argopy.utils.wmo2box

wmo2box(wmo_id: int)

Convert WMO square box number into a latitude/longitude box

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Meteorological_Organization_squares https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMO-squares-global.gif

Parameters:

wmo_id (int) – WMO square number, must be between 1000 and 7817

Returns:

box – [lon_min, lon_max, lat_min, lat_max] bounds to the WMO square number

Return type:

list(int)

Notes

Longitude values are returned according the argopy option “longitude_convention”, which is ‘180’ or ‘360’.