cf.DimensionCoordinate.asreftime

DimensionCoordinate.asreftime(i=False)[source]

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

Only applicable to dimension coordinates 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 dimension coordinate in place. By default a new dimension coordinate is created. In either case, a dimension coordinate is returned.
Returns:

out : cf.DimensionCoordinate
Examples 2: 
>>> t.asdatetime().dtype
dtype('O')
>>> t.asreftime().dtype
dtype('float64')