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+"""Meteorology data models."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+import json
+import logging
+import pathlib
+import sys
+import typing
+import warnings
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from collections.abc import (
+    Generator,
+    Hashable,
+    Iterable,
+    Iterator,
+    Mapping,
+    MutableMapping,
+    Sequence,
+)
+from contextlib import ExitStack
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import (
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Any,
+    Generic,
+    Literal,
+    Self,
+    TypeVar,
+    overload,
+)
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):
+    from typing import override
+else:
+    from typing_extensions import override
+
+import numpy as np
+import numpy.typing as npt
+import pandas as pd
+import xarray as xr
+
+from pycontrails.core import interpolation
+from pycontrails.core import vector as vector_module
+from pycontrails.core.cache import CacheStore, DiskCacheStore
+from pycontrails.core.met_var import AirPressure, Altitude, MetVariable
+from pycontrails.physics import units
+from pycontrails.utils import dependencies
+from pycontrails.utils import temp as temp_module
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# optional imports
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import open3d as o3d
+
+XArrayType = TypeVar("XArrayType", xr.Dataset, xr.DataArray)
+MetDataType = TypeVar("MetDataType", "MetDataset", "MetDataArray")
+DatasetType = TypeVar("DatasetType", xr.Dataset, "MetDataset")
+
+COORD_DTYPE = np.float64
+
+
+class MetBase(ABC, Generic[XArrayType]):
+    """Abstract class for building Meteorology Data handling classes.
+
+    All support here should be generic to work on xr.DataArray
+    and xr.Dataset.
+    """
+
+    __slots__ = ("cachestore", "data")
+
+    #: DataArray or Dataset
+    data: XArrayType
+
+    #: Cache datastore to use for :meth:`save` or :meth:`load`
+    cachestore: CacheStore | None
+
+    #: Default dimension order for DataArray or Dataset (x, y, z, t)
+    dim_order = (
+        "longitude",
+        "latitude",
+        "level",
+        "time",
+    )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _from_fastpath(cls, data: XArrayType, cachestore: CacheStore | None = None) -> Self:
+        """Create new instance from consistent data.
+
+        This is a low-level method that bypasses the standard constructor in certain
+        special cases. It is intended for internal use only.
+
+        In essence, this method skips any validation from __init__ and directly sets
+        ``data`` and ``attrs``. This is useful when creating a new instance from an existing
+        instance the data has already been validated.
+        """
+        obj = cls.__new__(cls)
+        obj.data = data
+        obj.cachestore = cachestore
+        return obj
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        data = getattr(self, "data", None)
+        return (
+            f"{self.__class__.__name__} with data:\n\n{data.__repr__() if data is not None else ''}"
+        )
+
+    def _repr_html_(self) -> str:
+        try:
+            return f"<b>{type(self).__name__}</b> with data:<br/ ><br/> {self.data._repr_html_()}"
+        except AttributeError:
+            return f"<b>{type(self).__name__}</b> without data"
+
+    def _validate_dim_contains_coords(self) -> None:
+        """Check that data contains four temporal-spatial coordinates.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ValueError
+            If data does not contain all four coordinates (longitude, latitude, level, time).
+        """
+        missing = set(self.dim_order).difference(self.data.dims)
+        if not missing:
+            return
+
+        dim = sorted(missing)
+        msg = f"Meteorology data must contain dimension(s): {dim}."
+        if "level" in dim:
+            msg += (
+                " For single level data, set 'level' coordinate to constant -1 "
+                "using `ds = ds.expand_dims({'level': [-1]})`"
+            )
+        raise ValueError(msg)
+
+    def _validate_longitude(self) -> None:
+        """Check longitude bounds.
+
+        Assumes ``longitude`` dimension is already sorted.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ValueError
+            If longitude values are not contained in the interval [-180, 180].
+        """
+        longitude = self.indexes["longitude"].to_numpy()
+        if longitude.dtype != COORD_DTYPE:
+            msg = f"Longitude values must have dtype {COORD_DTYPE}. Instantiate with 'copy=True'."
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+
+        if self.is_wrapped:
+            # Relax verification if the longitude has already been processed and wrapped
+            if longitude[-1] > 360.0:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "Longitude contains values > 360. Shift to WGS84 with "
+                    "'data.assign_coords(longitude=(((data.longitude + 180) % 360) - 180))'"
+                )
+            if longitude[0] < -360.0:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "Longitude contains values < -360. Shift to WGS84 with "
+                    "'data.assign_coords(longitude=(((data.longitude + 180) % 360) - 180))'"
+                )
+            return
+
+        # Strict!
+        if longitude[-1] > 180.0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Longitude contains values > 180. Shift to WGS84 with "
+                "'data.assign_coords(longitude=(((data.longitude + 180) % 360) - 180))'"
+            )
+        if longitude[0] < -180.0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Longitude contains values < -180. Shift to WGS84 with "
+                "'data.assign_coords(longitude=(((data.longitude + 180) % 360) - 180))'"
+            )
+
+    def _validate_latitude(self) -> None:
+        """Check latitude bounds.
+
+        Assumes ``latitude`` dimension is already sorted.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ValueError
+            If latitude values are not contained in the interval [-90, 90].
+        """
+        latitude = self.indexes["latitude"].to_numpy()
+        if latitude.dtype != COORD_DTYPE:
+            msg = f"Latitude values must have dtype {COORD_DTYPE}. Instantiate with 'copy=True'."
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+
+        if latitude[0] < -90.0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Latitude contains values < -90 . "
+                "Latitude values must be contained in the interval [-90, 90]."
+            )
+        if latitude[-1] > 90.0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Latitude contains values > 90 . "
+                "Latitude values must be contained in the interval [-90, 90]."
+            )
+
+    def _validate_sorting(self) -> None:
+        """Check that all coordinates are sorted.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ValueError
+            If one of the coordinates is not sorted or contains duplicate values.
+        """
+        indexes = self.indexes
+        for coord in self.dim_order:
+            arr = indexes[coord]
+            d = np.diff(arr)
+            zero = np.zeros((), dtype=d.dtype)  # ensure same dtype
+
+            if np.any(d <= zero):
+                if np.any(d == zero):
+                    msg = f"Coordinate '{coord}' contains duplicate values."
+                else:
+                    msg = f"Coordinate '{coord}' not sorted."
+
+                msg += " Instantiate with 'copy=True'."
+                raise ValueError(msg)
+
+    def _validate_transpose(self) -> None:
+        """Check that data is transposed according to :attr:`dim_order`."""
+
+        def _check_da(da: xr.DataArray, key: Hashable | None = None) -> None:
+            if da.dims != self.dim_order:
+                if key is not None:
+                    msg = (
+                        f"Data dimension not transposed on variable '{key}'. "
+                        "Instantiate with 'copy=True'."
+                    )
+                else:
+                    msg = "Data dimension not transposed. Instantiate with 'copy=True'."
+                raise ValueError(msg)
+
+        data = self.data
+        if isinstance(data, xr.DataArray):
+            _check_da(data)
+            return
+
+        for key, da in self.data.items():
+            _check_da(da, key)
+
+    def _validate_dims(self) -> None:
+        """Apply all validators."""
+        self._validate_dim_contains_coords()
+
+        # Apply this one first: validate_longitude and validate_latitude assume sorted
+        self._validate_sorting()
+        self._validate_longitude()
+        self._validate_latitude()
+        self._validate_transpose()
+        if self.data["level"].dtype != COORD_DTYPE:
+            msg = f"Level values must have dtype {COORD_DTYPE}. Instantiate with 'copy=True'."
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+
+    def _preprocess_dims(self, wrap_longitude: bool) -> None:
+        """Confirm DataArray or Dataset include required dimension in a consistent format.
+
+        Expects DataArray or Dataset to contain dimensions ``latitude`, ``longitude``, ``time``,
+        and ``level`` (in hPa/mbar).
+        Adds additional coordinate variables ``air_pressure`` and ``altitude`` coordinates
+        mapped to "level" dimension if "level" > 0.
+
+        Set ``level`` to -1 to signify single level.
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 0.40.0
+
+            All coordinate data (longitude, latitude, level) are promoted to ``float64``.
+            Auxiliary coordinates (altitude and air_pressure) are now cast to the same
+            dtype as the underlying grid data.
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 0.58.0
+
+            Duplicate dimension values are dropped, keeping the first occurrence.
+
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        wrap_longitude : bool
+            If True, ensure longitude values cover the interval ``[-180, 180]``.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ValueError
+            Raises if required dimension names are not found
+        """
+        self._validate_dim_contains_coords()
+
+        # Ensure spatial coordinates all have dtype COORD_DTYPE
+        indexes = self.indexes
+        for coord in ("longitude", "latitude", "level"):
+            arr = indexes[coord].to_numpy()
+            if arr.dtype != COORD_DTYPE:
+                self.data[coord] = arr.astype(COORD_DTYPE)
+
+        # Ensure time is np.datetime64[ns]
+        self.data["time"] = self.data["time"].astype("datetime64[ns]", copy=False)
+
+        # sortby to ensure each coordinate has ascending order
+        self.data = self.data.sortby(list(self.dim_order), ascending=True)
+
+        # Drop any duplicated dimension values
+        indexes = self.indexes
+        for coord in self.dim_order:
+            arr = indexes[coord]
+            d = np.diff(arr)
+            zero = np.zeros((), dtype=d.dtype)  # ensure same dtype
+
+            if np.any(d == zero):
+                # Remove duplicates
+                filt = np.r_[True, d > zero]  # prepend True keeps the first occurrence
+                self.data = self.data.isel({coord: filt})
+
+        if not self.is_wrapped:
+            # Ensure longitude is contained in interval [-180, 180)
+            # If longitude has value at 180, we might not want to shift it?
+            lon = self.indexes["longitude"].to_numpy()
+
+            # This longitude shifting can give rise to precision errors with float32
+            # Only shift if necessary
+            if np.any(lon >= 180.0) or np.any(lon < -180.0):
+                self.data = shift_longitude(self.data)
+            else:
+                self.data = self.data.sortby("longitude", ascending=True)
+
+            # wrap longitude, if requested
+            if wrap_longitude:
+                self.data = _wrap_longitude(self.data)
+
+        self._validate_longitude()
+        self._validate_latitude()
+
+        # transpose to have ordering (x, y, z, t, ...)
+        dim_order = [*self.dim_order, *(d for d in self.data.dims if d not in self.dim_order)]
+        self.data = self.data.transpose(*dim_order)
+
+        # single level data
+        if self.is_single_level:
+            # add level attributes to reflect surface level
+            level_attrs = self.data["level"].attrs
+            if not level_attrs:
+                level_attrs.update(units="", long_name="Single Level")
+            return
+
+        self.data = _add_vertical_coords(self.data)
+
+    @property
+    def hash(self) -> str:
+        """Generate a unique hash for this met instance.
+
+        Note this is not as robust as it could be since :func:`repr` cuts off.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        str
+            Unique hash for met instance (sha1)
+        """
+        _hash = repr(self.data)
+        return hashlib.sha1(bytes(_hash, "utf-8")).hexdigest()
+
+    @property
+    @abstractmethod
+    def size(self) -> int:
+        """Return the size of (each) array in underlying :attr:`data`.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        int
+            Total number of grid points in underlying data
+        """
+
+    @property
+    @abstractmethod
+    def shape(self) -> tuple[int, int, int, int]:
+        """Return the shape of the dimensions.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        tuple[int, int, int, int]
+            Shape of underlying data
+        """
+
+    @property
+    def coords(self) -> dict[str, np.ndarray]:
+        """Get coordinates of underlying :attr:`data` coordinates.
+
+        Only return non-dimension coordinates.
+
+        See:
+        http://xarray.pydata.org/en/stable/user-guide/data-structures.html#coordinates
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        dict[str, np.ndarray]
+            Dictionary of coordinates
+        """
+        variables = self.indexes
+        return {
+            "longitude": variables["longitude"].to_numpy(),
+            "latitude": variables["latitude"].to_numpy(),
+            "level": variables["level"].to_numpy(),
+            "time": variables["time"].to_numpy(),
+        }
+
+    @property
+    def indexes(self) -> dict[Hashable, pd.Index]:
+        """Low level access to underlying :attr:`data` indexes.
+
+        This method is typically is faster for accessing coordinate indexes.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 0.25.2
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        dict[Hashable, pd.Index]
+            Dictionary of indexes.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> from pycontrails.datalib.ecmwf import ERA5
+        >>> times = (datetime(2022, 3, 1, 12),  datetime(2022, 3, 1, 13))
+        >>> variables = "air_temperature", "specific_humidity"
+        >>> levels = [200, 300]
+        >>> era5 = ERA5(times, variables, levels)
+        >>> mds = era5.open_metdataset()
+        >>> mds.indexes["level"].to_numpy()
+        array([200., 300.])
+
+        >>> mda = mds["air_temperature"]
+        >>> mda.indexes["level"].to_numpy()
+        array([200., 300.])
+        """
+        return {k: v.index for k, v in self.data._indexes.items()}  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+    @property
+    def is_wrapped(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if the longitude dimension covers the closed interval ``[-180, 180]``.
+
+        Assumes the longitude dimension is sorted (this is established by the
+        :class:`MetDataset` or :class:`MetDataArray` constructor).
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 0.26.0
+
+            The previous implementation checked for the minimum and maximum longitude
+            dimension values to be duplicated. The current implementation only checks for
+            that the interval ``[-180, 180]`` is covered by the longitude dimension. The
+            :func:`pycontrails.physics.geo.advect_longitude` is designed for compatibility
+            with this convention.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        bool
+            True if longitude coordinates cover ``[-180, 180]``
+
+        See Also
+        --------
+        :func:`pycontrails.physics.geo.advect_longitude`
+        """
+        longitude = self.indexes["longitude"].to_numpy()
+        return _is_wrapped(longitude)
+
+    @property
+    def is_single_level(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if instance contains "single level" or "surface level" data.
+
+        This method checks if ``level`` dimension contains a single value equal
+        to -1, the pycontrails convention for surface only data.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        bool
+            If instance contains single level data.
+        """
+        level = self.indexes["level"].to_numpy()
+        return len(level) == 1 and level[0] == -1
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def broadcast_coords(self, name: str) -> xr.DataArray:
+        """Broadcast coordinates along other dimensions.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        name : str
+            Coordinate/dimension name to broadcast.
+            Can be a dimension or non-dimension coordinates.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        xr.DataArray
+            DataArray of the coordinate broadcasted along all other dimensions.
+            The DataArray will have the same shape as the gridded data.
+        """
+
+    def _save(self, dataset: xr.Dataset, **kwargs: Any) -> list[str]:
+        """Save dataset to netcdf files named for the met hash and hour.
+
+        Does not yet save in parallel.
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 0.34.1
+
+            If :attr:`cachestore` is None, this method assigns it
+            to new :class:`DiskCacheStore`.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        dataset : xr.Dataset
+            Dataset to save
+        **kwargs
+            Keyword args passed directly on to :func:`xarray.save_mfdataset`
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        list[str]
+            List of filenames saved
+        """
+        self.cachestore = self.cachestore or DiskCacheStore()
+
+        # group by hour and save one dataset for each hour to temp file
+        times, datasets = zip(*dataset.groupby("time", squeeze=False), strict=True)
+
+        # Open ExitStack to control temp_file context manager
+        with ExitStack() as stack:
+            xarray_temp_filenames = [stack.enter_context(temp_module.temp_file()) for _ in times]
+            xr.save_mfdataset(datasets, xarray_temp_filenames, **kwargs)
+
+            # set filenames by hash
+            filenames = [f"{self.hash}-{t_idx}.nc" for t_idx, _ in enumerate(times)]
+
+            # put each hourly file into cache
+            self.cachestore.put_multiple(xarray_temp_filenames, filenames)
+
+        return filenames
+
+    def __len__(self) -> int:
+        return self.data.__len__()
+
+    @property
+    def attrs(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Pass through to :attr:`self.data.attrs`."""
+        return self.data.attrs
+
+    def downselect(self, bbox: tuple[float, ...]) -> Self:
+        """Downselect met data within spatial bounding box.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        bbox : list[float]
+            List of coordinates defining a spatial bounding box in WGS84 coordinates.
+            For 2D queries, list is [west, south, east, north].
+            For 3D queries, list is [west, south, min-level, east, north, max-level]
+            with level defined in [:math:`hPa`].
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Self
+            Return downselected data
+        """
+        data = downselect(self.data, bbox)
+        return type(self)._from_fastpath(data, cachestore=self.cachestore)
+
+    @property
+    def is_zarr(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if underlying :attr:`data` is sourced from a Zarr group.
+
+        Implementation is very brittle, and may break as external libraries change.
+
+        Some ``dask`` intermediate artifact is cached when this is called. Typically,
+        subsequent calls to this method are much faster than the initial call.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 0.26.0
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        bool
+            If ``data`` is based on a Zarr group.
+        """
+        return _is_zarr(self.data)
+
+    def downselect_met(
+        self,
+        met: MetDataType,
+        *,
+        longitude_buffer: tuple[float, float] = (0.0, 0.0),
+        latitude_buffer: tuple[float, float] = (0.0, 0.0),
+        level_buffer: tuple[float, float] = (0.0, 0.0),
+        time_buffer: tuple[np.timedelta64, np.timedelta64] = (
+            np.timedelta64(0, "h"),
+            np.timedelta64(0, "h"),
+        ),
+    ) -> MetDataType:
+        """Downselect ``met`` to encompass a spatiotemporal region of the data.
+
+        .. warning::
+
+            This method is analogous to :meth:`GeoVectorDataset.downselect_met`.
+            It does not change the instance data, but instead operates on the
+            ``met`` input. This method is different from :meth:`downselect` which
+            operates on the instance data.
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 0.54.5
+
+            Data is no longer copied when downselecting.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        met : MetDataset | MetDataArray
+            MetDataset or MetDataArray to downselect.
+        longitude_buffer : tuple[float, float], optional
+            Extend longitude domain past by ``longitude_buffer[0]`` on the low side
+            and ``longitude_buffer[1]`` on the high side.
+            Units must be the same as class coordinates.
+            Defaults to ``(0, 0)`` degrees.
+        latitude_buffer : tuple[float, float], optional
+            Extend latitude domain past by ``latitude_buffer[0]`` on the low side
+            and ``latitude_buffer[1]`` on the high side.
+            Units must be the same as class coordinates.
+            Defaults to ``(0, 0)`` degrees.
+        level_buffer : tuple[float, float], optional
+            Extend level domain past by ``level_buffer[0]`` on the low side
+            and ``level_buffer[1]`` on the high side.
+            Units must be the same as class coordinates.
+            Defaults to ``(0, 0)`` [:math:`hPa`].
+        time_buffer : tuple[np.timedelta64, np.timedelta64], optional
+            Extend time domain past by ``time_buffer[0]`` on the low side
+            and ``time_buffer[1]`` on the high side.
+            Units must be the same as class coordinates.
+            Defaults to ``(np.timedelta64(0, "h"), np.timedelta64(0, "h"))``.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        MetDataset | MetDataArray
+            Copy of downselected MetDataset or MetDataArray.
+        """
+        indexes = self.indexes
+        lon = indexes["longitude"].to_numpy()
+        lat = indexes["latitude"].to_numpy()
+        level = indexes["level"].to_numpy()
+        time = indexes["time"].to_numpy()
+
+        vector = vector_module.GeoVectorDataset(
+            longitude=[lon.min(), lon.max()],
+            latitude=[lat.min(), lat.max()],
+            level=[level.min(), level.max()],
+            time=[time.min(), time.max()],
+        )
+
+        return vector.downselect_met(
+            met,
+            longitude_buffer=longitude_buffer,
+            latitude_buffer=latitude_buffer,
+            level_buffer=level_buffer,
+            time_buffer=time_buffer,
+        )
+
+    def wrap_longitude(self) -> Self:
+        """Wrap longitude coordinates.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Self
+            Copy of instance with wrapped longitude values.
+            Returns copy of data when longitude values are already wrapped
+        """
+        return type(self)._from_fastpath(_wrap_longitude(self.data), cachestore=self.cachestore)
+
+    def copy(self) -> Self:
+        """Create a shallow copy of the current class.
+
+        See :meth:`xarray.Dataset.copy` for reference.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Self
+            Copy of the current class
+        """
+        return type(self)._from_fastpath(self.data.copy(), cachestore=self.cachestore)
+
+
+class MetDataset(MetBase):
+    """Meteorological dataset with multiple variables.
+
+    Composition around :class:`xarray.Dataset` to enforce certain
+    variables and dimensions for internal usage
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    data : xr.Dataset
+        :class:`xarray.Dataset` containing meteorological variables and coordinates
+    cachestore : :class:`CacheStore`, optional
+        Cache datastore for staging intermediates with :meth:`save`.
+        Defaults to None.
+    wrap_longitude : bool, optional
+        Wrap data along the longitude dimension. If True, duplicate and shift longitude
+        values (ie, ``-180 -> 180``) to ensure that the longitude dimension covers the entire
+        interval ``[-180, 180]``. Defaults to False.
+    copy : bool, optional
+        Copy data on construction. Defaults to True.
+    attrs : dict[str, Any], optional
+        Attributes to add to :attr:`data.attrs`. Defaults to None. Generally, pycontrails
+        :class:`pycontrails.core.models.Models` may use the following attributes:
+
+        - ``provider``: Name of the data provider (e.g. ``"ECMWF"``).
+        - ``dataset``: Name of the dataset (e.g. ``"ERA5"``).
+        - ``product``: Name of the product type (e.g. ``"reanalysis"``).
+
+    **attrs_kwargs : Any
+        Keyword arguments to add to :attr:`data.attrs`. Defaults to None.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> import numpy as np
+    >>> import pandas as pd
+    >>> import xarray as xr
+    >>> from pycontrails.datalib.ecmwf import ERA5
+
+    >>> time = ("2022-03-01T00", "2022-03-01T02")
+    >>> variables = ["air_temperature", "specific_humidity"]
+    >>> pressure_levels = [200, 250, 300]
+    >>> era5 = ERA5(time, variables, pressure_levels)
+
+    >>> # Open directly as `MetDataset`
+    >>> met = era5.open_metdataset()
+    >>> # Use `data` attribute to access `xarray` object
+    >>> assert isinstance(met.data, xr.Dataset)
+
+    >>> # Alternatively, open with `xarray` and cast to `MetDataset`
+    >>> ds = xr.open_mfdataset(era5._cachepaths)
+    >>> met = MetDataset(ds)
+
+    >>> # Access sub-`DataArrays`
+    >>> mda = met["t"]  # `MetDataArray` instance, needed for interpolation operations
+    >>> da = mda.data  # Underlying `xarray` object
+
+    >>> # Check out a few values
+    >>> da[5:8, 5:8, 1, 1].values
+    array([[224.08959005, 224.41374427, 224.75945349],
+           [224.09456429, 224.42037658, 224.76525676],
+           [224.10036756, 224.42617985, 224.77106004]])
+
+    >>> # Mean temperature over entire array
+    >>> da.mean().load().item()
+    223.5083
+    """
+
+    __slots__ = ()
+
+    data: xr.Dataset
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        data: xr.Dataset,
+        cachestore: CacheStore | None = None,
+        wrap_longitude: bool = False,
+        copy: bool = True,
+        attrs: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+        **attrs_kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.cachestore = cachestore
+
+        data.attrs.update(attrs or {}, **attrs_kwargs)
+
+        # if input is already a Dataset, copy into data
+        if not isinstance(data, xr.Dataset):
+            raise TypeError("Input 'data' must be an xarray Dataset")
+
+        # copy Dataset into data
+        if copy:
+            self.data = data.copy()
+            self._preprocess_dims(wrap_longitude)
+
+        else:
+            if wrap_longitude:
+                raise ValueError("Set 'copy=True' when using 'wrap_longitude=True'.")
+            self.data = data
+            self._validate_dims()
+            if not self.is_single_level:
+                self.data = _add_vertical_coords(self.data)
+
+    def __getitem__(self, key: Hashable) -> MetDataArray:
+        """Return DataArray of variable ``key`` cast to a :class:`MetDataArray` object.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        key : Hashable
+            Variable name
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        MetDataArray
+            MetDataArray instance associated to :attr:`data` variable `key`
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        KeyError
+            If ``key`` not found in :attr:`data`
+        """
+        try:
+            da = self.data[key]
+        except KeyError as e:
+            raise KeyError(
+                f"Variable {key} not found. Available variables: {', '.join(self.data.data_vars)}. "
+                "To get items (e.g. 'time' or 'level') from underlying xr.Dataset object, "
+                "use the 'data' attribute."
+            ) from e
+        return MetDataArray._from_fastpath(da)
+
+    def get(self, key: str, default_value: Any = None) -> Any:
+        """Shortcut to :meth:`xarray.Dataset.get` method.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        key : str
+            Key to get from :attr:`data`
+        default_value : Any, optional
+            Return `default_value` if `key` not in :attr:`data`, by default `None`
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Any
+            Values returned from  :attr:`data.get(key, default_value)`
+        """
+        return self.data.get(key, default_value)
+
+    def __setitem__(
+        self,
+        key: Hashable | list[Hashable] | Mapping,
+        value: Any,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Shortcut to set data variable on :attr:`data`.
+
+        Warns if ``key`` is already present in dataset.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        key : Hashable | list[Hashable] | Mapping
+            Variable name
+        value : Any
+            Value to set to variable names
+
+        See Also
+        --------
+        - :class:`xarray.Dataset.__setitem__`
+        """
+
+        # pull data of MetDataArray value
+        if isinstance(value, MetDataArray):
+            value = value.data
+
+        # warn if key is already in Dataset
+        override_keys: list[Hashable] = []
+
+        if isinstance(key, Hashable):
+            if key in self:
+                override_keys = [key]
+
+        # xarray.core.utils.is_dict_like
+        # https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/4cae8d0ec04195291b2315b1f21d846c2bad61ff/xarray/core/utils.py#L244
+        elif xr.core.utils.is_dict_like(key) or isinstance(key, list):
+            override_keys = [k for k in key if k in self.data]
+
+        if override_keys:
+            warnings.warn(
+                f"Overwriting data in keys `{override_keys}`. "
+                "Use `.update(...)` to suppress warning."
+            )
+
+        self.data.__setitem__(key, value)
+
+    def update(self, other: MutableMapping | None = None, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+        """Shortcut to :meth:`data.update`.
+
+        See :meth:`xarray.Dataset.update` for reference.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        other : MutableMapping
+            Variables with which to update this dataset
+        **kwargs : Any
+            Variables defined by keyword arguments. If a variable exists both in
+            ``other`` and as a keyword argument, the keyword argument takes
+            precedence.
+
+        See Also
+        --------
+        xarray.Dataset.update
+        """
+        other = other or {}
+        other.update(kwargs)
+
+        # pull data of MetDataArray value
+        for k, v in other.items():
+            if isinstance(v, MetDataArray):
+                other[k] = v.data
+
+        self.data.update(other)
+
+    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[str]:
+        """Allow for the use as "key" in self.met, where "key" is a data variable."""
+        # From the typing perspective, `iter(self.data)`` returns Hashables (not
+        # necessarily strs). In everything we do, we use str variables.
+        # If we decide to extend this to support Hashable, we'll also want to
+        # change VectorDataset -- the underlying :attr:`data` should then be
+        # changed to `dict[Hashable, np.ndarray]`.
+        for key in self.data:
+            yield str(key)
+
+    def __contains__(self, key: Hashable) -> bool:
+        """Check if key ``key`` is in :attr:`data`.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        key : Hashable
+            Key to check
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        bool
+            True if ``key`` is in :attr:`data`, False otherwise
+        """
+        return key in self.data
+
+    @property
+    @override
+    def shape(self) -> tuple[int, int, int, int]:
+        sizes = self.data.sizes
+        return sizes["longitude"], sizes["latitude"], sizes["level"], sizes["time"]
+
+    @property
+    @override
+    def size(self) -> int:
+        return np.prod(self.shape).item()
+
+    def ensure_vars(
+        self,
+        vars: MetVariable | str | Sequence[MetVariable | str | Sequence[MetVariable]],
+        raise_error: bool = True,
+    ) -> list[str]:
+        """Ensure variables exist in xr.Dataset.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        vars : MetVariable | str | Sequence[MetVariable | str | list[MetVariable]]
+            List of MetVariable (or string key), or individual MetVariable (or string key).
+            If ``vars`` contains an element with a list[MetVariable], then
+            only one variable in the list must be present in dataset.
+        raise_error : bool, optional
+            Raise KeyError if data does not contain variables.
+            Defaults to True.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        list[str]
+            List of met keys verified in :class:`MetDataset`.
+            Returns an empty list if any :class:`MetVariable` is missing.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        KeyError
+            Raises when dataset does not contain variable in ``vars``
+        """
+        if isinstance(vars, MetVariable | str):
+            vars = (vars,)
+
+        met_keys: list[str] = []
+        for variable in vars:
+            met_key: str | None = None
+
+            # input is a MetVariable or str
+            if isinstance(variable, MetVariable):
+                if (key := variable.standard_name) in self:
+                    met_key = key
+            elif isinstance(variable, str):
+                if variable in self:
+                    met_key = variable
+
+            # otherwise, assume input is an sequence
+            # Sequence[MetVariable] means that any variable in list will work
+            else:
+                for v in variable:
+                    if (key := v.standard_name) in self:
+                        met_key = key
+                        break
+
+            if met_key is None:
+                if not raise_error:
+                    return []
+
+                if isinstance(variable, MetVariable):
+                    raise KeyError(f"Dataset does not contain variable `{variable.standard_name}`")
+                if isinstance(variable, list):
+                    raise KeyError(
+                        "Dataset does not contain one of variables "
+                        f"`{[v.standard_name for v in variable]}`"
+                    )
+                raise KeyError(f"Dataset does not contain variable `{variable}`")
+
+            met_keys.append(met_key)
+
+        return met_keys
+
+    def save(self, **kwargs: Any) -> list[str]:
+        """Save intermediate to :attr:`cachestore` as netcdf.
+
+        Load and restore using :meth:`load`.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        **kwargs : Any
+            Keyword arguments passed directly to :meth:`xarray.Dataset.to_netcdf`
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        list[str]
+            Returns filenames saved
+        """
+        return self._save(self.data, **kwargs)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def load(
+        cls,
+        hash: str,
+        cachestore: CacheStore | None = None,
+        chunks: dict[str, int] | None = None,
+    ) -> Self:
+        """Load saved intermediate from :attr:`cachestore`.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        hash : str
+            Saved hash to load.
+        cachestore : :class:`CacheStore`, optional
+            Cache datastore to use for sourcing files.
+            Defaults to DiskCacheStore.
+        chunks : dict[str: int], optional
+            Chunks kwarg passed to :func:`xarray.open_mfdataset()` when opening files.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Self
+            New MetDataArray with loaded data.
+        """
+        cachestore = cachestore or DiskCacheStore()
+        chunks = chunks or {}
+        data = _load(hash, cachestore, chunks)
+        return cls(data)
+
+    @override
+    def broadcast_coords(self, name: str) -> xr.DataArray:
+        da = xr.ones_like(self.data[next(iter(self.data.keys()))]) * self.data[name]
+        da.name = name
+
+        return da
+
+    def to_vector(self, transfer_attrs: bool = True) -> vector_module.GeoVectorDataset:
+        """Convert a :class:`MetDataset` to a :class:`GeoVectorDataset` by raveling data.
+
+        If :attr:`data` is lazy, it will be loaded.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        transfer_attrs : bool, optional
+            Transfer attributes from :attr:`data` to output :class:`GeoVectorDataset`.
+            By default, True, meaning that attributes are transferred.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        GeoVectorDataset
+            Converted :class:`GeoVectorDataset`. The variables on the returned instance
+            include all of those on the input instance, plus the four core spatial temporal
+            variables.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> from pycontrails.datalib.ecmwf import ERA5
+        >>> times = "2022-03-01",  "2022-03-01T01"
+        >>> variables = ["air_temperature", "specific_humidity"]
+        >>> levels = [250, 200]
+        >>> era5 = ERA5(time=times, variables=variables, pressure_levels=levels)
+        >>> met = era5.open_metdataset()
+        >>> met.to_vector(transfer_attrs=False)
+        GeoVectorDataset [6 keys x 4152960 length, 0 attributes]
+            Keys: longitude, latitude, level, time, air_temperature, ..., specific_humidity
+            Attributes:
+            time                [2022-03-01 00:00:00, 2022-03-01 01:00:00]
+            longitude           [-180.0, 179.75]
+            latitude            [-90.0, 90.0]
+            altitude            [10362.8, 11783.9]
+
+        """
+        coords_keys = self.data.dims
+        indexes = self.indexes
+        coords_vals = [indexes[key].values for key in coords_keys]
+        coords_meshes = np.meshgrid(*coords_vals, indexing="ij")
+        raveled_coords = (mesh.ravel() for mesh in coords_meshes)
+        data = dict(zip(coords_keys, raveled_coords, strict=True))
+
+        out = vector_module.GeoVectorDataset(data, copy=False)
+        for key, da in self.data.items():
+            # The call to .values here will load the data if it is lazy
+            out[key] = da.values.ravel()  # type: ignore[index]
+
+        if transfer_attrs:
+            out.attrs.update(self.attrs)
+
+        return out
+
+    def _get_pycontrails_attr_template(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        supported: tuple[str, ...],
+        examples: dict[str, str],
+    ) -> str:
+        """Look up an attribute with a custom error message."""
+        try:
+            out = self.attrs[name]
+        except KeyError as e:
+            msg = f"Specify '{name}' attribute on underlying dataset."
+
+            for i, (k, v) in enumerate(examples.items()):
+                if i == 0:
+                    msg = f"{msg} For example, set attrs['{name}'] = '{k}' for {v}."
+                else:
+                    msg = f"{msg} Set attrs['{name}'] = '{k}' for {v}."
+            raise KeyError(msg) from e
+
+        if out not in supported:
+            warnings.warn(
+                f"Unknown {name} '{out}'. Data may not be processed correctly. "
+                f"Known {name}s are {supported}. Contact the pycontrails "
+                "developers if you believe this is an error."
+            )
+
+        return out
+
+    @property
+    def provider_attr(self) -> str:
+        """Look up the ``"provider"`` attribute with a custom error message.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        str
+            Provider of the data. If not one of ``"ECMWF"`` or ``"NCEP"``,
+            a warning is issued.
+        """
+        supported = ("ECMWF", "NCEP")
+        examples = {"ECMWF": "data provided by ECMWF", "NCEP": "GFS data"}
+        return self._get_pycontrails_attr_template("provider", supported, examples)
+
+    @property
+    def dataset_attr(self) -> str:
+        """Look up the ``"dataset"`` attribute with a custom error message.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        str
+            Dataset of the data. If not one of ``"ERA5"``, ``"HRES"``, ``"IFS"``,
+            or ``"GFS"``, a warning is issued.
+        """
+        supported = ("ERA5", "HRES", "IFS", "GFS")
+        examples = {
+            "ERA5": "ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis data",
+            "HRES": "ECMWF HRES forecast data",
+            "GFS": "NCEP GFS forecast data",
+        }
+        return self._get_pycontrails_attr_template("dataset", supported, examples)
+
+    @property
+    def product_attr(self) -> str:
+        """Look up the ``"product"`` attribute with a custom error message.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        str
+            Product of the data. If not one of ``"forecast"``, ``"ensemble"``,
+            or ``"reanalysis"``, a warning is issued.
+
+        """
+        supported = ("reanalysis", "forecast", "ensemble")
+        examples = {
+            "reanalysis": "ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis data",
+            "ensemble": "ECMWF ERA5 ensemble member data",
+        }
+        return self._get_pycontrails_attr_template("product", supported, examples)
+
+    @overload
+    def standardize_variables(
+        self, variables: Iterable[MetVariable], inplace: Literal[False] = ...
+    ) -> Self: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def standardize_variables(
+        self, variables: Iterable[MetVariable], inplace: Literal[True]
+    ) -> None: ...
+
+    def standardize_variables(
+        self, variables: Iterable[MetVariable], inplace: bool = False
+    ) -> Self | None:
+        """Standardize variable names.
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 0.54.7
+
+            By default, this method returns a new :class:`MetDataset` instead
+            of renaming in place. To retain the old behavior, set ``inplace=True``.
+            The ``inplace`` behavior is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        variables : Iterable[MetVariable]
+            Data source variables
+        inplace : bool, optional
+            If True, rename variables in place. Otherwise, return a new
+            :class:`MetDataset` with renamed variables.
+
+        See Also
+        --------
+        :func:`standardize_variables`
+        """
+        data_renamed = standardize_variables(self.data, variables)
+
+        if inplace:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "The inplace behavior is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. ",
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+            self.data = data_renamed
+            return None
+
+        return type(self)._from_fastpath(data_renamed, cachestore=self.cachestore)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_coords(
+        cls,
+        longitude: npt.ArrayLike | float,
+        latitude: npt.ArrayLike | float,
+        level: npt.ArrayLike | float,
+        time: npt.ArrayLike | np.datetime64,
+    ) -> Self:
+        r"""Create a :class:`MetDataset` containing a coordinate skeleton from coordinate arrays.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        longitude, latitude : npt.ArrayLike | float
+            Horizontal coordinates, in [:math:`\deg`]
+        level : npt.ArrayLike | float
+            Vertical coordinate, in [:math:`hPa`]
+        time: npt.ArrayLike | np.datetime64,
+            Temporal coordinates, in [:math:`UTC`]. Will be sorted.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Self
+            MetDataset with no variables.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> # Create skeleton MetDataset
+        >>> longitude = np.arange(0, 10, 0.5)
+        >>> latitude = np.arange(0, 10, 0.5)
+        >>> level = [250, 300]
+        >>> time = np.datetime64("2019-01-01")
+        >>> met = MetDataset.from_coords(longitude, latitude, level, time)
+        >>> met
+        MetDataset with data:
+        <xarray.Dataset> Size: 360B
+        Dimensions:       (longitude: 20, latitude: 20, level: 2, time: 1)
+        Coordinates:
+          * longitude     (longitude) float64 160B 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 ... 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5
+          * latitude      (latitude) float64 160B 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 ... 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5
+          * level         (level) float64 16B 250.0 300.0
+          * time          (time) datetime64[ns] 8B 2019-01-01
+            air_pressure  (level) float32 8B 2.5e+04 3e+04
+            altitude      (level) float32 8B 1.036e+04 9.164e+03
+        Data variables:
+            *empty*
+
+        >>> met.shape
+        (20, 20, 2, 1)
+
+        >>> met.size
+        800
+
+        >>> # Fill it up with some constant data
+        >>> met["temperature"] = xr.DataArray(np.full(met.shape, 234.5), coords=met.coords)
+        >>> met["humidity"] = xr.DataArray(np.full(met.shape, 0.5), coords=met.coords)
+        >>> met
+        MetDataset with data:
+        <xarray.Dataset> Size: 13kB
+        Dimensions:       (longitude: 20, latitude: 20, level: 2, time: 1)
+        Coordinates:
+          * longitude     (longitude) float64 160B 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 ... 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5
+          * latitude      (latitude) float64 160B 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 ... 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5
+          * level         (level) float64 16B 250.0 300.0
+          * time          (time) datetime64[ns] 8B 2019-01-01
+            air_pressure  (level) float32 8B 2.5e+04 3e+04
+            altitude      (level) float32 8B 1.036e+04 9.164e+03
+        Data variables:
+            temperature   (longitude, latitude, level, time) float64 6kB 234.5 ... 234.5
+            humidity      (longitude, latitude, level, time) float64 6kB 0.5 0.5 ... 0.5
+
+        >>> # Convert to a GeoVectorDataset
+        >>> vector = met.to_vector()
+        >>> vector.dataframe.head()
+        longitude  latitude  level       time  temperature  humidity
+        0        0.0       0.0  250.0 2019-01-01        234.5       0.5
+        1        0.0       0.0  300.0 2019-01-01        234.5       0.5
+        2        0.0       0.5  250.0 2019-01-01        234.5       0.5
+        3        0.0       0.5  300.0 2019-01-01        234.5       0.5
+        4        0.0       1.0  250.0 2019-01-01        234.5       0.5
+        """
+        input_data = {
+            "longitude": longitude,
+            "latitude": latitude,
+            "level": level,
+            "time": time,
+        }
+
+        # clean up input into coords
+        coords: dict[str, np.ndarray] = {}
+        for key, val in input_data.items():
+            dtype = "datetime64[ns]" if key == "time" else COORD_DTYPE
+            arr: np.ndarray = np.asarray(val, dtype=dtype)
+
+            if arr.ndim == 0:
+                arr = arr.reshape(1)
+            elif arr.ndim > 1:
+                raise ValueError(f"{key} has too many dimensions")
+
+            arr = np.sort(arr)
+            if arr.size == 0:
+                raise ValueError(f"Coordinate {key} must be nonempty.")
+
+            coords[key] = arr
+
+        return cls(xr.Dataset({}, coords=coords))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_zarr(cls, store: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Self:
+        """Create a :class:`MetDataset` from a path to a Zarr store.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        store : Any
+            Path to Zarr store. Passed into :func:`xarray.open_zarr`.
+        **kwargs : Any
+            Other keyword only arguments passed into :func:`xarray.open_zarr`.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Self
+            MetDataset with data from Zarr store.
+        """
+        kwargs.setdefault("storage_options", {"read_only": True})
+        ds = xr.open_zarr(store, **kwargs)
+        return cls(ds)
+
+
+class MetDataArray(MetBase):
+    """Meteorological DataArray of single variable.
+
+    Wrapper around :class:`xarray.DataArray` to enforce certain
+    variables and dimensions for internal usage.
+
+    .. versionchanged:: 0.54.4
+
+        Remove ``validate`` parameter. Validation is now always performed.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    data : ArrayLike
+        xr.DataArray or other array-like data source.
+        When array-like input is provided, input ``**kwargs`` passed directly to
+        xr.DataArray constructor.
+    cachestore : :class:`CacheStore`, optional
+        Cache datastore for staging intermediates with :meth:`save`.
+        Defaults to DiskCacheStore.
+    wrap_longitude : bool, optional
+        Wrap data along the longitude dimension. If True, duplicate and shift longitude
+        values (ie, -180 -> 180) to ensure that the longitude dimension covers the entire
+        interval ``[-180, 180]``. Defaults to False.
+    copy : bool, optional
+        Copy `data` parameter on construction, by default `True`. If `data` is lazy-loaded
+        via `dask`, this parameter has no effect. If `data` is already loaded into memory,
+        a copy of the data (rather than a view) may be created if `True`.
+    name : Hashable, optional
+        Name of the data variable. If not specified, the name will be set to "met".
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> import numpy as np
+    >>> import xarray as xr
+    >>> rng = np.random.default_rng(seed=456)
+
+    >>> # Cook up random xarray object
+    >>> coords = {
+    ...     "longitude": np.arange(-20, 20),
+    ...     "latitude": np.arange(-30, 30),
+    ...     "level": [220, 240, 260, 280],
+    ...     "time": [np.datetime64("2021-08-01T12", "ns"), np.datetime64("2021-08-01T16", "ns")]
+    ...     }
+    >>> da = xr.DataArray(rng.random((40, 60, 4, 2)), dims=coords.keys(), coords=coords)
+
+    >>> # Cast to `MetDataArray` in order to interpolate
+    >>> from pycontrails import MetDataArray
+    >>> mda = MetDataArray(da)
+    >>> mda.interpolate(-11.4, 5.7, 234, np.datetime64("2021-08-01T13"))
+    array([0.52358215])
+
+    >>> mda.interpolate(-11.4, 5.7, 234, np.datetime64("2021-08-01T13"), method='nearest')
+    array([0.4188465])
+
+    >>> da.sel(longitude=-11, latitude=6, level=240, time=np.datetime64("2021-08-01T12")).item()
+    0.41884649899766946
+    """
+
+    __slots__ = ()
+
+    data: xr.DataArray
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        data: xr.DataArray,
+        cachestore: CacheStore | None = None,
+        wrap_longitude: bool = False,
+        copy: bool = True,
+        name: Hashable | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.cachestore = cachestore
+
+        if copy:
+            self.data = data.copy()
+            self._preprocess_dims(wrap_longitude)
+        elif wrap_longitude:
+            raise ValueError("Set 'copy=True' when using 'wrap_longitude=True'.")
+        else:
+            self.data = data
+            self._validate_dims()
+
+        # Priority: name > data.name > "met"
+        self.data.name = name or self.data.name or "met"
+
+    @property
+    def values(self) -> np.ndarray:
+        """Return underlying numpy array.
+
+        This methods loads :attr:`data` if it is not already in memory.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        np.ndarray
+            Underlying numpy array
+
+        See Also
+        --------
+        :meth:`xarray.Dataset.load`
+        :meth:`xarray.DataArray.load`
+
+        """
+        if not self.in_memory:
+            self._check_memory("Extracting numpy array from")
+            self.data.load()
+
+        return self.data.values
+
+    @property
+    def name(self) -> Hashable:
+        """Return the DataArray name.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Hashable
+            DataArray name
+        """
+        return self.data.name
+
+    @property
+    def binary(self) -> bool:
+        """Determine if all data is a binary value (0, 1).
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        bool
+            True if all data values are binary value (0, 1)
+        """
+        return np.array_equal(self.data, self.data.astype(bool))
+
+    @property
+    @override
+    def size(self) -> int:
+        return self.data.size
+
+    @property
+    @override
+    def shape(self) -> tuple[int, int, int, int]:
+        # https://github.com/python/mypy/issues/1178
+        return typing.cast(tuple[int, int, int, int], self.data.shape)
+
+    @property
+    def in_memory(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if underlying :attr:`data` is loaded into memory.
+
+        This method uses protected attributes of underlying `xarray` objects, and may be subject
+        to deprecation.
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 0.26.0
+
+            Rename from ``is_loaded`` to ``in_memory``.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        bool
+            If underlying data exists as an `np.ndarray` in memory.
+        """
+        return self.data._in_memory
+
+    @overload
+    def interpolate(
+        self,
+        longitude: float | npt.NDArray[np.floating],
+        latitude: float | npt.NDArray[np.floating],
+        level: float | npt.NDArray[np.floating],
+        time: np.datetime64 | npt.NDArray[np.datetime64],
+        *,
+        method: str = ...,
+        bounds_error: bool = ...,
+        fill_value: float | np.float64 | None = ...,
+        localize: bool = ...,
+        lowmem: bool = ...,
+        indices: interpolation.RGIArtifacts | None = ...,
+        return_indices: Literal[False] = ...,
+    ) -> npt.NDArray[np.floating]: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def interpolate(
+        self,
+        longitude: float | npt.NDArray[np.floating],
+        latitude: float | npt.NDArray[np.floating],
+        level: float | npt.NDArray[np.floating],
+        time: np.datetime64 | npt.NDArray[np.datetime64],
+        *,
+        method: str = ...,
+        bounds_error: bool = ...,
+        fill_value: float | np.float64 | None = ...,
+        localize: bool = ...,
+        lowmem: bool = ...,
+        indices: interpolation.RGIArtifacts | None = ...,
+        return_indices: Literal[True],
+    ) -> tuple[npt.NDArray[np.floating], interpolation.RGIArtifacts]: ...
+
+    def interpolate(
+        self,
+        longitude: float | npt.NDArray[np.floating],
+        latitude: float | npt.NDArray[np.floating],
+        level: float | npt.NDArray[np.floating],
+        time: np.datetime64 | npt.NDArray[np.datetime64],
+        *,
+        method: str = "linear",
+        bounds_error: bool = False,
+        fill_value: float | np.float64 | None = np.nan,
+        localize: bool = False,
+        lowmem: bool = False,
+        indices: interpolation.RGIArtifacts | None = None,
+        return_indices: bool = False,
+    ) -> npt.NDArray[np.floating] | tuple[npt.NDArray[np.floating], interpolation.RGIArtifacts]:
+        """Interpolate values over underlying DataArray.
+
+        Zero dimensional coordinates are reshaped to 1D arrays.
+
+        If ``lowmem == False``, method automatically loads underlying :attr:`data` into
+        memory. Otherwise, method iterates through smaller subsets of :attr:`data` and releases
+        subsets from memory once interpolation against each subset is finished.
+
+        If ``method == "nearest"``, the out array will have the same ``dtype`` as
+        the underlying :attr:`data`.
+
+        If ``method == "linear"``, the out array will be promoted to the most
+        precise ``dtype`` of:
+
+        - underlying :attr:`data`
+        - :attr:`data.longitude`
+        - :attr:`data.latitude`
+        - :attr:`data.level`
+        - ``longitude``
+        - ``latitude``
+
+        .. versionadded:: 0.24
+
+            This method can now handle singleton dimensions with ``method == "linear"``.
+            Previously these degenerate dimensions caused nan values to be returned.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        longitude : float | npt.NDArray[np.floating]
+            Longitude values to interpolate. Assumed to be 0 or 1 dimensional.
+        latitude : float | npt.NDArray[np.floating]
+            Latitude values to interpolate. Assumed to be 0 or 1 dimensional.
+        level : float | npt.NDArray[np.floating]
+            Level values to interpolate. Assumed to be 0 or 1 dimensional.
+        time : np.datetime64 | npt.NDArray[np.datetime64]
+            Time values to interpolate. Assumed to be 0 or 1 dimensional.
+        method: str, optional
+            Additional keyword arguments to pass to
+            :class:`scipy.interpolate.RegularGridInterpolator`.
+            Defaults to "linear".
+        bounds_error: bool, optional
+            Additional keyword arguments to pass to
+            :class:`scipy.interpolate.RegularGridInterpolator`.
+            Defaults to ``False``.
+        fill_value: float | np.float64, optional
+            Additional keyword arguments to pass to
+            :class:`scipy.interpolate.RegularGridInterpolator`.
+            Set to None to extrapolate outside the boundary when ``method`` is ``nearest``.
+            Defaults to ``np.nan``.
+        localize: bool, optional
+            Experimental. If True, downselect gridded data to smallest bounding box containing
+            all points.  By default False.
+        lowmem: bool, optional
+            Experimental. If True, iterate through points binned by the time coordinate of the
+            grided data, and downselect gridded data to the smallest bounding box containing
+            each binned set of point *before loading into memory*. This can significantly reduce
+            memory consumption with large numbers of points at the cost of increased runtime.
+            By default False.
+        indices: tuple | None, optional
+            Experimental. See :func:`interpolation.interp`. None by default.
+        return_indices: bool, optional
+            Experimental. See :func:`interpolation.interp`. False by default.
+            Note that values returned differ when ``lowmem=True`` and ``lowmem=False``,
+            so output should only be re-used in calls with the same ``lowmem`` value.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        np.ndarray
+            Interpolated values
+
+        See Also
+        --------
+        :meth:`GeoVectorDataset.intersect_met`
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> from datetime import datetime
+        >>> import numpy as np
+        >>> import pandas as pd
+        >>> from pycontrails.datalib.ecmwf import ERA5
+
+        >>> times = (datetime(2022, 3, 1, 12),  datetime(2022, 3, 1, 15))
+        >>> variables = "air_temperature"
+        >>> levels = [200, 250, 300]
+        >>> era5 = ERA5(times, variables, levels)
+        >>> met = era5.open_metdataset()
+        >>> mda = met["air_temperature"]
+
+        >>> # Interpolation at a grid point agrees with value
+        >>> mda.interpolate(1, 2, 300, np.datetime64('2022-03-01T14:00'))
+        array([241.91972984])
+
+        >>> da = mda.data
+        >>> da.sel(longitude=1, latitude=2, level=300, time=np.datetime64('2022-03-01T14')).item()
+        241.9197298421629
+
+        >>> # Interpolation off grid
+        >>> mda.interpolate(1.1, 2.1, 290, np.datetime64('2022-03-01 13:10'))
+        array([239.83793798])
+
+        >>> # Interpolate along path
+        >>> longitude = np.linspace(1, 2, 10)
+        >>> latitude = np.linspace(2, 3, 10)
+        >>> level = np.linspace(200, 300, 10)
+        >>> time = pd.date_range("2022-03-01T14", periods=10, freq="5min")
+        >>> mda.interpolate(longitude, latitude, level, time)
+        array([220.44347694, 223.08900738, 225.74338924, 228.41642088,
+               231.10858599, 233.54857391, 235.71504913, 237.86478872,
+               239.99274623, 242.10792167])
+
+        >>> # Can easily switch to alternative low-memory implementation
+        >>> mda.interpolate(longitude, latitude, level, time, lowmem=True)
+        array([220.44347694, 223.08900738, 225.74338924, 228.41642088,
+               231.10858599, 233.54857391, 235.71504913, 237.86478872,
+               239.99274623, 242.10792167])
+        """
+        if lowmem:
+            return self._interp_lowmem(
+                longitude,
+                latitude,
+                level,
+                time,
+                method=method,
+                bounds_error=bounds_error,
+                fill_value=fill_value,
+                indices=indices,
+                return_indices=return_indices,
+            )
+
+        # Load if necessary
+        if not self.in_memory:
+            self._check_memory("Interpolation over")
+            self.data.load()
+
+        # Convert all inputs to 1d arrays
+        # Not validating against ndim >= 2
+        longitude, latitude, level, time = np.atleast_1d(longitude, latitude, level, time)
+
+        # Pass off to the interp function, which does all the heavy lifting
+        return interpolation.interp(
+            longitude=longitude,
+            latitude=latitude,
+            level=level,
+            time=time,
+            da=self.data,
+            method=method,
+            bounds_error=bounds_error,
+            fill_value=fill_value,
+            localize=localize,
+            indices=indices,
+            return_indices=return_indices,
+        )
+
+    def _interp_lowmem(
+        self,
+        longitude: float | npt.NDArray[np.floating],
+        latitude: float | npt.NDArray[np.floating],
+        level: float | npt.NDArray[np.floating],
+        time: np.datetime64 | npt.NDArray[np.datetime64],
+        *,
+        method: str = "linear",
+        bounds_error: bool = False,
+        fill_value: float | np.float64 | None = np.nan,
+        indices: interpolation.RGIArtifacts | None = None,
+        return_indices: bool = False,
+    ) -> npt.NDArray[np.floating] | tuple[npt.NDArray[np.floating], interpolation.RGIArtifacts]:
+        """Interpolate values against underlying DataArray.
+
+        This method is used by :meth:`interpolate` when ``lowmem=True``.
+        Parameters and return types are identical to :meth:`interpolate`, except
+        that the ``localize`` keyword argument is omitted.
+        """
+        # Convert all inputs to 1d arrays
+        # Not validating against ndim >= 2
+        longitude, latitude, level, time = np.atleast_1d(longitude, latitude, level, time)
+
+        if bounds_error:
+            _lowmem_boundscheck(time, self.data)
+
+        # Create buffers for holding interpolation output
+        # Use np.full rather than np.empty so points not covered
+        # by masks are filled with correct out-of-bounds values.
+        out = np.full(longitude.shape, fill_value, dtype=self.data.dtype)
+        if return_indices:
+            rgi_artifacts = interpolation.RGIArtifacts(
+                xi_indices=np.full((4, longitude.size), -1, dtype=np.int64),
+                norm_distances=np.full((4, longitude.size), np.nan, dtype=np.float64),
+                out_of_bounds=np.full((longitude.size,), True, dtype=np.bool_),
+            )
+
+        # Iterate over portions of points between adjacent time steps in gridded data
+        for mask in _lowmem_masks(time, self.data["time"].values):
+            if mask is None or not np.any(mask):
+                continue
+
+            lon_sl = longitude[mask]
+            lat_sl = latitude[mask]
+            lev_sl = level[mask]
+            t_sl = time[mask]
+            if indices is not None:
+                indices_sl = interpolation.RGIArtifacts(
+                    xi_indices=indices.xi_indices[:, mask],
+                    norm_distances=indices.norm_distances[:, mask],
+                    out_of_bounds=indices.out_of_bounds[mask],
+                )
+            else:
+                indices_sl = None
+
+            coords = {"longitude": lon_sl, "latitude": lat_sl, "level": lev_sl, "time": t_sl}
+            if any(np.all(np.isnan(coord)) for coord in coords.values()):
+                continue
+            da = interpolation._localize(self.data, coords)
+            if not da._in_memory:
+                logger.debug(
+                    "Loading %s MB subset of %s into memory.",
+                    round(da.nbytes / 1_000_000, 2),
+                    da.name,
+                )
+                da.load()
+
+            if return_indices:
+                out[mask], rgi_sl = interpolation.interp(
+                    longitude=lon_sl,
+                    latitude=lat_sl,
+                    level=lev_sl,
+                    time=t_sl,
+                    da=da,
+                    method=method,
+                    bounds_error=bounds_error,
+                    fill_value=fill_value,
+                    localize=False,  # would be no-op; da is localized already
+                    indices=indices_sl,
+                    return_indices=return_indices,
+                )
+                rgi_artifacts.xi_indices[:, mask] = rgi_sl.xi_indices
+                rgi_artifacts.norm_distances[:, mask] = rgi_sl.norm_distances
+                rgi_artifacts.out_of_bounds[mask] = rgi_sl.out_of_bounds
+            else:
+                out[mask] = interpolation.interp(
+                    longitude=lon_sl,
+                    latitude=lat_sl,
+                    level=lev_sl,
+                    time=t_sl,
+                    da=da,
+                    method=method,
+                    bounds_error=bounds_error,
+                    fill_value=fill_value,
+                    localize=False,  # would be no-op; da is localized already
+                    indices=indices_sl,
+                    return_indices=return_indices,
+                )
+
+        if return_indices:
+            return out, rgi_artifacts
+        return out
+
+    def _check_memory(self, msg_start: str) -> None:
+        """Check the memory usage of the underlying data.
+
+        If the data is larger than 4 GB, a warning is issued. If the data is
+        larger than 32 GB, a RuntimeError is raised.
+        """
+        n_bytes = self.data.nbytes
+        mb = round(n_bytes / int(1e6), 2)
+        logger.debug("Loading %s into memory consumes %s MB.", self.name, mb)
+
+        n_gb = n_bytes // int(1e9)
+        if n_gb <= 4:
+            return
+
+        # Prevent something stupid
+        msg = (
+            f"{msg_start} MetDataArray {self.name} requires loading "
+            f"at least {n_gb} GB of data into memory. Downselect data if possible. "
+            "If working with a GeoVectorDataset instance, this can be achieved "
+            "with the method 'downselect_met'."
+        )
+
+        if n_gb > 32:
+            raise RuntimeError(msg)
+        warnings.warn(msg)
+
+    def save(self, **kwargs: Any) -> list[str]:
+        """Save intermediate to :attr:`cachestore` as netcdf.
+
+        Load and restore using :meth:`load`.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        **kwargs : Any
+            Keyword arguments passed directly to :func:`xarray.save_mfdataset`
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        list[str]
+            Returns filenames of saved files
+        """
+        dataset = self.data.to_dataset()
+        return self._save(dataset, **kwargs)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def load(
+        cls,
+        hash: str,
+        cachestore: CacheStore | None = None,
+        chunks: dict[str, int] | None = None,
+    ) -> Self:
+        """Load saved intermediate from :attr:`cachestore`.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        hash : str
+            Saved hash to load.
+        cachestore : CacheStore, optional
+            Cache datastore to use for sourcing files.
+            Defaults to DiskCacheStore.
+        chunks : dict[str, int], optional
+            Chunks kwarg passed to :func:`xarray.open_mfdataset()` when opening files.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        MetDataArray
+            New MetDataArray with loaded data.
+        """
+        cachestore = cachestore or DiskCacheStore()
+        chunks = chunks or {}
+        data = _load(hash, cachestore, chunks)
+        return cls(data[next(iter(data.data_vars))])
+
+    @property
+    def proportion(self) -> float:
+        """Compute proportion of points with value 1.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        float
+            Proportion of points with value 1
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        NotImplementedError
+            If instance does not contain binary data.
+        """
+        if not self.binary:
+            raise NotImplementedError("proportion method is only implemented for binary fields")
+
+        return self.data.sum().values.item() / self.data.count().values.item()
+
+    def find_edges(self) -> Self:
+        """Find edges of regions.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Self
+            MetDataArray with a binary field, 1 on the edge of the regions,
+            0 outside and inside the regions.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        NotImplementedError
+            If the instance is not binary.
+        """
+        if not self.binary:
+            raise NotImplementedError("find_edges method is only implemented for binary fields")
+
+        # edge detection algorithm using differentiation to reduce the areas to lines
+        def _edges(da: xr.DataArray) -> xr.DataArray:
+            lat_diff = da.differentiate("latitude")
+            lon_diff = da.differentiate("longitude")
+            diff = da.where((lat_diff != 0) | (lon_diff != 0), 0)
+
+            # TODO: what is desired behavior here?
+            # set boundaries to close contour regions
+            diff[dict(longitude=0)] = da[dict(longitude=0)]
+            diff[dict(longitude=-1)] = da[dict(longitude=-1)]
+            diff[dict(latitude=0)] = da[dict(latitude=0)]
+            diff[dict(latitude=-1)] = da[dict(latitude=-1)]
+
+            return diff
+
+        # load data into memory (required for value assignment in _edges()
+        self.data.load()
+
+        data = self.data.groupby("level", squeeze=False).map(_edges)
+        return type(self)(data, cachestore=self.cachestore)
+
+    def to_polygon_feature(
+        self,
+        level: float | int | None = None,
+        time: np.datetime64 | datetime | None = None,
+        fill_value: float = np.nan,
+        iso_value: float | None = None,
+        min_area: float = 0.0,
+        epsilon: float = 0.0,
+        lower_bound: bool = True,
+        precision: int | None = None,
+        interiors: bool = True,
+        convex_hull: bool = False,
+        include_altitude: bool = False,
+        properties: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Create GeoJSON Feature artifact from spatial array on a single level and time slice.
+
+        Computed polygons always contain an exterior linear ring as defined by the
+        `GeoJSON Polygon specification <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7946.html#section-3.1.6>`.
+        Polygons may also contain interior linear rings (holes). This method does not support
+        nesting beyond the GeoJSON specification. See the :mod:`pycontrails.core.polygon`
+        for additional polygon support.
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 0.25.12
+
+            Previous implementation include several additional parameters which have
+            been removed:
+
+            - The ``approximate`` parameter
+            - An ``path`` parameter to save output as JSON
+            - Passing arbitrary kwargs to :func:`skimage.measure.find_contours`.
+
+            New implementation includes new parameters previously lacking:
+
+            - ``fill_value``
+            - ``min_area``
+            - ``include_altitude``
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 0.38.0
+
+            Change default value of ``epsilon`` from 0.15 to 0.
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 0.41.0
+
+            Convert continuous fields to binary fields before computing polygons.
+            The parameters ``max_area`` and ``epsilon`` are now expressed in terms of
+            longitude/latitude units instead of pixels.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        level : float, optional
+            Level slice to create polygons.
+            If the "level" coordinate is length 1, then the single level slice will be selected
+            automatically.
+        time : datetime, optional
+            Time slice to create polygons.
+            If the "time" coordinate is length 1, then the single time slice will be selected
+            automatically.
+        fill_value : float, optional
+            Value used for filling missing data and for padding the underlying data array.
+            Set to ``np.nan`` by default, which ensures that regions with missing data are
+            never included in polygons.
+        iso_value : float, optional
+            Value in field to create iso-surface.
+            Defaults to the average of the min and max value of the array. (This is the
+            same convention as used by ``skimage``.)
+        min_area : float, optional
+            Minimum area of each polygon. Polygons with area less than ``min_area`` are
+            not included in the output. The unit of this parameter is in longitude/latitude
+            degrees squared. Set to 0 to omit any polygon filtering based on a minimal area
+            conditional. By default, 0.0.
+        epsilon : float, optional
+            Control the extent to which the polygon is simplified. A value of 0 does not alter
+            the geometry of the polygon. The unit of this parameter is in longitude/latitude
+            degrees. By default, 0.0.
+        lower_bound : bool, optional
+            Whether to use ``iso_value`` as a lower or upper bound on values in polygon interiors.
+            By default, True.
+        precision : int, optional
+            Number of decimal places to round coordinates to. If None, no rounding is performed.
+        interiors : bool, optional
+            If True, include interior linear rings (holes) in the output. True by default.
+        convex_hull : bool, optional
+            EXPERIMENTAL. If True, compute the convex hull of each polygon. Only implemented
+            for depth=1. False by default. A warning is issued if the underlying algorithm
+            fails to make valid polygons after computing the convex hull.
+        include_altitude : bool, optional
+            If True, include the array altitude [:math:`m`] as a z-coordinate in the
+            `GeoJSON output <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7946#section-3.1.1>`.
+            False by default.
+        properties : dict, optional
+            Additional properties to include in the GeoJSON output. By default, None.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        dict[str, Any]
+            Python representation of GeoJSON Feature with MultiPolygon geometry.
+
+        Notes
+        -----
+        :class:`Cocip` and :class:`CocipGrid` set some quantities to 0 and other quantities
+        to ``np.nan`` in regions where no contrails form. When computing polygons from
+        :class:`Cocip` or :class:`CocipGrid` output, take care that the choice of
+        ``fill_value`` correctly includes or excludes contrail-free regions. See the
+        :class:`Cocip` documentation for details about ``np.nan`` in model output.
+
+        See Also
+        --------
+        :meth:`to_polyhedra`
+        :func:`polygons.find_multipolygons`
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> from pprint import pprint
+        >>> from pycontrails.datalib.ecmwf import ERA5
+        >>> era5 = ERA5("2022-03-01", variables="air_temperature", pressure_levels=250)
+        >>> mda = era5.open_metdataset()["air_temperature"]
+        >>> mda.shape
+        (1440, 721, 1, 1)
+
+        >>> pprint(mda.to_polygon_feature(iso_value=239.5, precision=2, epsilon=0.1))
+        {'geometry': {'coordinates': [[[[167.88, -22.5],
+                                        [167.75, -22.38],
+                                        [167.62, -22.5],
+                                        [167.75, -22.62],
+                                        [167.88, -22.5]]],
+                                      [[[43.38, -33.5],
+                                        [43.5, -34.12],
+                                        [43.62, -33.5],
+                                        [43.5, -33.38],
+                                        [43.38, -33.5]]]],
+                      'type': 'MultiPolygon'},
+         'properties': {},
+         'type': 'Feature'}
+
+        """
+        if convex_hull and interiors:
+            raise ValueError("Set 'interiors=False' to use the 'convex_hull' parameter.")
+
+        arr, altitude = _extract_2d_arr_and_altitude(self, level, time)
+        if not include_altitude:
+            altitude = None  # this logic used below
+        elif altitude is None:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "The parameter 'include_altitude' is True, but altitude is not "
+                "found on MetDataArray instance. Either set altitude, or pass "
+                "include_altitude=False."
+            )
+
+        if not np.isnan(fill_value):
+            np.nan_to_num(arr, copy=False, nan=fill_value)
+
+        # default iso_value
+        if iso_value is None:
+            iso_value = (np.nanmax(arr) + np.nanmin(arr)) / 2
+            warnings.warn(f"The 'iso_value' parameter was not specified. Using value: {iso_value}")
+
+        # We'll get a nice error message if dependencies are not installed
+        from pycontrails.core import polygon
+
+        # Convert to nested lists of coordinates for GeoJSON representation
+        indexes = self.indexes
+        longitude = indexes["longitude"].to_numpy()
+        latitude = indexes["latitude"].to_numpy()
+
+        mp = polygon.find_multipolygon(
+            arr,
+            threshold=iso_value,
+            min_area=min_area,
+            epsilon=epsilon,
+            lower_bound=lower_bound,
+            interiors=interiors,
+            convex_hull=convex_hull,
+            longitude=longitude,
+            latitude=latitude,
+            precision=precision,
+        )
+
+        return polygon.multipolygon_to_geojson(mp, altitude, properties)
+
+    def to_polygon_feature_collection(
+        self,
+        time: np.datetime64 | datetime | None = None,
+        fill_value: float = np.nan,
+        iso_value: float | None = None,
+        min_area: float = 0.0,
+        epsilon: float = 0.0,
+        lower_bound: bool = True,
+        precision: int | None = None,
+        interiors: bool = True,
+        convex_hull: bool = False,
+        include_altitude: bool = False,
+        properties: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Create GeoJSON FeatureCollection artifact from spatial array at time slice.
+
+        See the :meth:`to_polygon_feature` method for a description of the parameters.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        dict[str, Any]
+            Python representation of GeoJSON FeatureCollection. This dictionary is
+            comprised of individual GeoJON Features, one per :attr:`self.data["level"]`.
+        """
+        base_properties = properties or {}
+        features = []
+        for level in self.data["level"]:
+            properties = base_properties.copy()
+            properties.update(level=level.item())
+            properties.update({f"level_{k}": v for k, v in self.data["level"].attrs.items()})
+
+            feature = self.to_polygon_feature(
+                level=level,
+                time=time,
+                fill_value=fill_value,
+                iso_value=iso_value,
+                min_area=min_area,
+                epsilon=epsilon,
+                lower_bound=lower_bound,
+                precision=precision,
+                interiors=interiors,
+                convex_hull=convex_hull,
+                include_altitude=include_altitude,
+                properties=properties,
+            )
+            features.append(feature)
+
+        return {
+            "type": "FeatureCollection",
+            "features": features,
+        }
+
+    @overload
+    def to_polyhedra(
+        self,
+        *,
+        time: datetime | None = ...,
+        iso_value: float = ...,
+        simplify_fraction: float = ...,
+        lower_bound: bool = ...,
+        return_type: Literal["geojson"],
+        path: str | None = ...,
+        altitude_scale: float = ...,
+        output_vertex_normals: bool = ...,
+        closed: bool = ...,
+    ) -> dict: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def to_polyhedra(
+        self,
+        *,
+        time: datetime | None = ...,
+        iso_value: float = ...,
+        simplify_fraction: float = ...,
+        lower_bound: bool = ...,
+        return_type: Literal["mesh"],
+        path: str | None = ...,
+        altitude_scale: float = ...,
+        output_vertex_normals: bool = ...,
+        closed: bool = ...,
+    ) -> o3d.geometry.TriangleMesh: ...
+
+    def to_polyhedra(
+        self,
+        *,
+        time: datetime | None = None,
+        iso_value: float = 0.0,
+        simplify_fraction: float = 1.0,
+        lower_bound: bool = True,
+        return_type: str = "geojson",
+        path: str | None = None,
+        altitude_scale: float = 1.0,
+        output_vertex_normals: bool = False,
+        closed: bool = True,
+    ) -> dict | o3d.geometry.TriangleMesh:
+        """Create a collection of polyhedra from spatial array corresponding to a single time slice.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        time : datetime, optional
+            Time slice to create mesh.
+            If the "time" coordinate is length 1, then the single time slice will be selected
+            automatically.
+        iso_value : float, optional
+            Value in field to create iso-surface. Defaults to 0.
+        simplify_fraction : float, optional
+            Apply `open3d` `simplify_quadric_decimation` method to simplify the polyhedra geometry.
+            This parameter must be in the half-open interval (0.0, 1.0].
+            Defaults to 1.0, corresponding to no reduction.
+        lower_bound : bool, optional
+            Whether to use ``iso_value`` as a lower or upper bound on values in polyhedra interiors.
+            By default, True.
+        return_type : str, optional
+            Must be one of "geojson" or "mesh". Defaults to "geojson".
+            If "geojson", this method returns a dictionary representation of a geojson MultiPolygon
+            object whose polygons are polyhedra faces.
+            If "mesh", this method returns an `open3d` `TriangleMesh` instance.
+        path : str, optional
+            Output geojson or mesh to file.
+            If `return_type` is "mesh", see `Open3D File I/O for Mesh
+            <http://www.open3d.org/docs/release/tutorial/geometry/file_io.html#Mesh>`_ for
+            file type options.
+        altitude_scale : float, optional
+            Rescale the altitude dimension of the mesh, [:math:`m`]
+        output_vertex_normals : bool, optional
+            If ``path`` is defined, write out vertex normals.
+            Defaults to False.
+        closed : bool, optional
+            If True, pad spatial array along all axes to ensure polyhedra are "closed".
+            This flag often gives rise to cleaner visualizations. Defaults to True.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        dict | open3d.geometry.TriangleMesh
+            Python representation of geojson object or `Open3D Triangle Mesh
+            <http://www.open3d.org/docs/release/tutorial/geometry/mesh.html>`_ depending on the
+            `return_type` parameter.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ModuleNotFoundError
+            Method requires the `vis` optional dependencies
+        ValueError
+            If input parameters are invalid.
+
+        See Also
+        --------
+        :meth:`to_polygon_feature`
+        :func:`skimage.measure.marching_cubes`
+        :class:`open3d.geometry.TriangleMesh`
+
+        Notes
+        -----
+        Uses the `scikit-image Marching Cubes  <https://scikit-image.org/docs/dev/auto_examples/edges/plot_marching_cubes.html>`_
+        algorithm to reconstruct a surface from the point-cloud like arrays.
+        """
+        try:
+            from skimage import measure
+        except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+            dependencies.raise_module_not_found_error(
+                name="MetDataArray.to_polyhedra method",
+                package_name="scikit-image",
+                pycontrails_optional_package="vis",
+                module_not_found_error=e,
+            )
+
+        try:
+            import open3d as o3d
+        except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+            dependencies.raise_module_not_found_error(
+                name="MetDataArray.to_polyhedra method",
+                package_name="open3d",
+                pycontrails_optional_package="open3d",
+                module_not_found_error=e,
+            )
+
+        if len(self.data["level"]) == 1:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Found single `level` coordinate in DataArray. This method requires at least two."
+            )
+
+        # select time
+        if time is None and len(self.data["time"]) == 1:
+            time = self.data["time"].values[0]
+
+        if time is None:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "time input must be defined when the length of the time coordinates are > 1"
+            )
+
+        if simplify_fraction > 1 or simplify_fraction <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("Parameter `simplify_fraction` must be in the interval (0, 1].")
+
+        return_types = ["geojson", "mesh"]
+        if return_type not in return_types:
+            raise ValueError(f"Parameter `return_type` must be one of {', '.join(return_types)}")
+
+        # 3d array of longitude, latitude, altitude values
+        volume = self.data.sel(time=time).values
+
+        # invert if iso_value is an upper bound on interior values
+        if not lower_bound:
+            volume = -volume
+            iso_value = -iso_value
+
+        # convert from array index back to coordinates
+        longitude = self.indexes["longitude"].values
+        latitude = self.indexes["latitude"].values
+        altitude = units.pl_to_m(self.indexes["level"].values)
+
+        # Pad volume on all axes to close the volumes
+        if closed:
+            # pad values to domain
+            longitude0 = longitude[0] - (longitude[1] - longitude[0])
+            longitude1 = longitude[-1] + longitude[-1] - longitude[-2]
+            longitude = np.pad(longitude, pad_width=1, constant_values=(longitude0, longitude1))
+
+            latitude0 = latitude[0] - (latitude[1] - latitude[0])
+            latitude1 = latitude[-1] + latitude[-1] - latitude[-2]
+            latitude = np.pad(latitude, pad_width=1, constant_values=(latitude0, latitude1))
+
+            altitude0 = altitude[0] - (altitude[1] - altitude[0])
+            altitude1 = altitude[-1] + altitude[-1] - altitude[-2]
+            altitude = np.pad(altitude, pad_width=1, constant_values=(altitude0, altitude1))
+
+            # Pad along axes to ensure polygons are closed
+            volume = np.pad(volume, pad_width=1, constant_values=iso_value)
+
+        # Use marching cubes to obtain the surface mesh
+        # Coordinates of verts are indexes of volume array
+        verts, faces, normals, _ = measure.marching_cubes(
+            volume, iso_value, allow_degenerate=False, gradient_direction="ascent"
+        )
+
+        # Convert from indexes to longitude, latitude, altitude values
+        verts[:, 0] = longitude[verts[:, 0].astype(int)]
+        verts[:, 1] = latitude[verts[:, 1].astype(int)]
+        verts[:, 2] = altitude[verts[:, 2].astype(int)]
+
+        # rescale altitude
+        verts[:, 2] = verts[:, 2] * altitude_scale
+
+        # create mesh in open3d
+        mesh = o3d.geometry.TriangleMesh()
+        mesh.vertices = o3d.utility.Vector3dVector(verts)
+        mesh.triangles = o3d.utility.Vector3iVector(faces)
+        mesh.vertex_normals = o3d.utility.Vector3dVector(normals)
+
+        # simplify mesh according to sim
+        if simplify_fraction < 1:
+            target_n_triangles = int(faces.shape[0] * simplify_fraction)
+            mesh = mesh.simplify_quadric_decimation(target_number_of_triangles=target_n_triangles)
+            mesh.compute_vertex_normals()
+
+        if path is not None:
+            path = str(pathlib.Path(path).absolute())
+
+        if return_type == "geojson":
+            verts = np.round(
+                np.asarray(mesh.vertices), decimals=4
+            )  # rounding to reduce the size of resultant json arrays
+            faces = np.asarray(mesh.triangles)
+
+            # TODO: technically this is not valid GeoJSON because each polygon (triangle)
+            # does not have the last element equal to the first (not a linear ring)
+            # but it still works for now in Deck.GL
+            coords = [[verts[face].tolist()] for face in faces]
+
+            geojson = {
+                "type": "Feature",
+                "properties": {},
+                "geometry": {"type": "MultiPolygon", "coordinates": coords},
+            }
+
+            if path is not None:
+                if not path.endswith(".json"):
+                    path += ".json"
+                with open(path, "w") as file:
+                    json.dump(geojson, file)
+            return geojson
+
+        if path is not None:
+            o3d.io.write_triangle_mesh(
+                path,
+                mesh,
+                write_ascii=False,
+                compressed=True,
+                write_vertex_normals=output_vertex_normals,
+                write_vertex_colors=False,
+                write_triangle_uvs=True,
+                print_progress=False,
+            )
+        return mesh
+
+    @override
+    def broadcast_coords(self, name: str) -> xr.DataArray:
+        da = xr.ones_like(self.data) * self.data[name]
+        da.name = name
+
+        return da
+
+
+def _is_wrapped(longitude: np.ndarray) -> bool:
+    """Check if ``longitude`` covers ``[-180, 180]``."""
+    return longitude[0] <= -180.0 and longitude[-1] >= 180.0
+
+
+def _is_zarr(ds: xr.Dataset | xr.DataArray) -> bool:
+    """Check if ``ds`` appears to be Zarr-based.
+
+    Neither ``xarray`` nor ``dask`` readily expose such information, so
+    implementation is very narrow and brittle.
+    """
+    if isinstance(ds, xr.Dataset):
+        # Attempt 1: xarray binds the zarr close function to the instance
+        # This gives us an indicator of the data is zarr based
+        try:
+            if ds._close.__func__.__qualname__ == "ZarrStore.close":  # type: ignore
+                return True
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+
+        # Grab the first data variable, get underlying DataArray
+        ds = ds[next(iter(ds.data_vars))]
+
+    # Attempt 2: Examine the dask graph
+    darr = ds.variable._data  # dask array in some cases
+    try:
+        # Get the first dask instruction
+        dask0 = darr.dask[next(iter(darr.dask))]  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+    except AttributeError:
+        return False
+    return dask0.array.array.array.__class__.__name__ == "ZarrArrayWrapper"
+
+
+def shift_longitude(data: XArrayType, bound: float = -180.0) -> XArrayType:
+    """Shift longitude values from any input domain to [bound, 360 + bound) domain.
+
+    Sorts data by ascending longitude values.
+
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    data : XArrayType
+        :class:`xr.Dataset` or :class:`xr.DataArray` with longitude dimension
+    bound : float, optional
+        Lower bound of the domain.
+        Output domain will be [bound, 360 + bound).
+        Defaults to -180, which results in longitude domain [-180, 180).
+
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    XArrayType
+        :class:`xr.Dataset` or :class:`xr.DataArray` with longitude values on [a, 360 + a).
+    """
+    return data.assign_coords(
+        longitude=((data["longitude"].values - bound) % 360.0) + bound
+    ).sortby("longitude", ascending=True)
+
+
+def _wrap_longitude(data: XArrayType) -> XArrayType:
+    """Wrap longitude grid coordinates.
+
+    This function assumes the longitude dimension on ``data``:
+
+    - is sorted
+    - is contained in [-180, 180]
+
+    These assumptions are checked by :class:`MetDataset` and :class`MetDataArray`
+    constructors.
+
+    .. versionchanged:: 0.26.0
+
+        This function now ensures every value in the interval ``[-180, 180]``
+        is covered by the longitude dimension of the returned object. See
+        :meth:`MetDataset.is_wrapped` for more details.
+
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    data : XArrayType
+        :class:`xr.Dataset` or :class:`xr.DataArray` with longitude dimension
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    XArrayType
+        Copy of :class:`xr.Dataset` or :class:`xr.DataArray` with wrapped longitude values.
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    ValueError
+        If longitude values are already wrapped.
+    """
+    lon = data._indexes["longitude"].index.to_numpy()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+    if _is_wrapped(lon):
+        raise ValueError("Longitude values are already wrapped")
+
+    lon0 = lon[0]
+    lon1 = lon[-1]
+
+    # Try to prevent something stupid
+    if lon1 - lon0 < 330.0:
+        warnings.warn("Wrapping longitude will create a large spatial gap of more than 30 degrees.")
+
+    objs = [data]
+    if lon0 > -180.0:  # if the lowest longitude is not low enough, duplicate highest
+        dup1 = data.sel(longitude=[lon1]).assign_coords(longitude=[lon1 - 360.0])
+        objs.insert(0, dup1)
+    if lon1 < 180.0:  # if the highest longitude is not highest enough, duplicate lowest
+        dup0 = data.sel(longitude=[lon0]).assign_coords(longitude=[lon0 + 360.0])
+        objs.append(dup0)
+
+    # Because we explicitly raise a ValueError if longitude already wrapped,
+    # we know that len(objs) > 1, so the concatenation here is nontrivial
+    wrapped = xr.concat(objs, dim="longitude")
+    wrapped["longitude"] = wrapped["longitude"].astype(lon.dtype, copy=False)
+
+    # If there is only one longitude chunk in parameter data, increment
+    # data.chunks can be None, using getattr for extra safety
+    # NOTE: This probably doesn't seem to play well with Zarr data ...
+    # we don't want to be rechunking them.
+    # Ideally we'd raise if data was Zarr-based
+    chunks = getattr(data, "chunks", None) or {}
+    chunks = dict(chunks)  # chunks can be frozen
+    lon_chunks = chunks.get("longitude", ())
+    if len(lon_chunks) == 1:
+        chunks["longitude"] = (lon_chunks[0] + len(objs) - 1,)
+        wrapped = wrapped.chunk(chunks)
+
+    return wrapped
+
+
+def _extract_2d_arr_and_altitude(
+    mda: MetDataArray,
+    level: float | int | None,
+    time: np.datetime64 | datetime | None,
+) -> tuple[np.ndarray, float | None]:
+    """Extract underlying 2D array indexed by longitude and latitude.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    mda : MetDataArray
+        MetDataArray to extract from
+    level : float | int | None
+        Pressure level to slice at
+    time : np.datetime64 | datetime
+        Time to slice at
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    arr : np.ndarray
+        Copy of 2D array at given level and time
+    altitude : float | None
+        Altitude of slice [:math:`m`]. None if "altitude" not found on ``mda``
+        (ie, for surface level :class:`MetDataArray`).
+    """
+    # Determine level if not specified
+    if level is None:
+        level_coord = mda.indexes["level"].values
+        if len(level_coord) == 1:
+            level = level_coord[0]
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Parameter 'level' must be defined when the length of the 'level' "
+                "coordinates is not 1."
+            )
+
+    # Determine time if not specified
+    if time is None:
+        time_coord = mda.indexes["time"].values
+        if len(time_coord) == 1:
+            time = time_coord[0]
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Parameter 'time' must be defined when the length of the 'time' "
+                "coordinates is not 1."
+            )
+
+    da = mda.data.sel(level=level, time=time)
+    arr = da.values.copy()
+    if arr.ndim != 2:
+        raise RuntimeError("Malformed data array")
+
+    try:
+        altitude = da["altitude"].values.item()  # item not implemented on dask arrays
+    except KeyError:
+        altitude = None
+    else:
+        altitude = round(altitude)
+
+    return arr, altitude
+
+
+def downselect(data: XArrayType, bbox: tuple[float, ...]) -> XArrayType:
+    """Downselect :class:`xr.Dataset` or :class:`xr.DataArray` with spatial bounding box.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    data : XArrayType
+        xr.Dataset or xr.DataArray to downselect
+    bbox : tuple[float, ...]
+        Tuple of coordinates defining a spatial bounding box in WGS84 coordinates.
+
+        - For 2D queries, ``bbox`` takes the form ``(west, south, east, north)``
+        - For 3D queries, ``bbox`` takes the form
+          ``(west, south, min-level, east, north, max-level)``
+
+        with level defined in [:math:`hPa`].
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    XArrayType
+        Downselected xr.Dataset or xr.DataArray
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    ValueError
+        If parameter ``bbox`` has wrong length.
+    """
+    if len(bbox) == 4:
+        west, south, east, north = bbox
+        level_min = -np.inf
+        level_max = np.inf
+
+    elif len(bbox) == 6:
+        west, south, level_min, east, north, level_max = bbox
+
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"bbox {bbox} is not length 4 [west, south, east, north] "
+            "or length 6 [west, south, min-level, east, north, max-level]"
+        )
+
+    if west <= east:
+        # Return a view of the data
+        # If data is lazy, this will not load the data
+        return data.sel(
+            longitude=slice(west, east),
+            latitude=slice(south, north),
+            level=slice(level_min, level_max),
+        )
+
+    # In this case, the bbox spans the antimeridian
+    # If data is lazy, this will load the data (data.where is not lazy AFAIK)
+    cond = (
+        (data["latitude"] >= south)
+        & (data["latitude"] <= north)
+        & (data["level"] >= level_min)
+        & (data["level"] <= level_max)
+        & ((data["longitude"] >= west) | (data["longitude"] <= east))
+    )
+    return data.where(cond, drop=True)
+
+
+def standardize_variables(ds: xr.Dataset, variables: Iterable[MetVariable]) -> xr.Dataset:
+    """Rename all variables in dataset from short name to standard name.
+
+    This function does not change any variables in ``ds`` that are not found in ``variables``.
+
+    When there are multiple variables with the same short name, the last one is used.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    ds : DatasetType
+        An :class:`xr.Dataset`.
+    variables : Iterable[MetVariable]
+        Data source variables
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    DatasetType
+        Dataset with variables renamed to standard names
+    """
+    variables_dict: dict[Hashable, str] = {v.short_name: v.standard_name for v in variables}
+    name_dict = {var: variables_dict[var] for var in ds.data_vars if var in variables_dict}
+    return ds.rename(name_dict)
+
+
+def originates_from_ecmwf(met: MetDataset | MetDataArray) -> bool:
+    """Check if data appears to have originated from an ECMWF source.
+
+    .. versionadded:: 0.27.0
+
+        Experimental. Implementation is brittle.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    met : MetDataset | MetDataArray
+        Dataset or array to inspect.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    bool
+        True if data appears to be derived from an ECMWF source.
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+    - :class:`ERA5`
+    - :class:`HRES`
+
+    """
+    if isinstance(met, MetDataset):
+        try:
+            return met.provider_attr == "ECMWF"
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+    return "ecmwf" in met.attrs.get("history", "")
+
+
+def _load(hash: str, cachestore: CacheStore, chunks: dict[str, int]) -> xr.Dataset:
+    """Load xarray data from hash.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    hash : str
+        Description
+    cachestore : CacheStore
+        Description
+    chunks : dict[str, int]
+        Description
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    xr.Dataset
+        Description
+    """
+    disk_path = cachestore.get(f"{hash}*.nc")
+    return xr.open_mfdataset(disk_path, chunks=chunks)
+
+
+def _add_vertical_coords(data: XArrayType) -> XArrayType:
+    """Add "air_pressure" and "altitude" coordinates to data.
+
+    .. versionchanged:: 0.52.1
+        Ensure that the ``dtype`` of the additional vertical coordinates agree
+        with the ``dtype`` of the underlying gridded data.
+    """
+
+    data["level"].attrs.update(units="hPa", long_name="Pressure", positive="down")
+
+    # XXX: use the dtype of the data to determine the precision of these coordinates
+    # There are two competing conventions here:
+    # - coordinate data should be float64
+    # - gridded data is typically float32
+    # - air_pressure and altitude often play both roles
+    # It is more important for air_pressure and altitude to be grid-aligned than to be
+    # coordinate-aligned, so we use the dtype of the data to determine the precision of
+    # these coordinates
+    dtype = (
+        np.result_type(*data.data_vars.values(), np.float32)
+        if isinstance(data, xr.Dataset)
+        else data.dtype
+    )
+
+    level = data["level"].values
+
+    if "air_pressure" not in data.coords:
+        data = data.assign_coords(air_pressure=("level", level * 100.0))
+        data.coords["air_pressure"].attrs.update(
+            standard_name=AirPressure.standard_name,
+            long_name=AirPressure.long_name,
+            units=AirPressure.units,
+        )
+    if data.coords["air_pressure"].dtype != dtype:
+        data.coords["air_pressure"] = data.coords["air_pressure"].astype(dtype, copy=False)
+
+    if "altitude" not in data.coords:
+        data = data.assign_coords(altitude=("level", units.pl_to_m(level)))
+        data.coords["altitude"].attrs.update(
+            standard_name=Altitude.standard_name,
+            long_name=Altitude.long_name,
+            units=Altitude.units,
+        )
+    if data.coords["altitude"].dtype != dtype:
+        data.coords["altitude"] = data.coords["altitude"].astype(dtype, copy=False)
+
+    return data
+
+
+def _lowmem_boundscheck(time: npt.NDArray[np.datetime64], da: xr.DataArray) -> None:
+    """Extra bounds check required with low-memory interpolation strategy.
+
+    Because the main loop in `_interp_lowmem` processes points between time steps
+    in gridded data, it will never encounter points that are out-of-bounds in time
+    and may fail to produce requested out-of-bounds errors.
+    """
+    da_time = da["time"].to_numpy()
+    if not np.all((time >= da_time.min()) & (time <= da_time.max())):
+        axis = da.get_axis_num("time")
+        msg = f"One of the requested xi is out of bounds in dimension {axis}"
+        raise ValueError(msg)
+
+
+def _lowmem_masks(
+    time: npt.NDArray[np.datetime64], t_met: npt.NDArray[np.datetime64]
+) -> Generator[npt.NDArray[np.bool_], None, None]:
+    """Generate sequence of masks for low-memory interpolation."""
+    t_met_max = t_met.max()
+    t_met_min = t_met.min()
+    inbounds = (time >= t_met_min) & (time <= t_met_max)
+    if not np.any(inbounds):
+        return
+
+    earliest = np.nanmin(time)
+    istart = 0 if earliest < t_met_min else np.flatnonzero(t_met <= earliest).max()
+    latest = np.nanmax(time)
+    iend = t_met.size - 1 if latest > t_met_max else np.flatnonzero(t_met >= latest).min()
+    if istart == iend:
+        yield inbounds
+        return
+
+    # Sequence of masks covers elements in time in the interval [t_met[istart], t_met[iend]].
+    # The first iteration masks elements in the interval [t_met[istart], t_met[istart+1]]
+    # (inclusive of both endpoints).
+    # Subsequent iterations mask elements in the interval (t_met[i], t_met[i+1]]
+    # (inclusive of right endpoint only).
+    for i in range(istart, iend):
+        mask = ((time >= t_met[i]) if i == istart else (time > t_met[i])) & (time <= t_met[i + 1])
+        if np.any(mask):
+            yield mask
+
+
+def maybe_downselect_mds(
+    big_mds: MetDataset,
+    little_mds: MetDataset | None,
+    t0: np.datetime64,
+    t1: np.datetime64,
+) -> MetDataset:
+    """Possibly downselect ``big_mds`` in the time domain to cover ``[t0, t1]``.
+
+    If possible, ``little_mds`` is recycled to avoid re-loading data.
+
+    This implementation assumes ``t0 <= t1``, but this is not enforced.
+
+    If ``little_mds`` already covers the time range, it is returned as-is.
+
+    If ``big_mds`` doesn't cover the time range, no error is raised.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    big_mds : MetDataset
+        Larger MetDataset
+    little_mds : MetDataset | None
+        Smaller MetDataset. This is assumed to be a subset of ``big_mds``,
+        though the implementation may work if this is not the case.
+    t0, t1 : np.datetime64
+        Time range to cover
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    MetDataset
+        MetDataset covering the time range ``[t0, t1]`` comprised of data from
+        ``little_mds`` when possible, otherwise from ``big_mds``.
+    """
+    if little_mds is None:
+        big_time = big_mds.indexes["time"].values
+        i0 = np.searchsorted(big_time, t0, side="right").item()
+        i0 = max(0, i0 - 1)
+        i1 = np.searchsorted(big_time, t1, side="left").item()
+        i1 = min(i1 + 1, big_time.size)
+        return MetDataset._from_fastpath(big_mds.data.isel(time=slice(i0, i1)))
+
+    little_time = little_mds.indexes["time"].values
+    if t0 >= little_time[0] and t1 <= little_time[-1]:
+        return little_mds
+
+    big_time = big_mds.indexes["time"].values
+    i0 = np.searchsorted(big_time, t0, side="right").item()
+    i0 = max(0, i0 - 1)
+    i1 = np.searchsorted(big_time, t1, side="left").item()
+    i1 = min(i1 + 1, big_time.size)
+    big_ds = big_mds.data.isel(time=slice(i0, i1))
+    big_time = big_ds._indexes["time"].index.values  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+    # Select exactly the times in big_ds that are not in little_ds
+    _, little_indices, big_indices = np.intersect1d(
+        little_time, big_time, assume_unique=True, return_indices=True
+    )
+    little_ds = little_mds.data.isel(time=little_indices)
+    filt = np.ones_like(big_time, dtype=bool)
+    filt[big_indices] = False
+    big_ds = big_ds.isel(time=filt)
+
+    # Manually load relevant parts of big_ds into memory before xr.concat
+    # It appears that without this, xr.concat will forget the in-memory
+    # arrays in little_ds
+    for var, da in little_ds.items():
+        if da._in_memory:
+            da2 = big_ds[var]
+            if not da2._in_memory:
+                da2.load()
+
+    ds = xr.concat([little_ds, big_ds], dim="time")
+    if not ds._indexes["time"].index.is_monotonic_increasing:  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        # Rarely would we enter this: t0 would have to be before the first
+        # time in little_mds, and the various advection-based models generally
+        # proceed forward in time.
+        ds = ds.sortby("time")
+    return MetDataset._from_fastpath(ds)