mcilwain_map

gdt.missions.fermi.plot.mcilwain_map(lat_range, lon_range, proj, saa_mask=None, cmap=None, alpha=0.5, num_lat_points=108, num_lon_points=720, levels=None, **kwargs)[source]

Plot a McIlwain L heatmap on the Earth.

Parameters:

  • lat_range (float, float) – The latitude range

  • lon_range (float, float) – The longitude range

  • proj (Cartopy Projection) – The Cartopy projection

  • ax (matplotlib.axes) – The plot axes references

  • saa_mask (SouthAtlanticAnomaly, optional) – Mask out the SAA from the heatmap

  • color (str, optional) – The color of the heatmap

  • alpha (float, optional) – The alpha opacity of the heatmap

  • kwargs (optional) – Other plotting keywords

Returns:

(matplotlib.contour.QuadContourSet)