Adding Compression to NetCDF-3 (Classic)
14 August 2017
This document proposes adding compression to the netcdf-3 (aka classic) file format. The proposal has numerous limitations because of the nature of the existing netcdf-3 format.
The algorithm and data format proposed here requires re-writing an existing netcdf-3 file to move it to the new format. In effect, the re-written file becomes archival (read-only).
[Read More]MetPy Mondays #7- Contouring a Field on a Map
14 August 2017
Last week we looked at how to create a simple base map with Cartopy. In this week's MetPy Monday, we learn about contouring a field on the map and some of the idiosyncrasies of cyclic points. In the end, we will have a plot of the globe with the Coriolis parameter contoured. You can use this functionality to create height maps and more!
We'll start off with importing the tools we will use: matplotlib, MetPy calculations, MetPy units, and numpy. We're also using the magic %matplotlib inline so figures show up in the notebook instead of in separate windows.
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