.. py:class:: Bufr Metview's Bufr object represents BUFR data. As this format is very complicated to work with, its only method is :py:meth:`write`. Some Bufr objects can also be plotted directly if they conform to certain standards. Bufr objects can also be passed to the :py:meth:`thermo_bufr` function in order to compute a thermodynamic diagram. To work directly with the values of BUFR data in Metview, you must filter it using one of Metview's filters.
A BUFR file can be read from disk using :ref:`read() <read_fn>`:
import metview as mv bu = mv.read("obs.bufr")