pyAeolian

A Python library to interface with aeolian dust parameterizations

Installation

The easiest way to install is using pip.

cd into the pyAeolian directory where the setup.py file resides.

Then execute the command:

pip install .

Usage

Simple example on how to use. First import pyaeolian.

import pyaeolian

Now all subroutines in the aeolian.F90 file are available to you in Python.

Help on package pyaeolian:

NAME
    pyaeolian

PACKAGE CONTENTS
    aeolian

FUNCTIONS
    draxler_hflux(ustar, threshold_velocity)

    fecan_dry_limit(clayfrac)

    fecan_moisture_correction(volumetric_soil_moisture, sandfrac, clayfrac)

    fengsha(rhoa, volumetric_soil_moisture, ssm, land, ustar, clayfrac, sandfrac, drag_partition, dry_threshold)

    fengsha_albedo(rhoa, volumetric_soil_moisture, ssm, land, ustar, clayfrac, sandfrac, drag_partition, dry_threshold)

    mackinnon_drag_partition(z0)

    mb95_drag_partition(z0)

    mb95_kvh(clay)

    modified_threshold_velocity(dry_threshold, moisture_correction, drag_partition)

    shao_1996_soil_moisture(volumetric_soil_moisture)

    shao_2004_soil_moisture(volumetric_soil_moisture)

    volumetric_to_gravimetric(volumetric_soil_moisture, sandfrac)

You can even wrap this with xarray.apply_ufunc to apply to a grid (without Python loops [ really it is just pure C loops ] , ie very fast) here zz is an xarray.Dataset with the clay sand silt threshold drag partition and sediment supply map, and cc is the CMAQ meteorology containing ustar and soil moisture. Note that we just use constants for land and rhoa here.

def xarray_fengsha(rhoa, volumetric_soil_moisture, ssm, land, ustar, clayfrac, sandfrac, drag_partition, dry_threshold):
    func = lambda a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i: pyfengsha.fengsha(a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i)
    return xr.apply_ufunc(func,rhoa, volumetric_soil_moisture, ssm, land, ustar, clayfrac, sandfrac, drag_partition, dry_threshold,vectorize=True)

result = xarray_fengsha(zz.SSM*0+1000,c.SOIM1.isel(time=40),zz.SSM,zz.SSM*0+1,c.USTAR.isel(time=40),zz.CLAY_FRAC,zz.SAND_FRAC,zz.DRAG_PART,zz.UTHRES)