from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap, shiftgrid
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# examples of filled contour plots on map projections.

# read in data on lat/lon grid.
hgt = np.loadtxt('500hgtdata.gz')
lons = np.loadtxt('500hgtlons.gz')
lats = np.loadtxt('500hgtlats.gz')
# shift data so lons go from -180 to 180 instead of 0 to 360.
hgt,lons = shiftgrid(180.,hgt,lons,start=False)
lons, lats = np.meshgrid(lons, lats)

# create new figure
fig=plt.figure()
# setup of sinusoidal basemap
m = Basemap(resolution='c',projection='sinu',lon_0=0)
ax = fig.add_axes([0.1,0.1,0.7,0.7])
# make a filled contour plot.
x, y = m(lons, lats)
CS = m.contour(x,y,hgt,15,linewidths=0.5,colors='k')
CS = m.contourf(x,y,hgt,15,cmap=plt.cm.jet)
# setup colorbar axes instance.
pos = ax.get_position()
l, b, w, h = pos.bounds
cax = plt.axes([l+w+0.075, b, 0.05, h]) # setup colorbar axes
plt.colorbar(drawedges=True, cax=cax) # draw colorbar
plt.axes(ax)  # make the original axes current again
# draw coastlines and political boundaries.
m.drawcoastlines()
m.drawmapboundary()
m.fillcontinents()
# draw parallels and meridians.
parallels = np.arange(-60.,90,30.)
m.drawparallels(parallels,labels=[1,0,0,0])
meridians = np.arange(-360.,360.,30.)
m.drawmeridians(meridians)
plt.title('Sinusoidal Filled Contour Demo')
print 'plotting with sinusoidal basemap ...'

# create new figure
fig=plt.figure()
# setup of mollweide basemap
m = Basemap(resolution='c',projection='moll',lon_0=0)
ax = fig.add_axes([0.1,0.1,0.7,0.7])
# make a filled contour plot.
x, y = m(lons, lats)
CS = m.contour(x,y,hgt,15,linewidths=0.5,colors='k')
CS = m.contourf(x,y,hgt,15,cmap=plt.cm.jet)
pos = ax.get_position()
l, b, w, h = pos.bounds
cax = plt.axes([l+w+0.075, b, 0.05, h]) # setup colorbar axes
plt.colorbar(drawedges=True, cax=cax) # draw colorbar
plt.axes(ax)  # make the original axes current again
# draw coastlines and political boundaries.
m.drawcoastlines()
m.drawmapboundary()
m.fillcontinents()
# draw parallels and meridians.
parallels = np.arange(-60.,90,30.)
m.drawparallels(parallels,labels=[1,0,0,0])
meridians = np.arange(-360.,360.,30.)
m.drawmeridians(meridians)
plt.title('Mollweide Filled Contour Demo')
print 'plotting with mollweide basemap ...'

# create new figure
fig=plt.figure()
# set up Robinson map projection.
m = Basemap(resolution='c',projection='robin',lon_0=0)
ax = fig.add_axes([0.1,0.1,0.7,0.7])
# make a filled contour plot.
x, y = m(lons, lats)
CS = m.contour(x,y,hgt,15,linewidths=0.5,colors='k')
CS = m.contourf(x,y,hgt,15,cmap=plt.cm.jet)
pos = ax.get_position()
l, b, w, h = pos.bounds
cax = plt.axes([l+w+0.075, b, 0.05, h]) # setup colorbar axes
plt.colorbar(drawedges=True, cax=cax) # draw colorbar
plt.axes(ax)  # make the original axes current again
# draw coastlines and political boundaries.
m.drawcoastlines()
m.drawmapboundary()
m.fillcontinents()
# draw parallels and meridians.
parallels = np.arange(-60.,90,30.)
m.drawparallels(parallels,labels=[1,0,0,0])
meridians = np.arange(-360.,360.,60.)
m.drawmeridians(meridians,labels=[0,0,0,1])
plt.title('Robinson Filled Contour Demo')
print 'plotting with robinson basemap ...'

# create new figure
fig=plt.figure()
# set up map projection (azimuthal equidistant).
m = Basemap(projection='npaeqd',lon_0=-90,boundinglat=15.,resolution='c')
ax = fig.add_axes([0.1,0.1,0.7,0.7])
# make a filled contour plot.
x, y = m(lons, lats)
CS = m.contour(x,y,hgt,15,linewidths=0.5,colors='k')
CS = m.contourf(x,y,hgt,15,cmap=plt.cm.jet)
pos = ax.get_position()
l, b, w, h = pos.bounds
cax = plt.axes([l+w+0.075, b, 0.05, h]) # setup colorbar axes
plt.colorbar(drawedges=True, cax=cax) # draw colorbar
plt.axes(ax)  # make the original axes current again
# draw coastlines and political boundaries.
m.drawcoastlines()
m.drawmapboundary()
m.fillcontinents()
# draw parallels and meridians.
parallels = np.arange(0.,80,20.)
m.drawparallels(parallels,labels=[0,0,1,1])
meridians = np.arange(10.,360.,20.)
m.drawmeridians(meridians,labels=[1,1,1,1])
plt.title('Azimuthal Equidistant Filled Contour Demo',y=1.075)
print 'plotting with azimuthal equidistant basemap ...'

# create new figure
fig=plt.figure()
# setup of orthographic basemap
m = Basemap(resolution='c',projection='ortho',\
            lat_0=50.,lon_0=-120.)
ax = fig.add_axes([0.1,0.1,0.7,0.7])
# make a filled contour plot.
x, y = m(lons, lats)
CS = m.contour(x,y,hgt,15,linewidths=0.5,colors='k')
CS = m.contourf(x,y,hgt,15,cmap=plt.cm.jet)
pos = ax.get_position()
l, b, w, h = pos.bounds
cax = plt.axes([l+w+0.075, b, 0.05, h]) # setup colorbar axes
plt.colorbar(drawedges=True, cax=cax) # draw colorbar
plt.axes(ax)  # make the original axes current again
# draw coastlines and political boundaries.
m.drawcoastlines()
m.fillcontinents()
m.drawmapboundary()
# draw parallels and meridians.
parallels = np.arange(-80.,90,20.)
m.drawparallels(parallels)
meridians = np.arange(0.,360.,20.)
m.drawmeridians(meridians)
plt.title('Orthographic Filled Contour Demo')
print 'plotting with orthographic basemap ..'
plt.show()