satpy.demo.abi_l1b module

Demo data download helper functions for ABI L1b data.

satpy.demo.abi_l1b.get_hurricane_florence_abi(base_dir=None, method=None, force=False, channels=None, num_frames=10)[source]

Get GOES-16 ABI (Meso sector) data from 2018-09-11 13:00Z to 17:00Z.

Parameters:

  • base_dir (str) – Base directory for downloaded files.

  • method (str) – Force download method for the data if not already cached. Allowed options are: ‘gcsfs’. Default of None will choose the best method based on environment settings.

  • force (bool) – Force re-download of data regardless of its existence on the local system. Warning: May delete non-demo files stored in download directory.

  • channels (list) – Channels to include in download. Defaults to all 16 channels.

  • num_frames (int or slice) – Number of frames to download. Maximum 240 frames. Default 10 frames.

Size per frame (all channels): ~15MB

Total size (default 10 frames, all channels): ~124MB

Total size (240 frames, all channels): ~3.5GB

satpy.demo.abi_l1b.get_us_midlatitude_cyclone_abi(base_dir=None, method=None, force=False)[source]

Get GOES-16 ABI (CONUS sector) data from 2019-03-14 00:00Z.

Parameters:

  • base_dir (str) – Base directory for downloaded files.

  • method (str) – Force download method for the data if not already cached. Allowed options are: ‘gcsfs’. Default of None will choose the best method based on environment settings.

  • force (bool) – Force re-download of data regardless of its existence on the local system. Warning: May delete non-demo files stored in download directory.

Total size: ~110MB