read_GOT_model.md

read_GOT_model.py

• Reads files for Richard Ray's Global Ocean Tide (GOT) models
• Spatially interpolates tidal constituents to input coordinates

Calling Sequence

from pyTMD.read_GOT_model import read_GOT_model
amp,ph = read_GOT_model(ilon,ilat,directory,model_files,METHOD='spline')

Inputs

1. ilon: longitude to interpolate
2. ilat: latitude to interpolate
3. directory: data directory for tide data files
4. model_files: list of gzipped model files for each constituent

Options

• METHOD: interpolation method
  • spline: scipy bivariate spline interpolation
  • linear, cubic, nearest: scipy griddata interpolations
• SCALE: scaling factor for converting to output units

Outputs

• amplitude: amplitudes of tidal constituents
• phase: phases of tidal constituents