Simon Kammerer wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> is there a way to fill continents with basemap an then use contourf to
> draw filled contours over the continents?
>
> Its useless when the filled contours cover the whole map, but when only
> parts of the map are covered with filled contours, it would be nice to
> paint over the continents (but still let the coastlines and countries
> shine through the filled contours).
>
> Thanks for any hints
> Simon
>
> -
Simon: I just added a zorder keyword to fillcontinents in basemap SVN:
--- basemap.py (revision 3192)
+++ basemap.py (working copy)
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@
# set axes limits to fit map region.
self.set_axes_limits(ax=ax)
- def fillcontinents(self,color='0.8',ax=None):
+ def fillcontinents(self,color='0.8',ax=None,zorder=1):
"""
Fill continents.
@@ -1342,9 +1342,9 @@
if not hasp1 or not hasp2 or not hasp3 or not hasp4:
xy = zip(xa.tolist(),ya.tolist())
if self.coastpolygontypes[np] != 2:
- poly =
Polygon(xy,facecolor=color,edgecolor=color,linewidth=0)
+ poly =
Polygon(xy,facecolor=color,edgecolor=color,linewidth=0,zorder=zorder)
else: # lakes filled with background color.
- poly =
Polygon(xy,facecolor=axisbgc,edgecolor=axisbgc,linewidth=0)
+ poly =
Polygon(xy,facecolor=axisbgc,edgecolor=axisbgc,linewidth=0,zorder=zorder)
ax.add_patch(poly)
np = np + 1
You can now set zorder=0 if you want contourf to paint over the filled
continents.
-Jeff
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