CycloneXML ("CXML") is an XML data model used to exchange tropical cyclone related analysis and forecast information. Currently the Australian Bureau of Meteorology is responsible for maintenance and improvements to CXML.
This package is a python interface to the data model, to validate, read, and write CXML data. Currently based on CXML version 1.3.
For more information:
Cyclone XML page: http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/cxmlinfo/index.shtml
CXML Specification document: http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/cxmlinfo/CXMLspecification1.3.pdf
CXML XML Schema Definition: http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/cxmlinfo/cxml.1.3.xsd
CXML supports three data types: forecast, ensembleForecast and analysis.
Ensemble forecasts (ensembleForecast) are an extension of the forecast
datatype, in that there are multiple members for each forecast.
To read a CXML file, use the pycxml.loadfile function. Data are returned as a
pandas.DataFrame
import pycxml pycxml.loadfile('./test_data/CXML_example.xml')
The Cyclone XML site contains some basic examples of CXML data. Additional (operational) data can be accessed via the UCAR Research Data Archive, dataset ds330.3.
Author: Craig Arthur Email: craig.arthur@ga.gov.au
Last updated: 2021-11-09