xarray.Dataset.argo.uid

Dataset.argo.uid(wmo_or_uid, cyc=None, direction=None)

UID encoder/decoder

Parameters:

• int – WMO number (to encode) or UID (to decode)

• cyc (int, optional) – Cycle number (to encode), not used to decode

• direction (str, optional) – Direction of the profile, must be A (Ascending) or D (Descending)

Return type:

int or tuple of int

Examples

unique_float_profile_id = uid(690024,13,’A’) # Encode wmo, cyc, drc = uid(unique_float_profile_id) # Decode