hdobs.plot_points

hdobs.plot_points(varname='wspd', domain='dynamic', radlim=None, barbs=False, min_pressure=100, max_pressure=1030, ax=None, cartopy_proj=None, **kwargs)[source]

Creates a plot of recon 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

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

  • radlim (int) – Radius (in km) away from storm center to include points. If none (default), all points are plotted.

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

  • min_pressure (int) – Minimum pressure level in hPa to filter data. Default is 100 hPa.

  • max_pressure (int) – Maximum pressure level in hPa to filter data. Default is 1030 hPa.

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

  • cartopy_proj (ccrs) – 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.