xcdat.get_axis_dim#

xcdat.get_axis_dim(obj, axis)[source]#

Gets the dimension for an axis.

The coordinate name should be identical to the dimension name, so this function simply returns the coordinate name.

Parameters

  • obj (Union[xr.Dataset, xr.DataArray]) – The Dataset or DataArray object.

  • axis (CFAxisName) – The CF-compliant axis name (“X”, “Y”, “T”, “Z”)

Returns

str – The dimension for an axis.