Mission.plot_points

Mission.plot_points(varname='wspd', in_storm=False, barbs=False, plot_vdms=False, domain='dynamic', ax=None, cartopy_proj=None, **kwargs)[source]

Creates a plot of High Density Observations (HDOBs) data points.

Parameters

  • varname (str) –

    Variable to plot. Can be one of the following keys in dataframe:

    • ”sfmr” = SFMR surface wind

    • ”wspd” = 30-second flight level wind (default)

    • ”pkwnd” = 10-second flight level wind

    • ”p_sfc” = extrapolated surface pressure

  • in_storm (bool, optional) – If True, only plots points considered within the storm, or all points if en route. Default is False (plot all points).

  • barbs (bool, optional) – If True, plots wind barbs. If False (default), plots dots.

  • plot_vdms (bool, optional) – If True, plots a dot with the minimum MSLP (hPa) from all mission VDMs. Default is False.

  • domain (str, optional) – Domain for the plot. Default is “dynamic”. Please refer to Map Domain Options for available domain options.

  • ax (axes, optional) – Instance of axes to plot on. If none, one will be generated. Default is none.

  • cartopy_proj (ccrs, optional) – Instance of a cartopy projection to use. If none, one will be generated. Default is none.

Other Parameters

  • prop (dict) – Customization properties of recon plot. Please refer to Recon Properties for available options.

  • map_prop (dict) – Customization properties of Cartopy map. Please refer to Map prop for available options.

Returns

ax – Instance of axes containing the plot is returned.

Notes

  1. Plotting wind barbs only works for wind related variables. barbs will be automatically set to False for non-wind variables.

  2. The special colormap category_recon can be used in the prop dict (prop={'cmap':'category_recon'}). This uses the standard SSHWS colormap, but with a new color for wind between 50 and 64 knots.

Warning

The in_storm flag uses an internal algorithm to determine if the recon mission is near the storm, without knowledge of the actual coordinates of the storm. This algorithm works well for most standard recon missions, but can return unexpected results for the occasional outlier missions or incomplete/aborted missions.