""" Copyright (C) 2014 John Evans This example code illustrates how to access and visualize a MOPITT version 9 HDF-EOS5 swath file in Python. If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments on this example, please use the HDF-EOS Forum (http://hdfeos.org/forums). If you would like to see an example of any other NASA HDF/HDF-EOS data product that is not listed in the HDF-EOS Comprehensive Examples page (http://hdfeos.org/zoo), feel free to contact us at eoshelp@hdfgroup.org or post it at the HDF-EOS Forum (http://hdfeos.org/forums). Usage: save this script and run $python MOP02J-20131129-L2V19.9.3.he5.py The HDF file must be in your current working directory. Tested under: Python 3.9.1 :: Miniconda Last updated: 2021-11-09 """ import os import h5py import matplotlib as mpl import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap import numpy as np FILE_NAME = 'MOP02J-20131129-L2V19.9.3.he5' with h5py.File(FILE_NAME, mode='r') as f: name = '/HDFEOS/SWATHS/MOP02/Data Fields/RetrievedSurfaceTemperature' data = f[name][:, 0] units = f[name].attrs['units'].decode() fillvalue = f[name].attrs['_FillValue'] data[data == fillvalue] = np.nan # Get the geolocation data. latitude = f['/HDFEOS/SWATHS/MOP02/Geolocation Fields/Latitude'][:] longitude = f['/HDFEOS/SWATHS/MOP02/Geolocation Fields/Longitude'][:] m = Basemap(projection='cyl', resolution='l', llcrnrlat=-90, urcrnrlat=90, llcrnrlon=-180, urcrnrlon=180) m.drawcoastlines(linewidth=0.5) m.drawparallels(np.arange(-90, 91, 45)) m.drawmeridians(np.arange(-180, 180, 45), labels=[True,False,False,True]) sc = m.scatter(longitude, latitude, c=data, s=1, cmap=plt.cm.jet, edgecolors=None, linewidth=0) cb = m.colorbar() cb.set_label(units) basename = os.path.basename(FILE_NAME) plt.title('{0}\n{1}'.format(basename, 'RetrievedSurfaceTemperature')) fig = plt.gcf() pngfile = "{0}.py.png".format(basename) fig.savefig(pngfile)