---
Title: wradlib
Date: 2017-09-16
Category: Projects
Authors: openradar
Tags: project, devel
language: Python
---

# Wradlib

## Short Description

[wradlib](https://wradlib.org/) was one of the first open source software solutions to support all essential steps of the weather radar processing chain. Since 2011, wradlib has evolved to be a professional solution for interactive weather radar data analysis and operational processing, with a large international user community in academia, government agencies, and the private sector. The [user forum](https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/wradlib-users) with more than 170 active members from all around the world provides an agile platform for exchange and support.

## Homepage

<https://wradlib.org/>

## Sample Image

![wradlib sample image](../images/wradlib_sample.png)

## Code Repositories

### The wradlib package
<https://github.com/wradlib/wradlib>

### wradlib notebooks
<https://github.com/wradlib/wradlib-notebooks>

### Sample data
<https://github.com/wradlib/wradlib-data>

## Software Documentation

<http://wradlib.org/wradlib-docs>

## User group or forum page
<https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/wradlib-users>

## License model
MIT

## Year of first release
2011

## Main programming laguage(s)
Python

## Supported platforms
Linux, Mac, Windows

## Type of software
API/Library

## References
Heistermann, M., Jacobi, S., Pfaff, T. (2013): Technical Note: An open source library for processing weather radar data (wradlib). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 17, 863-871, [doi:10.5194/hess-17-863-2013](https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-17-863-2013).