[python #ZAX-411038]: Retrieving lat and/or lon value from projection x and y coordinate

Greetings!

I'm sure there is a pyproj solution, you would want to create a Lambert 
conformal projection to match the attributes in the file, and then convert your 
lon/lat into a x/y. But there's an easier way if you're using THREDDS:

from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from siphon.catalog import TDSCatalog
cat = 
TDSCatalog('https://thredds.unidata.ucar.edu/thredds/catalog/grib/NCEP/GFS/CONUS_20km/catalog.xml')
best = cat.datasets['Best GFS CONUS 20km Time Series']
ncss = best.subset()

start = datetime(2020, 1, 29, 12)
end = start + timedelta(hours=24)

query = ncss.query()
query.lonlat_point(lon=-105, lat=40)
query.variables('Temperature_isobaric')
query.accept('netcdf')
query.time_range(start, end)

nc = ncss.get_data(query)

That should get you a netCDF dataset with a time series of profiles at the 
location you specify. If you only need 1 profile at a specific time, replace 
time_range with time.

Hope that helps,

Ryan

> Good morning team,
> 
> I'm working with some GFS gridded data sets and I've been trying to figure
> out how to find a specific lat/lon pair based off x and y projected
> coordinates.
> 
> I'm looking at the GFS 20km data via THREDDS and am wanting to plot
> variables based off Denver's lat and lon. Grabbing the data for say
> temperature at isobaric levels, the dimensions are [time, level, x, y].
> 
> I've tried using pyproj to figure this out but I'm not sure what the epsg
> code would be for the GeoX and GeoY coordinates. I believe I want to put it
> in epsg 4326 for lat/lon projections. Would 3412 be the epsg code I'm
> looking for? And if so, should I multiple the x and y values by 1000 since
> 3412 is based off meters and the GFS projections are kilometers?


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: ZAX-411038
Department: Support Python
Priority: Low
Status: Closed
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