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subpage_lower_left_longitude

subpage_lower_left_latitude
subpage_upper_right_longitude
subpage_upper_right_latitude
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themeConfluence
languagepython
titlePython - Setting a projection
collapsetrue
from Magics.macro import *
#setting the output 
output = output(    
                output_formats = ['png'],
                output_name = "map_step1",
                output_name_first_page_number = "off"
        )
#settings of the geographical area 
area = mmap(subpage_map_projection="cylindrical",
        subpage_lower_left_longitude=-110.,
        subpage_lower_left_latitude=20.,
        subpage_upper_right_longitude=-30.,
        subpage_upper_right_latitude=70.,
    )    
#Using a default coastlines to see the result
plot(output, area, mcoast())
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map_coastline_land_shade

map_coastline_land_shade_colour
map_coastline_colour
map_grid_colour
map_grid_line_style
Code Block
themeConfluence
languagepython
titlePython - Coastlines
collapsetrue
from Magics.macro import *
#setting the output 
output = output(    
                output_formats = ['png'],
                output_name = "map_step2",
                output_name_first_page_number = "off"
        )
#settings of the geographical area 
area = mmap(subpage_map_projection="cylindrical",
        subpage_lower_left_longitude=-110.,
        subpage_lower_left_latitude=20.,
        subpage_upper_right_longitude=-30.,
        subpage_upper_right_latitude=70.,
    )     
 #settings of the caostlines
coast = mcoast(map_coastline_land_shade = "on",
      map_coastline_land_shade_colour = "cream",
      map_grid_line_style = "dash",
      map_grid_colour = "grey",
      map_label = "on",
      map_coastline_colour = "grey")
plot(output, area, coast)
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The visualisation of any data in Magics is done by combining 2 kind of objects. One, the Data Action,  is used to define the data and explain to Magics how to interpret it, the other one is called Visual Action and will define the rules for visualisation. type of visualisation and its attributes.

In this example our data are in a grib file msl.grib. The Data Action to be used is mgrib in is documented in Grib Input Documentation.

The Visualisation we want to apply is a basic contouring, using black for the lines and an interval of 5 hPa, between isolines. We also want to add a automatic legend, with our own text "Mean Sea Level Pressure". Follow the link to access the Contouring Documentation. defined

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mgrib action to load the data

grib_input_file_name

 

contour_highlight_colour= "black",                contour_highlight_thickness= 4,                contour_hilo= "off",                contour_interval= 5.,                contour_label= "on",                contour_label_frequency= 2,                contour_label_height= 0.4,                contour_level_selection_type= "interval",                contour_line_colour= "black",                contour_line_thickness= 2,                legend='on',                contour_legend_text= "Mean Sea Level Pressure",

mcont action to define a contouring
contour_line_colour
contour_line_thickness
contour_highlight_colour
contour_highlight_thickness
contour_hilo
contour_level_selection_type
contour_interval
legend
contour_legend_text

map_coastline_land_shade

map_coastline_land_shade_colour
map_coastline_colour
map_grid_colour
map_grid_line_style
Code Block
themeConfluence
languagepython
titlePython - Coastlines
collapsetrue
from Magics.macro import *
#setting the output 
output = output(    
                output_formats = ['png'],
                output_name = "map_step2",
                output_name_first_page_number = "off"
        )
#settings of the geographical area 
area = mmap(subpage_map_projection="cylindrical",
        subpage_lower_left_longitude=-110.,
        subpage_lower_left_latitude=20.,
        subpage_upper_right_longitude=-30.,
        subpage_upper_right_latitude=70.,
    )     
 #settings of the caostlines
coast = mcoast(map_coastline_land_shade = "on",
      map_coastline_land_shade_colour = "cream",
      map_grid_line_style = "dash",
      map_grid_colour = "grey",
      map_label = "on",
      map_coastline_colour = "grey")
plot(output, area, coast)
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