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Create a PPI plot on a cartopy map#
An example which creates a PPI plot of a file with a cartopy background and range rings
print(__doc__)
# Author: Jason Hemedinger
# License: BSD 3 clause
import cartopy.crs as ccrs
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import pyart
from pyart.testing import get_test_data
# Read in the file, create a RadarMapDisplay object
filename = get_test_data("nsaxsaprppiC1.a1.20140201.184802.nc")
radar = pyart.io.read(filename)
display = pyart.graph.RadarMapDisplay(radar)
# Setting projection and ploting the second tilt
projection = ccrs.LambertConformal(
central_latitude=radar.latitude["data"][0],
central_longitude=radar.longitude["data"][0],
)
fig = plt.figure(figsize=(6, 6))
display.plot_ppi_map(
"reflectivity_horizontal",
1,
vmin=-20,
vmax=20,
min_lon=-157.1,
max_lon=-156,
min_lat=71.2,
max_lat=71.6,
lon_lines=np.arange(-158, -154, 0.2),
resolution="10m",
lat_lines=np.arange(69, 72, 0.1),
projection=projection,
fig=fig,
lat_0=radar.latitude["data"][0],
lon_0=radar.longitude["data"][0],
)
# Plot range rings at 10, 20, 30, 40km
display.plot_range_ring(10.0, line_style="k-")
display.plot_range_ring(20.0, line_style="k--")
display.plot_range_ring(30.0, line_style="k-")
display.plot_range_ring(40.0, line_style="k--")
# Plot cross hairs
display.plot_line_xy(
np.array([-40000.0, 40000.0]), np.array([0.0, 0.0]), line_style="k-"
)
display.plot_line_xy(
np.array([0.0, 0.0]), np.array([-20000.0, 200000.0]), line_style="k-"
)
# Indicate the radar location with a point
display.plot_point(radar.longitude["data"][0], radar.latitude["data"][0])
plt.show()
Total running time of the script: (0 minutes 6.615 seconds)