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[python #SRX-572503]: q vectors python

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  • Subject: [python #SRX-572503]: q vectors python
  • Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:45:40 -0600
Hello! Thanks for reaching out.

If you are using MetPy, it does support calculating q-vectors from u and v 
winds, temperature, and pressure. The documentation for the function 
`metpy.calc.q_vector` is available here: 
https://unidata.github.io/MetPy/latest/api/generated/metpy.calc.q_vector.html 
and the output of that will be the x- and y-components of your q-vectors.

We don't currently have an up-to-date example of this calculation in practice 
on the MetPy documentation. We do have an example up on our python-training 
materials site; however, this is currently out of date and not representative 
of how you might use the function in MetPy 1.0! This should be updated within 
the next two weeks: 
https://unidata.github.io/python-training/gallery/850hpa_qvectors/

If you have any trouble using this in the mean time, don't hesitate to reach 
back out with any questions or clarification. Thanks!


All the best,

Drew


> Is there any python script plotting q vectors? I want to plot q vectors
> with data from ECMWF. Could you help me?



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: SRX-572503
Department: Support Python
Priority: Low
Status: Closed
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