cf.DimensionCoordinate.direction¶
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DimensionCoordinate.
direction
()[source]¶ Return True if the dimension coordinate is increasing, otherwise return False.
A dimension coordinate is increasing if its coordinate values are increasing in index space.
The direction is inferred from one of, in order of precedence:
- The data array
- The bounds data array
- The
units
CF property
Returns: - out : bool
Whether or not the coordinate is increasing.
Examples: >>> c.array array([ 0 30 60]) >>> c.direction() True
>>> c.bounds.array array([ 30 0]) >>> c.direction() False