oocgcm.core.grids.generic_2d_grid.horizontal_gradient

generic_2d_grid.horizontal_gradient(datastructure)

Return the horizontal gradient of the input datastructure.

Parameters:datastructure : xarray.DataArray or VectorField2d Returns:result : VectorField2d or Tensor2d

See also

self.horizontal_gradient_vector, self.horizontal_gradient_tensor

Methods

calls horizontal_gradient_vector or horizontal_gradient_tensor depending
on th type of the input datastructure.