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pyrtlib.apiwebservices.ERA5Reanalysis.request_data#

static ERA5Reanalysis.request_data(path: str, time: datetime, lonlat: tuple, resolution: Optional[float] = 0.25, offset: Optional[float] = 0.4) str#

Download ERA5Reanalysis data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service.

Parameters:
  • path (str) – The output directory

  • time (datetime) – The date and time of the desired observation.

  • lonlat (tuple) – The coordinatre in degrees, longitude and latitude

  • resolution (Optional[float], optional) – The pixel size of the requested grid data. Defaults to 0.25.

  • offset (Optional[float], optional) – The offset to apply to coordinates to get the extent. Defaults to 0.3.

Returns:

The path to downloaded netcdf file

Return type:

str