konrad.utils.append_description

konrad.utils.append_description(dataset, description=None)[source]

Append variable attributes to a given dataset.

Parameters
  • dataset (xarray.Dataset) – Dataset including variables to describe.

  • description (dict) –

    Dictionary containing variable descriptions. The keys are the variable keys used in the Dataset. The values are dictionaries themselves containing attributes and their names as keys, e.g.:

    >>> desc = {'T': {'units': 'K', 'standard_name': 'temperature'}}