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modules/util/util.py

@@ -114,4 +114,10 @@ def pressure_to_altitude(pres, temp, prof_pres, prof_temp, sfc_pres, sfc_temp, s
 # http://fourier.eng.hmc.edu/e176/lectures/NM/node25.html
 def minimize_quadratic(xa, xb, xc, ya, yb, yc):
     x_m = xb + 0.5*(((ya-yb)*(xc-xb)*(xc-xb) - (yc-yb)*(xb-xa)*(xb-xa)) / ((ya-yb)*(xc-xb) + (yc-yb)*(xb-xa)))
-    return x_m
+    return x_m
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+
+
+def value_to_index(nda, value):
+    diff = np.abs(nda - value)
+    idx = np.argmin(diff)
+    return idx
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