I spent this summer with Unidata contributing new features and improvements for version 1.1.0 of MetPy. This release is the first to introduce new features since 1.0 debuted in December 2020. I focused on enhancements to MetPy's declarative interface, which allows users to plot datasets on maps. These new capabilities provide greater control over map design and introduce support for plotting additional data formats.
This summer I worked with the Unidata tech team on addressing the MetPy 1.1.0 milestones we prepared for it to update from version 1.0.0. Throughout this process of learning how to navigate GitHub and MetPy and how to implement new code, code verification and testing played a large role.
Welcome back to AWIPS Tips! With last month’s release of AWIPS, we have updated Unidata's public EDEX to include new GOES products like Geocolor, CloudSnow, and DebraDust. Check out this video below to see how you can create your own GOES geocolor plots using Jupyter Notebooks and python-awips without downloading any data.
The abstract submission deadline for the 2022 AMS meeting has been extended.
The 102th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in will be held 23-27 January 2022 in Houston, TX. This year's theme is “Environmental Security: weather, water and climate for a more secure world.” The submission deadline for abstracts has been changed to 1 September 2021.
The American Geophysical Union's 2021 Fall Meeting in will be held 13-17 December 2021 in New Orleans, LA. This year's theme is “Science is Society.” The submission deadline for abstracts is 4 August 2021.
The 102th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in will be held 23-27 January 2022 in Houston, TX. This year's theme is “Environmental Security: weather, water and climate for a more secure world.” The submission deadline for abstracts is 3 August 2021.
The American Geophysical Union's 2021 Fall Meeting in will be held 13-17 December 2021 in New Orleans, LA. This year's theme is “Science is Society.” The submission deadline for abstracts is 4 August 2021.
The Integrated Data Viewer (IDV) version 6.0 is now available. This release features a new grid coverage data type that eases the process of creating spatial subsets that cross grid boundaries, enhancements to the IDV's volume rendering engine, and improvements to the quality of images captured from the display. Under-the-hood improvements include a switch to the OpenJDK Java libraries and updated software certificates. In addition, this release includes updates to existing features and incorporates the latest netCDF-Java library.
