added levels to the vertcross routine so users can specify their own vertical levels

doc/source/api.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+API Reference
+=============
+
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+   
+   user_api/index.rst
+   internal_api/index.rst

doc/source/api/generated/README

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-This location contains the RST files created by Sphinx AutoSummary for the API.

doc/source/api/index.rst

@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-API Reference
-=============
-
-Diagnostic Routines
--------------------
-
-.. autosummary::
-   :nosignatures:
-   :toctree: generated/
-
-   wrf.getvar
-   
-   
-Interpolation Routines
-----------------------
-
-.. autosummary::
-   :nosignatures:
-   :toctree: generated/
-   
-   wrf.interplevel
-   wrf.vertcross
-   wrf.interpline
-   wrf.vinterp
-    
-    
-Extraction Routines
--------------------
-
-.. autosummary::
-   :nosignatures:
-   :toctree: generated/
-
-   wrf.npvalues
-   wrf.util.either
-   wrf.util.is_moving_domain
-   
-   
-Raw Computation Routines
-------------------------
-
-.. autosummary::
-   :nosignatures:
-   :toctree: generated/
-   
-   wrf.xy
-   wrf.interp1d
-   wrf.interp2dxy
-   wrf.slp
-   wrf.uvmet
-   wrf.cape_2d
-   wrf.cape_3d
-
-   
-   

doc/source/index.rst

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Contents:
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
    
-   api/index
+   ./api
 
 
 

doc/source/internal_api/index.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+Internal API
+=============
+
+Algorithm Decorators
+--------------------
+
+The decorators below are used for performing common operations related to  
+diagnostic and interpolation calculations.
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :nosignatures:
+   :toctree: ./generated/
+
+   wrf.convert_units
+   wrf.left_iteration
+   wrf.cast_type
+   wrf.extract_and_transpose
+   wrf.check_args
+   wrf.uvmet_left_iter
+   wrf.cape_left_iter
+   wrf.cloudfrac_left_iter
+
+  
+Metadata Decorators
+--------------------
+
+The decorators below are used for performing common operations related to 
+setting metadata.
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :nosignatures:
+   :toctree: ./generated/
+   
+   wrf.copy_and_set_metadata
+   wrf.set_wind_metadata
+   wrf.set_cape_metadata
+   wrf.set_cloudfrac_metadata
+   wrf.set_latlon_metadata
+   wrf.set_height_metadata
+   wrf.set_interp_metadata
+   wrf.set_alg_metadata
+   wrf.set_uvmet_alg_metadata
+   wrf.set_cape_alg_metadata
+   wrf.set_cloudfrac_alg_metadata
+   wrf.set_destag_metadata
+   
+   
+Decorator Utilities
+--------------------
+
+The routines below are used within decorators.
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :nosignatures:
+   :toctree: ./generated/
+   
+   wrf.either
+   wrf.combine_dims
+   wrf.from_var
+   wrf.from_args
+   wrf.args_to_list
+   wrf.arg_location
+   
+Miscellaneous Classes
+----------------------
+
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :nosignatures:
+   :toctree: ./generated/
+   
+   wrf.IterWrapper
+   
+   

doc/source/user_api/index.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+User API
+=============
+
+Diagnostic Routine
+-------------------
+
+The routine below is the primary routine for extracting variables from a 
+WRF-ARW NetCDF file (or sequence of files) and performing diagnostic 
+calculations.  
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :nosignatures:
+   :toctree: ./generated/
+
+   wrf.getvar
+   
+   
+Interpolation Routines
+----------------------
+
+The routines below are the primary routines used for performing interpolation 
+calculations.  
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :nosignatures:
+   :toctree: ./generated/
+   
+   wrf.interplevel
+   wrf.vertcross
+   wrf.interpline
+   wrf.vinterp
+
+
+Numpy Extraction Routine
+--------------------------
+
+The routine below is used to extract a :class:`numpy.ndarray` from a 
+:class:`xarray.DataArray`.  This routine must be used before passing 
+the array object to a compiled extension.  Otherwise, unusually crashes
+may occur.
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :nosignatures:
+   :toctree: ./generated/
+   
+   wrf.npvalues
+   
+    
+Variable Extraction Routines
+-----------------------------
+
+The routines below are primarily used internally by :meth:`wrf.getvar`, but 
+some users may find them useful to manually extract variables from a 
+WRF NetCDF file (or a sequence of NetCDF files).
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :nosignatures:
+   :toctree: ./generated/
+
+    wrf.extract_vars
+    wrf.combine_files
+    wrf.extract_dim
+    wrf.extract_extract_global_attrs
+    wrf.extract_times
+    
+   
+   
+Raw Diagnostic Routines
+------------------------
+
+The routines below can be used when working with variables that are not 
+contained in a WRF-ARW NetCDF file.  They can also be used with non-WRF data.
+However, if you are working with WRF-ARW NetCDF files, 
+use :meth:`wrf.getvar` instead.
+
+Keep in mind that these routines were developed for WRF-ARW, so your mileage 
+may vary when working with non-WRF data.  Also, the vast majority of these 
+routines do not allow for missing values in any of the input arrays, so make 
+sure they are removed before calling these routines.
+
+ 
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :nosignatures:
+   :toctree: ./generated/
+   
+   wrf.xy
+   wrf.interp1d
+   wrf.interp2dxy
+   wrf.interpz3d
+   wrf.slp
+   wrf.temp
+   wrf.tk
+   wrf.td
+   wrf.rh
+   wrf.uvmet
+   wrf.smooth2d
+   wrf.cape_2d
+   wrf.cape_3d
+   wrf.cloudfrac
+   wrf.ctt
+   wrf.dbz
+   wrf.srhel
+   wrf.udhel
+   wrf.avo
+   wrf.pvo
+   wrf.eth
+   wrf.wetbulb
+   wrf.tvirtual
+   wrf.omega
+   wrf.pw
+
+
+CoordPair Class
+----------------------
+
+The class below is used for coordinate metadata. 
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :nosignatures:
+   :toctree: ./generated/
+   
+   wrf.CoordPair
+   
+
+Miscellaneous Routines
+-----------------------
+
+The routines below are primarily used internally, but some users may find 
+them helpful.  
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :nosignatures:
+   :toctree: ./generated/
+   
+   wrf.is_time_coord_var
+   wrf.get_coord_pairs
+   wrf.is_multi_time_req
+   wrf.is_multi_file
+   wrf.has_time_coord
+   wrf.is_mapping
+   wrf.latlon_coordvars
+   wrf.is_coordvar
+   wrf.get_iterable
+   wrf.is_moving_domain
+   wrf.npbytes_to_str
+   wrf.is_standard_wrf_var
+   wrf.is_staggered
+   wrf.get_left_indexes
+   wrf.iter_left_indexes
+   wrf.get_right_slices
+   wrf.get_proj_params
+   wrf.psafilepath
+   wrf.get_id
+   
+   
+   
+   

src/wrf/api.py

@@ -13,11 +13,26 @@ from .interp import (interplevel, vertcross, interpline, vinterp)
 from .latlon import (xy_to_ll, ll_to_xy, xy_to_ll_proj, ll_to_xy_proj)
 from .py3compat import (viewitems, viewkeys, viewvalues, isstr, py2round, 
                         py3range, ucode)
-from .util import (npvalues, extract_global_attrs, 
+from .util import (npvalues, extract_global_attrs, is_standard_wrf_var,
                    extract_dim, extract_vars, extract_times, combine_files,
+                   extract_times, npbytes_to_str, is_moving_domain, 
                    is_staggered, get_left_indexes, iter_left_indexes,
-                   get_right_slices, get_proj_params)
+                   get_right_slices, get_proj_params, from_args, 
+                   args_to_list, arg_location, psafilepath, get_id,
+                   from_var, combine_dims, either, get_iterable,
+                   IterWrapper, is_coordvar, latlon_coordvars, is_mapping,
+                   has_time_coord, is_multi_file, is_multi_time_req,
+                   get_coord_pairs, is_time_coord_var)
 from .coordpair import CoordPair
+from decorators import (convert_units, left_iteration, cast_type, 
+                        extract_and_transpose, check_args)
+from specialdec import (uvmet_left_iter, cape_left_iter, cloudfrac_left_iter)
+from metadecorators import (copy_and_set_metadata, set_wind_metadata,
+                            set_cloudfrac_metadata, set_latlon_metadata,
+                            set_height_metadata, set_interp_metadata,
+                            set_alg_metadata, set_uvmet_alg_metadata,
+                            set_cape_alg_metadata, set_cloudfrac_alg_metadata,
+                            set_destag_metadata)
 from .version import __version__
 
 __all__ = []
@@ -36,10 +51,25 @@ __all__ += ["interplevel", "vertcross", "interpline", "vinterp"]
 __all__ += ["xy_to_ll", "ll_to_xy", "xy_to_ll_proj", "ll_to_xy_proj"]
 __all__ += ["viewitems", "viewkeys", "viewvalues", "isstr", "py2round", 
             "py3range", "ucode"]
-__all__ += ["npvalues", "extract_global_attrs", 
+__all__ += ["npvalues", "extract_global_attrs", "is_standard_wrf_var",
             "extract_dim", "extract_vars", "extract_times", "combine_files",
+            "extract_times", "npbytes_to_str", "is_moving_domain", 
             "is_staggered", "get_left_indexes", "iter_left_indexes", 
-            "get_right_slices", "get_proj_params"]
+            "get_right_slices", "get_proj_params", "from_args", 
+            "args_to_list", "arg_location", "psafilepath", "get_id",
+            "from_var", "combine_dims", "either", "get_iterable",
+            "IterWrapper", "is_coordvar", "latlon_coordvars", "is_mapping",
+            "has_time_coord", "is_multi_file", "is_multi_time_req",
+            "get_coord_pairs", "is_time_coord_var"]
+__all__ += ["convert_units", "left_iteration", "cast_type", 
+            "extract_and_transpose", "check_args"]
+__all__ += ["uvmet_left_iter", "cape_left_iter", "cloudfrac_left_iter"]
+__all__ += ["copy_and_set_metadata", "set_wind_metadata",
+            "set_cloudfrac_metadata", "set_latlon_metadata",
+            "set_height_metadata", "set_interp_metadata",
+            "set_alg_metadata", "set_uvmet_alg_metadata",
+            "set_cape_alg_metadata", "set_cloudfrac_alg_metadata",
+            "set_destag_metadata"]
 __all__ += ["CoordPair"]
 __all__ += ["__version__"]
 

src/wrf/computation.py

@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ def temp(pres, theta, meta=True, units="K"):
 def tk(pres, theta, meta=True):
     """Return the temperature in Kelvin.
     
-    This is an alias for :meth:`wrf.temp(pres, theta, meta, units='K'). This 
+    This is an alias for *wrf.temp(pres, theta, meta, units='K')*. This 
     function is here for users that are familiar with NCL's wrf_tk.
     
     This is the raw computational algorithm and does not extract any variables 
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ def dbz(pres, tkel, qv, qr, qs=None, qg=None, use_varint=False,
             in [K] with same dimensionality as *pres*.
             
         qv (:class:`xarray.DataArray` or :class:`numpy.ndarray`): Water vapor 
-            mixing ratio in [kg/kg] with the same dimensionality as *pres_hpa*.
+            mixing ratio in [kg/kg] with the same dimensionality as *pres*.
             
         qr (:class:`xarray.DataArray` or :class:`numpy.ndarray`): Rain water 
             vapor mixing ratio in [kg/kg] with the same dimensionality as 

src/wrf/constants.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import numpy as np
 from .py3compat import viewitems
 from wrf._wrffortran import wrf_constants
 
+#: Indicates that all times should be used in a diagnostic routine.
 ALL_TIMES = None
 
 class Constants(object):

src/wrf/decorators.py

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ def convert_units(unit_type, alg_unit):
     """
     @wrapt.decorator
     def func_wrapper(wrapped, instance, args, kwargs):
-        
         desired_units = from_args(wrapped, "units", *args, **kwargs)["units"]
         u_cleaned = dealias_and_clean_unit(desired_units)
         check_units(u_cleaned, unit_type)
@@ -117,8 +116,8 @@ def left_iteration(ref_var_expected_dims,
             that indicate the wrapped function's keyword argument to use 
             as the output variable(s) in the wrapped function.
         
-        alg_dtype (:class:`np.dtype` or :obj:`str`): The numpy data type used 
+        alg_dtype (:class:`numpy.dtype` or :obj:`str`): The numpy data type 
-            in the wrapped function.
+            used in the wrapped function.
             
         cast_output (:obj:`bool`): Set to True to cast the wrapped function's 
             output to the same type as the reference variable.
@@ -271,7 +270,7 @@ def cast_type(ref_idx=0, arg_idxs=None, karg_names=None,
             arguments to cast.  Must be specified if *arg_idxs* is None. 
             Default is None.
             
-        alg_dtype (:class:`np.dtype` or :obj:`str`): The numpy data type used 
+        alg_dtype (:class:`numpy.dtype` or :obj:`str`): The numpy data type used 
             in the wrapped function.
             
         outviews (:obj:`str` or a sequence): A single key or sequence of keys 

src/wrf/destag.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def destagger(var, stagger_dim, meta=False):
         
         meta (:obj:`bool`, optional): Set to False to disable metadata and 
             return :class:`numpy.ndarray` instead of 
-            :class:`xarray.DataArray`.  Default is True.
+            :class:`xarray.DataArray`.  Default is False.
     
     Returns:
          

src/wrf/extension.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from .decorators import (left_iteration, cast_type,
                          extract_and_transpose, check_args)
 from .util import combine_dims, npbytes_to_str, psafilepath
 from .py3compat import py3range
-from .specialdec import (uvmet_left_iter_nocopy, cape_left_iter, 
+from .specialdec import (uvmet_left_iter, cape_left_iter, 
                          cloudfrac_left_iter)
 
 class FortranError(Exception):
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ def _eth(qv, tk, p, outview=None):
     return result
 
 
-@uvmet_left_iter_nocopy()
+@uvmet_left_iter()
 @cast_type(arg_idxs=(0,1,2,3))
 @extract_and_transpose()
 def _uvmet(u, v, lat, lon, cen_long, cone, isstag=0, has_missing=False, 

src/wrf/interp.py

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def interplevel(field3d, vert, desiredlev, missing=Constants.DEFAULT_FILL,
 
 
 @set_interp_metadata("cross")
-def vertcross(field3d, vert, missing=Constants.DEFAULT_FILL, 
+def vertcross(field3d, vert, levels=None, missing=Constants.DEFAULT_FILL, 
               pivot_point=None, angle=None,
               start_point=None, end_point=None,
               latlon=False, cache=None, meta=True):
@@ -101,10 +101,12 @@ def vertcross(field3d, vert, missing=Constants.DEFAULT_FILL,
     *pivot_point* and *angle* parameters, or the *start_point* and 
     *end_point* parameters.
     
-    The vertical levels for the cross section are fixed, and are determined by 
+    The vertical levels for the cross section are fixed if *levels* is not 
-    dividing the vertical coordinate in to grid boxes of roughly 1% of the 
+    specified, and are determined by dividing the vertical coordinate in to 
-    maximum vertical distance from top to bottom.  If all vertical levels are 
+    grid boxes of roughly 1% of the maximum vertical distance from top to 
-    desired, use the lower level :meth:`wrf.interp2dxy` function.
+    bottom.  Otherwise, the *levels*argument can be used to specify specific 
+    vertical levels.  If all vertical levels are desired, use the raw 
+    :meth:`wrf.interp2dxy` function.
     
     See Also:
     
@@ -121,6 +123,10 @@ def vertcross(field3d, vert, missing=Constants.DEFAULT_FILL,
             pressure or height. This array must have the same dimensionality
             as *field3d*
             
+        levels (sequence, optional): A sequence of :obj:`float` for the desired
+            vertical levels in the output array.  If None, a fixed set of 
+            vertical levels is provided.  Default is None.
+            
         missing (:obj:`float`): The fill value to use for the output.  
             Default is :data:`wrf.Constants.DEFAULT_FILL`.
         
@@ -182,7 +188,8 @@ def vertcross(field3d, vert, missing=Constants.DEFAULT_FILL,
         z_var2d = cache["z_var2d"]
     except (KeyError, TypeError):
         xy, var2dz, z_var2d = get_xy_z_params(npvalues(vert), pivot_point, 
-                                              angle, start_point, end_point)
+                                              angle, start_point, end_point,
+                                              levels)
     
     if not multi:
         result = _vertcross(field3d, xy, var2dz, z_var2d, missing)

src/wrf/interputils.py

@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ def _calc_xy(xdim, ydim, pivot_point=None, angle=None,
 
 
 def get_xy_z_params(z, pivot_point=None, angle=None,
-                    start_point=None, end_point=None):
+                    start_point=None, end_point=None,
+                    levels=None):
     """Return the cross section parameters.
     
     This function returns the xy horizontal cross section line coordinates, 
@@ -215,6 +216,10 @@ def get_xy_z_params(z, pivot_point=None, angle=None,
             [x, y] (or [west_east, south_north]), which indicates the end x,y 
             location through which the plane will pass.
             
+        levels (sequence): A sequence of :obj:`float` for the desired
+            vertical levels in the output array.  If None, a fixed set of 
+            vertical levels is provided.  Default is None.
+            
     Returns:
     
         :obj:`tuple`:  A tuple containing the xy horizontal cross section  
@@ -234,6 +239,7 @@ def get_xy_z_params(z, pivot_point=None, angle=None,
     idx1 = tuple([0]*extra_dim_num + [0,0])
     idx2 = tuple([0]*extra_dim_num + [-1,0])
     
+    if levels is None:
         #  interp to constant z grid
         if(var2dz[idx1] > var2dz[idx2]):  # monotonically decreasing coordinate
             z_max = floor(np.amax(z)/10) * 10     # bottom value
@@ -250,6 +256,8 @@ def get_xy_z_params(z, pivot_point=None, angle=None,
             nlevels = int(z_max/dz)
             z_var2d = np.zeros((nlevels), dtype=z.dtype)
             z_var2d[0] = z_min
+    else:
+        z_var2d = np.asarray(levels)
     
     for i in py3range(1,nlevels):
         z_var2d[i] = z_var2d[0] + i*dz

src/wrf/specialdec.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if xarray_enabled():
     from xarray import DataArray
 
 
-def uvmet_left_iter_nocopy(alg_dtype=np.float64):
+def uvmet_left_iter(alg_dtype=np.float64):
     """A decorator to handle iterating over the leftmost dimensions for the 
     uvmet diagnostic.
     

src/wrf/util.py

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def get_coord_pairs(coord_varname):
     
     Args:
     
-        coord_varname (:obj:`strq): The coordinate variable name.
+        coord_varname (:obj:`str`): The coordinate variable name.
         
     Returns:
     
@@ -1981,16 +1981,16 @@ def combine_files(wrfin, varname, timeidx, is_moving=None,
     
         - 'cat': Concatenate the files along the 'Time' dimension.  The Time 
           dimension will be the leftmost dimension.  No sorting is performed, 
-        so files must be properly ordered in the sequence prior to calling this
+          so files must be properly ordered in the sequence prior to calling 
-        function.
+          this function.
         
         - 'join': Join the files by creating a new leftmost dimension for the 
           file index. In situations where there are multiple files with 
-        multiple times, and the last file contains less times than the previous 
+          multiple times, and the last file contains less times than the 
-        files, the remaining arrays will be arrays filled with missing values.  
+          previous files, the remaining arrays will be arrays filled with 
-        There are checks in place within the wrf-python algorithms to look for 
+          missing values. There are checks in place within the wrf-python 
-        these missing arrays, but be careful when calling compiled routines 
+          algorithms to look for these missing arrays, but be careful when 
-        outside of wrf-python.
+          calling compiled routines outside of wrf-python.
     
     
     Args:
@@ -2506,13 +2506,13 @@ def get_left_indexes(var, expected_dims):
     if (extra_dim_num == 0):
         return []
     
-    return tuple([var.shape[x] for x in py3range(extra_dim_num)]) 
+    return var.shape[0:extra_dim_num] 
 
 
 def iter_left_indexes(dims):
     """Yield the iteration tuples for a sequence of dimensions sizes.
     
-    For example, if *dims* is (3,3), then this will yield:
+    For example, if *dims* is (2,2), then this will yield:
     
     (0,0), (0,1), (1,0), (1,1)
     
@@ -2526,7 +2526,6 @@ def iter_left_indexes(dims):
     
         :obj:`tuple`: The leftmost indexing iteration sizes.
         
-    
     """
     arg = [py3range(dim) for dim in dims]
     for idxs in product(*arg):
@@ -2620,16 +2619,16 @@ def get_proj_params(wrfin, timeidx=0, varname=None):
 def from_args(func, argnames, *args, **kwargs):
     """Return a mapping of argument name to value for the called function.
     
-    This function parses the function *args and **kwargs to obtain the desired 
+    This function parses the function \*args and \*\*kwargs to obtain the \
-    argument value. If the argument has not been passed in, the value is taken 
+    desired argument value. If the argument has not been passed in, the value 
-    from the default keyword argument value.
+    is taken from the default keyword argument value.
     
     This func is usually called from within a decorator.
     
     Note:
     
         This function currently does not work with functions that contain 
-        *args or **kwargs arguments.
+        \*args or \*\*kwargs arguments.
     
     Args:
     
@@ -2745,11 +2744,12 @@ def _args_to_list3(func, args, kwargs):
 def args_to_list(func, args, kwargs):
     """Return all of the function arguments, including defaults, as a list.
     
-    The result can then be passed to the function via *result.
+    The result can then be passed to the function via *result*.
+    
     Note:
     
         This function currently does not work with functions that contain 
-        *args or **kwargs arguments.
+        \*args or \*\*kwargs arguments.
     
     Args: