CHIRPS

default_vars(product_name, req_vars=['p'])

Given a product_name and a list of requested variables, returns a dictionary with metadata on which exact layers need to be requested from the server, how they should be renamed, and how their dimensions are defined.

Parameters

  • product_name (str) – Name of the product.

  • req_vars (list, optional) – List of variables to be collected, by default [“p”].

Returns

Metadata on which exact layers need to be requested from the server.

Return type

dict

default_post_processors(product_name, req_vars=['p'])

Given a product_name and a list of requested variables, returns a dictionary with a list of functions per variable that should be applied after having collected the data from a server.

Parameters

  • product_name (str) – Name of the product.

  • req_vars (list, optional) – List of variables to be collected, by default [“p”].

Returns

Functions per variable that should be applied to the variable.

Return type

dict

fn_func(product_name, tile)

Returns a filename for the product_name.

Parameters

  • product_name (str) – Name of the product.

  • tile (None) – Not used.

Returns

Filename.

Return type

str

url_func(product_name, tile)

Returns a url at which to collect CHIRPS data.

Parameters

  • product_name (None) – Not used.

  • tile (None) – Not used.

Returns

The url.

Return type

str

download(folder, latlim, lonlim, timelim, product_name='P05', req_vars=['p'], variables=None, post_processors=None)

Download CHIRPS data and store it in a single netCDF file.

Parameters

  • folder (str) – Path to folder in which to store results.

  • latlim (list) – Latitude limits of area of interest.

  • lonlim (list) – Longitude limits of area of interest.

  • timelim (list) – Period for which to prepare data.

  • product_name (str, optional) – Name of the product to download, by default “P05”.

  • req_vars (list, optional) – Which variables to download for the selected product, by default [“p”].

  • variables (dict, optional) – Metadata on which exact layers need to be requested from the server, by default None.

  • post_processors (dict, optional) – Functions per variable that should be applied to the variable, by default None.

Returns

Downloaded data.

Return type

xr.Dataset