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conversions module

Td_to_VAP(dewpoint_K)

Compute vapour pressure (hPa) from dewpoint temperature (K).

Source code in cropengine/conversions.py
def Td_to_VAP(dewpoint_K):
    """Compute vapour pressure (hPa) from dewpoint temperature (K)."""
    # Handle Series or scalar
    Td_C = dewpoint_K - 273.15
    vap_kPa = 0.6108 * np.exp((17.27 * Td_C) / (Td_C + 237.3))
    return vap_kPa

uv_to_wind(u, v)

Compute wind speed magnitude (m/s).

Source code in cropengine/conversions.py
def uv_to_wind(u, v):
    """Compute wind speed magnitude (m/s)."""
    return np.sqrt(u**2 + v**2)