xarray.Dataset.traj.condense_obs

abstract Dataset.traj.condense_obs()

Move all observations to the first index, so that the observation dimension is reduced to a minimum. When creating ragged arrays the observations from consecutive trajectories start at the observation index after the previous, causing a very long observation dimension.

Original:

………….. Observations —> trajectory 1: | t01 | t02 | t03 | t04 | t05 | nan | nan | nan | nan | trajectory 2: | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | t11 | t12 | t13 | t14 |

After condensing:

………….. Observations —> trajectory 1: | t01 | t02 | t03 | t04 | t05 | trajectory 2: | t11 | t12 | t13 | t14 | nan |

Returns:

A new Dataset with observations condensed.