xarray.Dataset.differentiate

Dataset.differentiate(coord, edge_order=1, datetime_unit=None)

Differentiate with the second order accurate central differences.

Note

This feature is limited to simple cartesian geometry, i.e. coord must be one dimensional.

Parameters
  • coord (str) – The coordinate to be used to compute the gradient.

  • edge_order (1 or 2. Default 1) – N-th order accurate differences at the boundaries.

  • datetime_unit (None or any of {'Y', 'M', 'W', 'D', 'h', 'm', 's', 'ms',) – ‘us’, ‘ns’, ‘ps’, ‘fs’, ‘as’} Unit to compute gradient. Only valid for datetime coordinate.

Returns

differentiated

Return type

Dataset

See also

numpy.gradient()

corresponding numpy function