tobac.analysis.spatial.find_vertical_coord_name#
- tobac.analysis.spatial.find_vertical_coord_name(variable_cube, vertical_coord=None)#
Function to find the vertical coordinate in the iris cube
- Parameters:
variable_cube (iris.cube.Cube or xarray.DataArray) – Input variable cube, containing a vertical coordinate.
vertical_coord (str) – Vertical coordinate name. If None, this function tries to auto-detect.
- Returns:
the vertical coordinate name
- Return type:
str
- Raises:
ValueError – Raised if the vertical coordinate isn’t found in the cube.