metobs_toolkit.obstypes.Obstype

class Obstype(obsname: str, std_unit: str | Unit, description: str)

Class representing an observation type with standard unit and description.

Parameters:

• obsname (str) – Name of the observation type.

• std_unit (str or pint.Unit) – Standard unit for the observation type.

• description (str) – Description of the observation type.

__init__(obsname: str, std_unit: str | Unit, description: str)

Methods

__init__(obsname, std_unit, description)
convert_to_standard_units(input_data, input_unit)	Convert input data to the standard unit.
get_compatible_units()	Get all units compatible with the standard unit.
get_info([printout])	Print or return detailed information of the observation type.
is_compatible_with(other)	Test if the other Obstype is compatible with this one.

Attributes

description	Return the description of the observation type.
name	Return the name of the observation type.
orginal_name	Return the original name of the observation type.
original_name	Return the original name of the observation type.
original_unit	Return the original unit as string.
std_unit	Return the standard unit as string.