How to use this plot
Make sure you have the required datafields (air_pressure, air_temperature, specific_humidity, northward_wind)
You can use it as is by appending this code into your mswms_settings.py:
from mslib.mswms.mpl_vsec_styles import VS_SpecificHumdityStyle_01
register_vertical_layers = [] if not register_vertical_layers else register_vertical_layers
register_vertical_layers.append((VS_SpecificHumdityStyle_01, [next(iter(data))]))
If you want to modify the plot
1. Download this file
2. Put this file into your mswms_settings.py directory, e.g. ~/mss
3. Append this code into your mswms_settings.py:
from Side_VS_Q01 import VS_SpecificHumdityStyle_01
register_vertical_layers = [] if not register_vertical_layers else register_vertical_layers
register_vertical_layers.append((VS_SpecificHumdityStyle_01, [next(iter(data))]))
Side_VS_Q01.py
"""
This file is part of MSS.
:copyright: Copyright 2021-2022 by the MSS team, see AUTHORS.
:license: APACHE-2.0, see LICENSE for details.
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
"""
import warnings
import matplotlib
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.inset_locator
from matplotlib import patheffects
import numpy as np
from mslib.mswms.mpl_vsec import AbstractVerticalSectionStyle
from mslib.mswms.utils import Targets, get_style_parameters, get_cbar_label_format, make_cbar_labels_readable
from mslib.utils import thermolib
from mslib.utils.units import convert_to
class VS_SpecificHumdityStyle_01(AbstractVerticalSectionStyle):
"""
Vertical sections of specific humidity.
"""
name = "VS_Q01"
# title = "Specific Humdity (g/kg) and Northward Wind (m/s) Vertical Section"
title = "Specific Humdity (g/kg) Vertical Section"
abstract = "Specific humdity (g/kg) with temperature (K) and potential temperature (K)"
# Variables with the highest number of dimensions first (otherwise
# MFDatasetCommonDims will throw an exception)!
required_datafields = [
("ml", "air_pressure", "Pa"),
("ml", "air_temperature", "K"),
("ml", "specific_humidity", "g/kg"),
("ml", "northward_wind", "m/s")]
def _prepare_datafields(self):
"""
Computes potential temperature from pressure and temperature if
it has not been passed as a data field. Also computes relative humdity.
"""
self.data['air_potential_temperature'] = thermolib.pot_temp(
self.data['air_pressure'], self.data['air_temperature'])
def _plot_style(self):
"""
Make a relative humidity vertical section with temperature/potential
temperature overlay.
"""
ax = self.ax
curtain_p = self.data["air_pressure"]
curtain_t = self.data["air_temperature"]
curtain_pt = self.data["air_potential_temperature"]
curtain_q = self.data["specific_humidity"]
# Contour spacing.
vertical_log_extent = (np.log(self.p_bot) - np.log(self.p_top))
# delta_t = 2 if vertical_log_extent < 2.2 else 4
delta_t = 2 if vertical_log_extent < 1.5 else 4
# if vertical_log_extent > 2.2:
if vertical_log_extent > 1.5:
delta_pt = 10
elif vertical_log_extent > 0.5:
delta_pt = 5
else:
delta_pt = 1.
# filled_contours = np.arange(1, 16, 1)
filled_contours = [0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1, 3, 4, 6, 8]
# Filled contour plot of specific humidity.
# INFO on COLORMAPS:
# http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/examples/pylab_examples/show_colormaps.html
cs = ax.contourf(self.horizontal_coordinate, curtain_p, curtain_q,
filled_contours, cmap=plt.cm.YlGnBu) # YlGnBu
cs_q = ax.contour(self.horizontal_coordinate, curtain_p, curtain_q,
filled_contours, colors="c", linestyles="solid", linewidths=1)
ax.clabel(cs_q, fontsize=8, fmt='%.2f')
# Contour line plot of northward wind (v).
# cs_v = ax.contour(self.horizontal_coordinate,
# curtain_p, curtain_v, np.arange(5,15,2.5),
# colors="black", linestyles="solid", linewidths=1)
# ax.clabel(cs_v, fontsize=8, fmt='%.1f')
# Contour line plot of temperature.
cs_t = ax.contour(self.horizontal_coordinate,
curtain_p, curtain_t, np.arange(236, 330, delta_t),
colors='red', linestyles='solid', linewidths=1) # gist_earth
ax.clabel(cs_t, fontsize=8, fmt='%.0f')
cs_t = ax.contour(self.horizontal_coordinate, curtain_p, curtain_t, [234],
colors='red', linestyles='solid', linewidths=2) # gist_earth
ax.clabel(cs_t, fontsize=8, fmt='%.0f')
cs_t = ax.contour(self.horizontal_coordinate,
curtain_p, curtain_t, np.arange(160, 232, delta_t),
colors='red', linestyles='dashed', linewidths=1) # gist_earth
ax.clabel(cs_t, fontsize=8, fmt='%.0f')
# Contour line plot of potential temperature.
cs_pt = ax.contour(self.horizontal_coordinate, curtain_p, curtain_pt,
np.arange(200, 700, delta_pt), colors='orange',
linestyles='solid', linewidths=1)
ax.clabel(cs_pt, fontsize=8, fmt='%.1f')
# Pressure decreases with index, i.e. orography is stored at the
# zero-p-index (data field is flipped in mss_plot_driver.py if
# pressure increases with index).
self._latlon_logp_setup(orography=curtain_p[0, :])
self.add_colorbar(cs, "Specific humdity (g/kg)")