tams.idealized.Field

class tams.idealized.Field(blobs=None, lat=(-10, 10, 41), lon=(-20, 20, 81), ctt_background=270)

A field of blobs.

Parameters:

• blobs (Blob | list[Blob] | None) – One or more Blob instances defining the field. If None (default), an empty field is created.

• lat – One-dimensional grid coordinate definitions (degrees).

• lon – One-dimensional grid coordinate definitions (degrees).

• ctt_background (float) – Background/environmental/clear-sky infrared brightness temperature.

__init__(blobs=None, lat=(-10, 10, 41), lon=(-20, 20, 81), ctt_background=270)

Parameters:

• blobs (Blob | list[Blob] | None)

• ctt_background (float)

Return type:

None

Methods

copy()	Return a copy of the field.
evolve(hours, /)	Evolve the field in place by the given number of hours.
to_geopandas(*[, crs])	Convert the field to a GeoPandas GeoDataFrame.
to_xarray(*[, ctt_threshold, additive])	Convert the field to an xarray DataArray.