WRF Sample Python script.

Example.ipynb

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    "import xarray as xr\n",
    "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n",
    "import cartopy.crs as ccrs\n",
    "\n",
    "dataset = xr.open_dataset('wrfout_d01_2016-05-13_00_00_00.nc')\n",
    "precip = dataset['QRAIN']\n",
    "x = 'west_east'\n",
    "y = 'south_north'\n",
    "z = 'bottom_top'\n",
    "t = 'Time'\n",
    "\n",
    "total_rain = (precip.load()\n",
    "                 .sum(dim=[y, z], keep_attrs=True)\n",
    "                 .squeeze())\n",
    "\n",
    "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n",
    "\n",
    "fig = plt.figure()\n",
    "ax = fig.add_subplot(111, aspect=200.)\n",
    "\n",
    "lines = ax.plot(total_rain[x], total_rain, color='k', lw=2)\n",
    "ax.set_xlabel(x)\n",
    "ax.set_ylabel(\"Total rain ({})\".format(total_rain.units))"
   ]
  }
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