from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function) from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt # read in data. file = open('fcover.dat','r') ul=[];vl=[];pl=[] nlons=73; nlats=73 dellat = 2.5; dellon = 5. for line in file.readlines(): l = line.replace('\n','').split() ul.append(float(l[0])) vl.append(float(l[1])) pl.append(float(l[2])) u = np.reshape(np.array(ul,np.float32),(nlats,nlons)) v = np.reshape(np.array(vl,np.float32),(nlats,nlons)) p = np.reshape(np.array(pl,np.float32),(nlats,nlons)) lats1 = -90.+dellat*np.arange(nlats) lons1 = -180.+dellon*np.arange(nlons) lons, lats = np.meshgrid(lons1, lats1) # plot vectors in geographical (lat/lon) coordinates. # north polar projection. m = Basemap(lon_0=-135,boundinglat=25,round=True, resolution='c',area_thresh=10000.,projection='npstere') # create a figure, add an axes. fig=plt.figure(figsize=(8,8)) ax = fig.add_axes([0.1,0.1,0.7,0.7]) # rotate wind vectors to map projection coordinates. # (also compute native map projections coordinates of lat/lon grid) # only do Northern Hemisphere. urot,vrot,x,y = m.rotate_vector(u[36:,:],v[36:,:],lons[36:,:],lats[36:,:],returnxy=True) # plot filled contours over map. cs = m.contourf(x,y,p[36:,:],15,cmap=plt.cm.jet) # plot wind vectors over map. Q = m.quiver(x,y,urot,vrot) #or specify, e.g., width=0.003, scale=400) qk = plt.quiverkey(Q, 0.95, 1.05, 25, '25 m/s', labelpos='W') m.colorbar(pad='12%') # draw colorbar m.drawcoastlines() m.drawcountries() # draw parallels delat = 20. circles = np.arange(0.,90.+delat,delat).tolist()+\ np.arange(-delat,-90.-delat,-delat).tolist() m.drawparallels(circles,labels=[1,1,1,1]) # draw meridians delon = 45. meridians = np.arange(-180,180,delon) m.drawmeridians(meridians,labels=[1,1,1,1]) plt.title('Surface Winds Winds and Pressure (lat-lon grid)',y=1.075) # plot vectors in map projection coordinates. # north polar projection. m = Basemap(lon_0=-135,boundinglat=25,round=True, resolution='c',area_thresh=10000.,projection='npstere') # transform from spherical to map projection coordinates (rotation # and interpolation). nxv = 41; nyv = 41 nxp = 101; nyp = 101 spd = np.sqrt(u**2+v**2) udat, vdat, xv, yv = m.transform_vector(u,v,lons1,lats1,nxv,nyv,returnxy=True) pdat, xp, yp = m.transform_scalar(p,lons1,lats1,nxp,nyp,returnxy=True) # create a figure, add an axes. fig=plt.figure(figsize=(8,8)) ax = fig.add_axes([0.1,0.1,0.7,0.7]) # plot image over map im = m.imshow(pdat,plt.cm.jet) # plot wind vectors over map. Q = m.quiver(xv,yv,udat,vdat) #or specify, e.g., width=0.003, scale=400) qk = plt.quiverkey(Q, 0.95, 1.05, 25, '25 m/s', labelpos='W') m.colorbar(pad='12%') # draw colorbar m.drawcoastlines() m.drawcountries() # draw parallels delat = 20. circles = np.arange(0.,90.+delat,delat).tolist()+\ np.arange(-delat,-90.-delat,-delat).tolist() m.drawparallels(circles,labels=[1,1,1,1]) # draw meridians delon = 45. meridians = np.arange(-180,180,delon) m.drawmeridians(meridians,labels=[1,1,1,1]) plt.title('Surface Winds Winds and Pressure (projection grid)',y=1.075) plt.show()