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Read and plot a Sodar file
--------------------------

This example shows how to read and display Sodar data from the Argonne
National Laboratory (ANL) ATMOS site.

Author: Zachary Sherman

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.. code-block:: Python


    from arm_test_data import DATASETS
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

    import act

    # Call the read_sodar function.
    # Example file is a MFAS Sodar at the ATMOS site. More information
    # on the sodar can be found here:
    # https://www.scintec.com/products/flat-array-sodar-mfas/
    filename_sodar = DATASETS.fetch('sodar.20230404.mnd')
    ds = act.io.read_mfas_sodar(filename_sodar)

    # Create an ACT TimeSeriesDisplay.
    display = act.plotting.TimeSeriesDisplay(
        {'Shear, Wind Direction, and Speed at ANL ATMOS': ds}, subplot_shape=(1,), figsize=(15, 5)
    )

    # Plot shear with a wind barb overlay, while using a color vision
    # deficiency (CVD) colormap.
    display.plot('shear', subplot_index=(0,), cvd_friendly=True)
    display.plot_barbs_from_spd_dir('speed', 'dir')
    plt.show()


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