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[python #HSE-220221]: read_colortable

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  • Subject: [python #HSE-220221]: read_colortable
  • Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 11:43:27 -0600
Hello, thanks for the follow-up!

In our own workshop content using Channel 2 
(https://github.com/Unidata/metpy-workshop/blob/main/notebooks/solutions/workshop_solutions.ipynb)
 we use the reversed Greys colormap "Greys_r" from Matplotlib 
(https://matplotlib.org/stable/tutorials/colors/colormaps.html#sequential)

  matplotlib.pyplot.imshow(channel02_data, cmap='Greys_r')

and we let matplotlib handle the normalization and extent of the colormap for 
us. I'm not familiar with the specific colormaps other providers might use for 
visible imagery. I hope this helps!


All the best,

Drew


> Different subject... can you recommend a color map to use with visible
> satellite imagery (ie GOES-18 Channel 2) ?


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: HSE-220221
Department: Support Python
Priority: Low
Status: Closed
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