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# Metview Macro # **************************** LICENSE START *********************************** # # Copyright 2014 ECMWF. This software is distributed under the terms # of the Apache License version 2.0. In applying this license, ECMWF does not # waive the privileges and immunities granted to it by virtue of its status as # an Intergovernmental Organization or submit itself to any jurisdiction. # # ***************************** LICENSE END ************************************ # ------------------------------------------------------------------ # Tags: contour,legend # Title: Disjoint Legend # Description: Demonstrates how to show a disjoint legend with labels # for each level value. # See also: # https://software.ecmwf.int/magis/Legend+examples+legend2 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ # read the input grib file (temperature) my_data = read("./t850.grb") # set up the geographical view my_view = geoview(map_area_definition : "CORNERS", map_projection : "POLAR_STEREOGRAPHIC", area : [21.51,-37.27,51.28,65.00]) # set up a shade contour with legend for the field my_contour = mcont(contour_level_selection_type : "LEVEL_LIST", contour_level_list : [-48.0,-10.0,0.0,10.0,20.0,48.0], contour_hilo : "OFF", contour_label : "OFF", contour : "OFF", legend : "ON", contour_shade : "ON", contour_shade_colour_method : "LIST", contour_shade_method : "AREA_FILL", contour_shade_max_level : 48.00, contour_shade_min_level : -48.00, contour_shade_colour_list : ["blue_purple"," greenish_blue"," blue_green"," yellow_green"," yellow"," orange"]) # set up an disjoint legend for the field my_legend = mlegend(legend_display_type : "DISJOINT", legend_text_composition : "USER_TEXT_ONLY", legend_title : "ON", legend_user_lines : ["extremely cold"," very cold"," cold"," temperate"," hot"], legend_text_font_size : 0.4, legend_text_colour : "BLACK", legend_entry_text_width : 80.00, legend_title_text : "Temperature at 850 hPa") # set up the coastlines my_coast= mcoast(map_coastline_resolution : "HIGH", map_grid_colour : "TAN", map_grid : "ON", map_coastline_colour : "TAN") # set up the title my_title = mtext(text_font_size : 0.6, text_lines : ["Disjoint legend with user defined labels"," "], text_justification : "LEFT", text_colour : "CHARCOAL") # define the output media to_psfile = ps_output ( output_name : "plot" # extension is added automatically ) # check the runmode and decide which media to putput the plot to mode = runmode() if (mode = "execute") then setoutput(to_psfile) else if (mode = "batch") then setoutput(to_psfile) else if (mode = "visualise") then print('screen') else fail("Only execute, batch and visualise allowed") end if # plot the cartesian graph plot(my_view,my_data,my_contour,my_coast,my_title,my_legend)