xdggs.tutorial.open_dataset#
- xdggs.tutorial.open_dataset(name, grid_name, *, cache=True, cache_dir=None, engine=None, **kws)#
Open a dataset from the online repository (requires internet).
If a local copy is found then always use that to avoid network traffic.
Available datasets (available grid names in parentheses):
"air_temperature"(h3,healpix): NCEP reanalysis subset.
- Parameters:
name (
str) – Name of the file containing the dataset. e.g. ‘air_temperature’grid_name (
str) – Name of the grid file.cache_dir (path-like, optional) – The directory in which to search for and write cached data.
cache (
bool, optional) – If True, then cache data locally for use on subsequent calls**kws (
dict, optional) – Passed to xarray.open_dataset
See also