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.. _sphx_glr_examples_plotting_plot_xsect.py:


=======================================
Plot a cross section from  a PPI volume
=======================================

An example which extracts a cross section at two azimuth angles from a volume
of PPI scans and plots both cross sections.

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.. image-sg:: /examples/plotting/images/sphx_glr_plot_xsect_001.png
   :alt: xsapr-sg 225.0 Deg. 2011-05-20T06:42:20Z  Equivalent reflectivity factor, xsapr-sg 270.0 Deg. 2011-05-20T06:42:22Z  Equivalent reflectivity factor
   :srcset: /examples/plotting/images/sphx_glr_plot_xsect_001.png
   :class: sphx-glr-single-img





.. code-block:: Python

    print(__doc__)

    # Author: Jonathan J. Helmus (jhelmus@anl.gov)
    # License: BSD 3 clause

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

    import pyart
    from pyart.testing import get_test_data

    # Read the data, a cfradial file
    filename = get_test_data("swx_20120520_0641.nc")
    radar = pyart.io.read(filename)

    # Create a cross section at 225 and 270 degrees azimuth
    xsect = pyart.util.cross_section_ppi(radar, [225, 270])

    # Set the colorbar label
    colorbar_label = "Equivalent \n reflectivity factor \n (dBZ)"

    display = pyart.graph.RadarDisplay(xsect)
    fig = plt.figure()
    ax1 = fig.add_subplot(211)
    display.plot(
        "reflectivity_horizontal", 0, vmin=-32, vmax=64.0, colorbar_label=colorbar_label
    )
    plt.ylim(0, 15)
    ax2 = fig.add_subplot(212)
    display.plot(
        "reflectivity_horizontal", 1, vmin=-32, vmax=64.0, colorbar_label=colorbar_label
    )
    plt.ylim(0, 15)

    plt.tight_layout()
    plt.show()


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