plot_rhi_mdv.py

"""
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Create a RHI plot from a MDV file
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An example which creates a RHI plot of a MDV file using a RadarDisplay object.

"""
print __doc__

# Author: Jonathan J. Helmus (jhelmus@anl.gov)
# License: BSD 3 clause

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pyart

filename = '110041.mdv'

# create the plot using RadarDisplay
radar = pyart.io.read_mdv(filename)
display = pyart.graph.RadarDisplay(radar)
fig = plt.figure(figsize=[5, 5])
ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
display.plot('reflectivity', 0, vmin=-16, vmax=64.0)
plt.show()