Taylor Diagrams

Hydrological_model_validator.Plotting.Taylor_diagrams.comprehensive_taylor_diagram(data_dict, **kwargs)

Plot a comprehensive yearly Taylor diagram comparing model and satellite statistics.

Parameters:

• data_dict (dict) – Dictionary with model and satellite data organized by year.

• **kwargs –

  Additional keyword arguments include:

  output_pathstr or Path

  Required. Directory where the figure is saved.

  variable_namestr

  Short name used to infer full variable name and unit.

  variablestr

  Full variable name (e.g., “Chlorophyll”).

  unitstr

  Unit of measurement (e.g., “mg Chl/m³”).

  marker_shapeslist of str

  Marker symbols used for each year (e.g., [‘o’, ‘s’, ‘D’]).

  Plot Options:

  figsizetuple of float

  Figure size in inches.

  dpiint

  Plot resolution.

  titlestr

  Plot title.

  title_fontsizeint

  Font size of the title.

  title_fontweightstr or int

  Font weight of the title.

  title_padfloat

  Padding between title and plot.

  Base Taylor Options:

  tickrmslist of float

  RMSD contours for base diagram.

  titleRMSstr

  Turn RMS title on/off.

  Reference Marker Options (prefix Ref_):

  Ref_markersymbolstr

  Marker symbol for reference overlay.

  Ref_markercolorstr or tuple

  Marker face or edge color.

  Ref_markersizefloat

  Marker size.

  Data Marker Options:

  markersymbolstr

  Marker symbol for yearly points.

  markercolorstr or tuple

  Marker color.

  markersizefloat

  Marker size.

Raises:

ValueError – If neither ‘variable_name’ nor both ‘variable’ and ‘unit’ are provided.

Hydrological_model_validator.Plotting.Taylor_diagrams.monthly_taylor_diagram(data_dict, **kwargs)

Plot a unified Taylor diagram with points for each month and year.

Parameters:

• data_dict (dict) – Dictionary containing model and satellite data for each month and year.

• **kwargs –

  Additional keyword arguments include:

  output_pathstr or Path

  Required. Directory where the figure is saved.

  variable_namestr

  Short name used to infer full variable name and unit.

  variablestr

  Full variable name (e.g., “Chlorophyll”).

  unitstr

  Unit of measurement (e.g., “mg Chl/m³”).

  Plot Options:

  titlestr

  Plot title.

  figsizetuple of float

  Figure size in inches.

  dpiint

  Plot resolution.

  title_padfloat

  Padding between title and plot.

  title_fontsizeint

  Font size of the title.

  title_fontweightstr or int

  Font weight of the title.

Raises:

ValueError – If neither ‘variable_name’ nor both ‘variable’ and ‘unit’ are provided.