cf.CoordinateBounds.asreftime

CoordinateBounds.asreftime(i=False)

Convert the internal representation of data array elements to numeric reference times.

Only applicable to coordinate boundss with reference time units.

If the calendar has not been set then the CF default calendar will be used and the units will be updated accordingly.

See also

asdatetime

Examples 1:

>>> g = f.asreftime()

Parameters:

i : bool, optional

If True then update the coordinate bounds in place. By default a new coordinate bounds is created. In either case, a coordinate bounds is returned.

Returns:

out : cf.CoordinateBounds

Examples 2:

>>> t.asdatetime().dtype
dtype('O')
>>> t.asreftime().dtype
dtype('float64')