polaris.ocean.vertical.elevation.is_whole_column

polaris.ocean.vertical.elevation.is_whole_column(reduction)

Whether an elevation range covers every valid layer of every column

The whole column is the one range whose weights need no geometry at all. Every valid layer lies entirely within it, so the overlap fraction is one and the geometric coordinate drops out of the answer, which is why it is the range that works before there is any vertical geometry to read.

Parameters:

reduction (VerticalReduction) – The reduction to ask about

Returns:

whole_column (bool) – Whether it is the whole column