xarray.Dataset.cf.cf_roles

Dataset.cf.cf_roles

Returns a dictionary mapping cf_role names to variable names.

Returns

dict

Dictionary mapping cf_role names to variable names.

References

Please refer to the CF conventions document : http://cfconventions.org/Data/cf-conventions/cf-conventions-1.8/cf-conventions.html#coordinates-metadata

Examples

>>> import cf_xarray
>>> from cf_xarray.datasets import dsg
>>> dsg.cf.cf_roles
{'profile_id': ['profile'], 'trajectory_id': ['trajectory']}