cf.Field.asreftime

Field.asreftime(i=False)

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

Only applicable to fields 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 field in place. By default a new field is created. In either case, a field is returned.

Returns:

out : cf.Field

Examples 2:

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