polaris.viz.plot_global_mpas_field

polaris.viz.plot_global_mpas_field(mesh_filename, da, out_filename, config, colormap_section, title=None, plot_land=True, colorbar_label='', central_longitude=0.0, figsize=(8, 4.5), dpi=200, patch_edge_color=None)[source]

Plots a data set as a longitude-latitude map

Parameters:

  • mesh_filename (str) – A filename containing the MPAS mesh

  • da (xarray.DataArray) – The horizontal field to plot

  • out_filename (str) – The image file name to be written

  • config (polaris.config.PolarisConfigParser) – The config options to use for colormap settings

  • colormap_section (str) –

    The name of a section in the config options. Options must include:

    colormap_name

    The name of the colormap

    norm_type

    The norm: {‘linear’, ‘log’}

    colorbar_limits

    The minimum and maximum value of the colorbar

  • title (str, optional) – The subtitle of the plot

  • plot_land (bool) – Whether to plot continents over the data

  • colorbar_label (str, optional) – Label on the colorbar

  • central_longitude (float, optional) – The longitude of the center of the plot

  • figsize (tuple, optional) – The size of the figure in inches

  • dpi (int, optional) – Dots per inch for the output plot

  • patch_edge_color (str, optional) – The color of patch edges (if not the same as the face)