4.5 Util

cal_to_julian( year, month, day, hour, min, sec)
Convert calendar date to Julian date.

>>> cal_to_julian(2005, 12, 23, 18, 33, 18)
2453728.2731249998

datetime_to_julian( datetime)
Convert date and time in ISO 8601 format to Julian date.

>>> datetime_to_julian('2005-12-23T18:33:18Z')
2453728.2731249998

julian_to_cal( julian_date)
Convert Julian date to calendar date.

>>> julian_to_cal(2453728.2731249998)
(2005, 12, 23, 18, 33, 18)

julian_to_datetime( julian_date)
Convert Julian date to date and time in ISO 8601 format.

>>> julian_to_datetime(2453728.2731249998)
'2005-12-23T18:33:18Z'

parse_fieldname( field_name)
Parses extra dimensions from fieldnames.

version( )
MISR Toolkit version.

>>> version()
'1.5.1'