spyfit.io.sfit4.read_profiles

spyfit.io.sfit4.read_profiles(filename, var_name_prefix='', ldim='level', ret_gases=False)

Read a-priori or retrieved profiles in SFIT4 output ascii files.

Use this function to load ‘out.retprofiles’ and ‘out.aprprofiles’.

Parameters:

filename : str

Name or path to the file.

var_name_prefix : str

Prefix to prepend to each of the profile names (e.g., ‘apriori’ or ‘retrieved’) (default: no prefix).

ldim : str

Name of the dimension of the profiles (default: ‘level’).

ret_gases : bool

If True, returns the profiles of only the retrieved gases (default: False).

Returns:

dataset : dict

A CDM-structured dictionary.