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Atlite: A Lightweight Python Package for Calculating Renewable Power Potentials and Time Series
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Feature/add dewpoint temperature #342

Closed ymiftah closed 2 months ago

ymiftah commented 3 months ago

Closes # (if applicable).

Change proposed in this Pull Request

Adds dewpoint temperature to the list of features fetched from ERA5.

It is possible that existing data pipelines that expect only 2 variables for the temperature may experience breaks with the addition of the new column. Should this new feature be optional instead ?

Description

Added the dewpoint_temperature variable, consistent with the processing of existing temperature and soil temperature variables

Motivation and Context

Dewpoint temperature is a good indicator of climate comfort and predictor of electricity demand.

How Has This Been Tested?

Tested by preparing a Cutout from ERA5, verifying the dew point temperature is included. Tested on python 3.10.12

Type of change

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