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Geopoints - Aircraft observations
# (C) Copyright 2017- ECMWF.
#
# This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence Version 2.0
# which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
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# nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
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import metview as mv
# read the input geopoints file
filename = "airep.geo"
if mv.exist(filename):
my_data = mv.read(filename)
else:
my_data = mv.gallery.load_dataset(filename)
# set up the data symbol and colour
my_symbol = mv.msymb(
symbol_type="marker",
symbol_marker_index=15,
symbol_table_mode="advanced",
symbol_advanced_table_selection_type="interval",
symbol_advanced_table_colour_direction="clockwise",
symbol_advanced_table_max_level_colour="red",
symbol_advanced_table_min_level_colour="blue",
symbol_advanced_table_interval=5.00,
legend="on",
)
# set up the contour so that observed values are mapped into a colour list
my_contour = mv.mcont(
contour_grid_value_plot="on",
contour_grid_value_plot_type="both",
contour_grid_value_height=0.30,
contour_grid_value_marker_height=0.20,
contour_level_selection_type="level_list",
contour_level_list=[-20, -10, -5, -2.5, -1, -0.5, 0, 0.5, 1, 2.5, 5, 10, 20],
contour_line_colour="grey",
contour_line_thickness=2,
contour_highlight="off",
contour_label="off",
contour_grid_value_lon_frequency=10,
contour_grid_value_lat_frequency=10,
legend="off",
)
# legend type is histogram
my_legend = mv.mlegend(legend_text_colour="navy", legend_display_type="histogram")
# set up the coastlines
my_coast = mv.mcoast(
map_coastline_land_shade="on",
map_coastline_land_shade_colour="cream",
map_grid="on",
map_grid_colour="grey",
)
# set up the title
my_title = mv.mtext(
text_mode="positional",
text_font_size=0.60,
text_justification="left",
text_border="off",
text_lines=["Monitoring of AIREP data"],
text_box_x_length=20.00,
text_box_y_length=2.50,
text_box_x_position=1.50,
text_box_y_position=16.50,
text_colour="navy",
)
# define the output plot file
mv.setoutput(mv.pdf_output(output_name="air_report"))
# plot the data onto the map
mv.plot(my_coast, my_data, my_symbol, my_title, my_legend)