stilt.MultiPointReceptor#

class stilt.MultiPointReceptor(time: 'TimeLike', longitudes, latitudes, altitudes, *, altitude_ref: 'VerticalReference' = 'agl') → 'None'[source]#

Receptor that releases particles from several points at once.

Use it for a slanted column, such as a satellite sounding sampled at several heights along the line of sight. Each point must have its own longitude and latitude. For several heights at one location, use a ColumnReceptor or one PointReceptor per height.

Parameters

timedatetime-like or str: Release time, as for PointReceptor.
longitudesarray-like of float: Longitude of each point in degrees.
latitudesarray-like of float: Latitude of each point in degrees.
altitudesarray-like of float: Height of each point in metres.
altitude_ref{“agl”, “msl”}, default “agl”: Whether the heights are above ground level or above mean sea level.

Methods#

`from_dict`(d)	Build a receptor from a dict made by `to_dict()`.
`from_points`(time, points, *[, altitude_ref])	Build the right receptor type for a list of points.
`to_dict`()	Return this receptor as a dict with `type`, `time`, `longitudes`, `latitudes`, `altitudes`, and `altitude_ref`.

Attributes#

`geometry`	Shapely geometry of the release points.
`id`	Receptor id, the release time followed by the location id.
`location_id`	Location id, `"multi_<hash>"`.
`plot`	Plotting methods, such as `receptor.plot.map()`.
`points`	Release points as shapely `Point(lon, lat, alt)` objects.