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verify_example.py
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Name:        verify_example
# Purpose:
#
# Author:      Maik Heistermann
#
# Created:     28.10.2011
# Copyright:   (c) Maik Heistermann 2011
# Licence:     The MIT License
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#!/usr/bin/env python

import wradlib.verify as verify
import os

def ex_verify():
    import numpy as np
    import pylab as pl
    # just making sure that the plots immediately pop up
    pl.interactive(True)
    import matplotlib as mpl

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # EXAMPLE 1: Extract bin values of a polar radar data set at rain gage locations

    # define the polar coordinates and the site coordinates in lat/lon
    r = np.arange(1,129)
    az = np.linspace(0,360,361)[0:-1]
    sitecoords = (9.7839, 48.5861)
    # import the polar example radar dataset
    testdata = np.loadtxt(os.path.dirname(__file__) + '/' + 'data/polar_R_tur.gz')
    # the rain gages are in Gauss-Krueger Zone 3 coordinates, so we need the
    #   corresponding proj.4 projection string
    projstr = '''
    +proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=9 +k=1 +x_0=3500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel
    +towgs84=598.1,73.7,418.2,0.202,0.045,-2.455,6.7 +units=m +no_defs
    '''
    # these are the coordinates of the rain gages in Gauss-Krueger 3 coordinates
    x, y = np.array([3522175, 3453575, 3456725, 3498590]), np.array([5410600, 5433600, 5437860, 5359710])
    # <nnear> nearest radar bin shall be extracted
    nnear = 9
    # create an instance of PolarNeighbours
    polarneighbs = verify.PolarNeighbours(r, az, sitecoords, projstr, x, y, nnear)
    radar_at_gages = polarneighbs.extract(testdata)
    print radar_at_gages

    binx, biny = polarneighbs.get_bincoords()
    binx_nn, biny_nn = polarneighbs.get_bincoords_at_points()

    # plot the centroids of all radar bins (red plus signs), the rain gages (blue circles)
    #   and the nnear neighbouring radar bins (blue plus signs)
    fig = pl.figure(figsize=(12,12))
    ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
    ax.plot(binx, biny, 'r+')
    ax.plot(binx_nn, biny_nn, 'b+')
    ax.plot(x, y, 'bo')
    ax.axis('tight')
    pl.title('USE THE ZOOM TOOL TO INSPECT THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF THE GAGES!')
    pl.show()

    print 'Exit.'

if __name__ == '__main__':
    ex_verify()
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