Is Gridded Product

is_grid(tableName, varName)

Returns True if the specified variable represents a gridded product; otherwise returns False. For instance, model outputs or satellite products in the form of structured arrays are considered gridded products, while underway cruise measurements with irregular spatial or temporal resolutions are considered “sparse” products.

Parameters:

tableName: string

The name of table associated with the dataset. A full list of table names can be found in the Data Catalog.

varName: string or list of string

Variable short name. A full list of variable short names can be found in the Data Catalog.

returns:

Boolean.

Example

Checking if the short name variable, argo_merge_salinity_adj, is a gridded product in the Argo dataset.

#!pip install pycmap -q     #uncomment to install pycmap, if necessary

import pycmap

api = pycmap.API(token='<YOUR_API_KEY>')
api.is_grid('tblArgoMerge_REP', 'argo_merge_salinity_adj')