Note
This tutorial was generated from an IPython notebook that can be downloaded here.
Plotting¶
Every region has a plotting function, that draws the outline of all (or selected) regions on a cartopy map. We use the predefined SREX regions as example.
Import regionmask and check the version:
import regionmask
regionmask.__version__
'0.4.0'
Plot only a Subset of Regions¶
# load cartopy
import cartopy.crs as ccrs
# regions can be selected by number, abbreviation or long name
regions=[11, 'CEU', 'S. Europe/Mediterranean']
# choose a good projection for regional maps
proj=ccrs.LambertConformal(central_longitude=15)
# do the plot
ax = regionmask.defined_regions.srex.plot(regions=regions, add_ocean=False, resolution='50m',
proj=proj, label='abbrev')
# fine tune the extent
ax.set_extent([-15, 45, 28, 75], crs=ccrs.PlateCarree())