#!/usr/bin/env python # coding: utf-8 #
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Simple Py-ART Usage

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# # In[4]: #first we do some imports and check the version of Py-ART for consistency import pyart from matplotlib import pyplot as plt import numpy as np get_ipython().run_line_magic('matplotlib', 'inline') print pyart.__version__ # In[5]: #you can grab the data here: http://figshare.com/articles/Data_for_AMS_Short_Course_on_Open_Source_Radar_Software/1537461 filename = './data/KAMX_20140417_1056' radar = pyart.io.read(filename) # Data available by FigShare Here: http://figshare.com/articles/Data_for_AMS_Short_Course_on_Open_Source_Radar_Software/1537461 # Download and unpack into the data subdirectory of this repository # In[6]: print radar.fields.keys() # In[7]: print radar.fields['reflectivity'].keys() # In[8]: display = pyart.graph.RadarMapDisplay(radar) f = plt.figure(figsize = [17,4]) plt.subplot(1, 3, 1) display.plot_ppi_map('differential_reflectivity', max_lat = 26.5, min_lat =25.4, min_lon = -81., max_lon = -79.5, vmin = -7, vmax = 7, lat_lines = np.arange(20,28,.2), lon_lines = np.arange(-82, -79, .5), resolution = 'l') plt.subplot(1, 3, 2) display.plot_ppi_map('reflectivity', max_lat = 26.5, min_lat =25.4, min_lon = -81., max_lon = -79.5, vmin = -8, vmax = 64, lat_lines = np.arange(20,28,.2), lon_lines = np.arange(-82, -79, .5), resolution = 'l') plt.subplot(1, 3, 3) display.plot_ppi_map('velocity', sweep = 1, max_lat = 26.5, min_lat =25.4, min_lon = -81., max_lon = -79.5, vmin = -15, vmax = 15, lat_lines = np.arange(20,28,.2), lon_lines = np.arange(-82, -79, .5), resolution = 'l') # In[9]: zdr = radar.fields['differential_reflectivity']['data'] smooth_zdr = np.zeros_like(zdr) for i in range(smooth_zdr.shape[0]): smooth_zdr[i,:] = \ pyart.correct.phase_proc.smooth_and_trim(zdr[i,:], 8) radar.add_field_like('differential_reflectivity', 'differential_reflectivity_smooth', smooth_zdr, replace_existing = True) # In[10]: display = pyart.graph.RadarMapDisplay(radar) f = plt.figure(figsize = [17,4]) plt.subplot(1, 3, 1) display.plot_ppi_map('differential_reflectivity_smooth', max_lat = 26.5, min_lat =25.4, min_lon = -81., max_lon = -79.5, vmin = -7, vmax = 7, lat_lines = np.arange(20,28,.2), lon_lines = np.arange(-82, -79, .5), resolution = 'i') plt.subplot(1, 3, 2) display.plot_ppi_map('reflectivity', max_lat = 26.5, min_lat =25.4, min_lon = -81., max_lon = -79.5, vmin = -8, vmax = 64, lat_lines = np.arange(20,28,.2), lon_lines = np.arange(-82, -79, .5), resolution = 'i') plt.subplot(1, 3, 3) display.plot_ppi_map('velocity', sweep = 1, max_lat = 26.5, min_lat =25.4, min_lon = -81., max_lon = -79.5, vmin = -15, vmax = 15, lat_lines = np.arange(20,28,.2), lon_lines = np.arange(-82, -79, .5), resolution = 'i') # In[11]: display = pyart.graph.RadarMapDisplay(radar) f = plt.figure(figsize = [17,4]) plt.subplot(1, 3, 1) display.plot_ppi_map('differential_reflectivity_smooth', max_lat = 26.4, min_lat =26, min_lon = -80.75, max_lon = -80.25, vmin = -7, vmax = 7, lat_lines = np.arange(20,28,.1), lon_lines = np.arange(-82, -79, .2), resolution = 'l') plt.subplot(1, 3, 2) display.plot_ppi_map('reflectivity', max_lat = 26.4, min_lat =26, min_lon = -80.75, max_lon = -80.25, vmin = -8, vmax = 64, lat_lines = np.arange(20,28,.1), lon_lines = np.arange(-82, -79, .2), resolution = 'l') plt.subplot(1, 3, 3) display.plot_ppi_map('velocity', sweep = 1, max_lat = 26.4, min_lat =26, min_lon = -80.75, max_lon = -80.25, vmin = -15, vmax = 15, lat_lines = np.arange(20,28,.1), lon_lines = np.arange(-82, -79, .2), resolution = 'l') # Take a read of the BAMS article by Zirnic and Ryzhkov: http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/1520-0477%281999%29080%3C0389%3APFWSR%3E2.0.CO%3B2 # # Should also be a $\delta_{dp}$ signal on top of $\phi_{dp}$.. Lets take a look # In[12]: display = pyart.graph.RadarMapDisplay(radar) f = plt.figure(figsize = [17,4]) plt.subplot(1, 3, 1) display.plot_ppi_map('differential_reflectivity_smooth', max_lat = 26.4, min_lat =26, min_lon = -80.75, max_lon = -80.25, vmin = -7, vmax = 7, lat_lines = np.arange(20,28,.1), lon_lines = np.arange(-82, -79, .2), resolution = 'l') plt.subplot(1, 3, 2) display.plot_ppi_map('reflectivity', max_lat = 26.4, min_lat =26, min_lon = -80.75, max_lon = -80.25, vmin = -8, vmax = 64, lat_lines = np.arange(20,28,.1), lon_lines = np.arange(-82, -79, .2), resolution = 'l') plt.subplot(1, 3, 3) display.plot_ppi_map('differential_phase', sweep = 0, max_lat = 26.4, min_lat =26, min_lon = -80.75, max_lon = -80.25, vmin = 0, vmax = 360, lat_lines = np.arange(20,28,.1), lon_lines = np.arange(-82, -79, .2), resolution = 'l') # In[13]: pyart.io.write_cfradial('./data/foo.nc', radar) # In[ ]: