For reading GrADS format data. Read the docs here.

pip install bite_grads

Requires xarray; dask; pyproj; numpy; pandas.

Components of a GrADS Data Descriptor File

• DTYPE
  • gridded binary
  • station
  • ...
• OPTIONS
  • byte order
  • template
  • ...
• UNDEF
• PDEF
  • lcc
  • ...
• XDEF
• YDEF
  • LINEAR
  • LEVELS
  • GAUS*
• ZDEF
• TDEF
• VARS
  • varname
  • levs
  • units
  • additional_codes
  • description
• ATTRIBUTE METADATA
  • varname
  • attribute_type
  • attribute_name
  • attribute_value
• COMMENTS
• ...

• Lazy loading
• Manual correction of TDEF
• Manual correction of PDEF
• Projection information following CF-Conventions

Use xgrads for more features.

Use nc or other modern formats to store you data.