.. _sphx_glr_examples_calculations:

.. _calc_examples:

Calculations
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Examples using various calculation functions from MetPy.



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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Demonstrate how to convert direction strings to angles.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Parse_Angles_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Parse_Angles.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Parse angles</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use functions from metpy.calc as well as pint&#x27;s unit support to perform calculations.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Dewpoint_and_Mixing_Ratio_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Dewpoint_and_Mixing_Ratio.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Dewpoint and Mixing Ratio</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Demonstrate how to convert angles to direction strings.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Angle_to_Direction_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Angle_to_Direction.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Angle to Direction</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use metpy.calc.wind_speed.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Wind_Speed_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Wind_Speed.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Wind Speed</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use metpy.calc.divergence.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Divergence_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Divergence.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Divergence</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use metpy.calc.vorticity.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Vorticity_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Vorticity.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Vorticity</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use metpy.calc.absolute_vorticity.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Absolute_Vorticity_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Absolute_Vorticity.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Absolute Vorticity</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use metpy.calc.total_deformation.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Total_Deformation_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Total_Deformation.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Total Deformation</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use metpy.calc.shearing_deformation.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Shearing_Deformation_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Shearing_Deformation.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Shearing Deformation</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use metpy.calc.stretching_deformation.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Stretching_Deformation_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Stretching_Deformation.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Stretching Deformation</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use metpy.calc.static_stability as well as pint&#x27;s unit support to perform calculations.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Static_Stability_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Static_Stability.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Static Stability</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use metpy.calc.mean_pressure_weighted as well as pint&#x27;s unit support to perform calculations.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Mean_Pressure_Weighted_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Mean_Pressure_Weighted.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Mean Pressure Weighted</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use functions from metpy.calc to perform calculations for a rising and sinking parcel.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Mountain_Problem_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Mountain_Problem.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Mountain Problem</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use functions from metpy.calc as well as pint&#x27;s unit support to perform calculations.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Bulk_Shear_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Bulk_Shear.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Bulk Shear</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use functions from metpy.calc as well as pint&#x27;s unit support to perform calculations.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Thickness_Hydrostatic_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Thickness_Hydrostatic.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Hydrostatic Thickness</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use functions from metpy.calc as well as pint&#x27;s unit support to perform calculations.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Equivalent_Potential_Temperature_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Equivalent_Potential_Temperature.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Equivalent Potential Temperature</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use metpy.calc.advection.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Advection_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Advection.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Advection</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use metpy.calc.gradient.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Gradient_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Gradient.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Gradient</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use metpy.calc.q_vector.">

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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_QVector.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Q-Vector</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Using MetPy&#x27;s smoothing functions.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Smoothing_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Smoothing.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Smoothing</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="This uses MetPy&#x27;s find_peaks function to automatically identify locations of high and low centers, and then plots them on a map.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_High_Low_Analysis_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_High_Low_Analysis.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">High/Low Analysis</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use functions from metpy.calc to perform a number of calculations using sounding data.">

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  .. image:: /examples/calculations/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Sounding_Calculations_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_calculations_Sounding_Calculations.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Sounding Calculation Examples</div>
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.. toctree::
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   /examples/calculations/Parse_Angles
   /examples/calculations/Dewpoint_and_Mixing_Ratio
   /examples/calculations/Angle_to_Direction
   /examples/calculations/Wind_Speed
   /examples/calculations/Divergence
   /examples/calculations/Vorticity
   /examples/calculations/Absolute_Vorticity
   /examples/calculations/Total_Deformation
   /examples/calculations/Shearing_Deformation
   /examples/calculations/Stretching_Deformation
   /examples/calculations/Static_Stability
   /examples/calculations/Mean_Pressure_Weighted
   /examples/calculations/Mountain_Problem
   /examples/calculations/Bulk_Shear
   /examples/calculations/Thickness_Hydrostatic
   /examples/calculations/Equivalent_Potential_Temperature
   /examples/calculations/Advection
   /examples/calculations/Gradient
   /examples/calculations/QVector
   /examples/calculations/Smoothing
   /examples/calculations/High_Low_Analysis
   /examples/calculations/Sounding_Calculations