cf.Variable.binary_mask

Variable.binary_mask()

Return a binary missing data mask of the data array.

The binary mask’s data array comprises dimensionless 32-bit integers and has 0 where the data array has missing data and 1 otherwise.

Returns :

out : Variable

The binary mask.

Examples

>>> print f.mask.array
[[ True  False  True False]]
>>> b = f.binary_mask().array
>>> print b.array
[[0 1 0 1]]