cf.Coordinate.X

Coordinate.X

True if and only if the coordinates are for a CF X axis.

CF X axis coordinates are for a horizontal axis have one or more of the following:

  • The axis property has the value 'X'
  • Units of longitude (see cf.Units.islongitude for details)
  • The standard_name property is one of 'longitude', 'projection_x_coordinate' or 'grid_longitude'

See also

ctype, T, Y, Z

Examples: 
>>> c.Units
<CF Units: degreeE>
>>> c.X
True

>>> c.standard_name
'longitude'
>>> c.X
True

>>> c.axis == 'X' and c.X
True