Python scripts created and used by Brian K. Blaylock
Version 2: This code is being updated and cleaned up regularly, as opposed to the first version.
| Directory | Purpose |
|---|---|
| BB_ASN | For getting data from MesoWest Above Surface Network |
| BB_HRRR | For raw handling HRRR data |
| BB_MesoWest | For grabbing data from the MesoWest API |
| BB_WRF | For handling WRF output data |
| BB_basemap | Draws various basemaps I use often |
| BB_cmap | Various color maps |
| BB_data | For handling various data types |
| BB_downloads | Scripts to download various data sets or images |
| BB_mplstyle | Matplotlib styling for publication |
| BB_rose | Creating wind and pollution roses |
| BB_skewt | Plotting SkewT |
| BB_special | Special and misc. functions |
| BB_wx_calcs | Various weather related calculations |
| MetPy_BB | An older version of MetPy with a fix for reading TDWR data |
| TDWR | Code for downloading and plotting TDWR data |
My personal color map convention and preferences. Read this article before using python colormaps: http://matplotlib.org/users/colormaps.html
| Variable | Code | Suggested Range |
|---|---|---|
| Air Temperature | cmap='Spectral_r' |
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| Dew Point | cmap='BrBG' |
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| Relative Humidity | cmap='BrBG' |
[0, 100] % |
| Sea Level Pressure | cmap='viridis' |
[976, 1040] hPa |
| Wind Gust | from BB_cmap.my_cmap import cmap_gust |
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cmap=cmap_gust() |
[0, 35] m/s | |
| Terrain | from BB_cmap.terrain_colormap import terrain_cmap_256() |
(mask known water points to -99) |
cmap=terrain_cmap_256() |
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| Reflectivity | from MetPy_BB.plots import ctables |
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ctable = 'NWSReflectivity' |
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norm, cmap = ctables.registry.get_with_steps(ctable, -0, 5) |
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m.pcolormesh(x, y, ref, norm=norm, cmap=cmap) |
Commonly used HRRR variable names needed for indexing
| Variable | HRRR code |
|---|---|
| 2 m Temperature | TMP:2 m |
| 2 m RH | RH:2 m |
| 10 m Wind Speed (max) | WIND:10 m |
| 10 m Wind Gust | GUST:surface |
| Sea Level Pressure | MSLMA:mean sea level |
| Topography | HGT:surface |
| Simulated Reflectivity | REFC:entire atmosphere |