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Ngl.vector

Creates and draws a vector plot.

Prototype

vplot = Ngl.vector(wks, u, v, res=None)

Arguments

wks

The identifier returned from calling Ngl.open_wks.

u, v

The U and V components of the vectors. u and v should be two-dimensional NumPy arrays or NumPy masked arrays (dimensioned ny x nx).

res=None

An (optional) instance of the Resources class having PyNGL resources as attributes.

Return value

vplot

A PlotId representing the vector plot created.

Description

This function creates and draws a vector plot on the given workstation and advances the frame. Plot options can be set via the res variable.

If coordinate values for the X and Y axes are not available, then index values will be used on the axes.

If axes coordinate information is available, then set the vfXArray resource to the one-dimensional NumPy array (of length nx) that represents the X axis, and vfYArray to the one-dimensional NumPy array (of length ny) that represents the Y axis. Or, you can optionally send some end point values via the resources vfXCStartV, vfXCEndV, vfYCStartV, vfYCEndV resources.

As of version 1.3.0, if u and/or v are masked arrays, then any values equal to the corresponding fill values will not be plotted. If u and/or v are not masked arrays and they contain missing values, then set the resources vfMissingUValueV and/or vfMissingVValueV to these values.

Note that PyNGL internally sets some resources for you, depending on how other resources are set. See the list of default settings for more information.

See Also

Ngl.vector_scalar, Ngl.vector_map, Ngl.vector_scalar_map, Ngl.streamline, Ngl.streamline_map

VectorPlot resources
VectorField resources
LabelBar resources
Title resources
TickMark resources
Transformation resources
View resources
Transform resources
PlotManager resources
Special "ngl" resources

Examples

See ngl03p.py (output).