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        to download the full example code

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.. _sphx_glr_examples_plotting_plot_nexrad_reflectivity.py:


====================================
Create a plot of NEXRAD reflectivity
====================================

An example which creates a plot containing the first collected scan from a
NEXRAD file.

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.. image-sg:: /examples/plotting/images/sphx_glr_plot_nexrad_reflectivity_001.png
   :alt: NEXRAD Reflectivity
   :srcset: /examples/plotting/images/sphx_glr_plot_nexrad_reflectivity_001.png
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.. 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

    # open the file, create the displays and figure
    filename = get_test_data("Level2_KATX_20130717_1950.ar2v")
    radar = pyart.io.read_nexrad_archive(filename)
    display = pyart.graph.RadarDisplay(radar)
    fig = plt.figure(figsize=(6, 5))

    # plot super resolution reflectivity
    ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
    display.plot(
        "reflectivity",
        0,
        title="NEXRAD Reflectivity",
        vmin=-32,
        vmax=64,
        colorbar_label="",
        ax=ax,
    )
    display.plot_range_ring(radar.range["data"][-1] / 1000.0, ax=ax)
    display.set_limits(xlim=(-500, 500), ylim=(-500, 500), ax=ax)
    plt.show()


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