Hurricane Intensification#

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import ahlive as ah
df = ah.open_dataset("tc_tracks").query("name == 'IDA'")

note = (
    "Marker size is proportionate to the radius of "
    "maximum winds (RMW), but is not shown to scale."
)
caption = (
    "Hurricane Ida was a deadly and destructive Category 4 "
    "Atlantic hurricane that became the second-most damaging and "
    "intense hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. state of "
    "Louisiana on record, behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005."
)
ah.DataFrame(
    df,
    "lon",
    "lat",
    s="usa_rmw",
    cs="usa_wind",
    preset="trail",

    # add geographic features
    crs="PlateCarree",
    coastline=True,
    states=True,
    ocean=True,
    land=True,

    # add labels
    inline_labels="usa_pres",
    state_labels="iso_time",
    title="Track of Hurricane Ida (2021)",
    subtitle="Source: IBTrACS v04",
    caption=caption,
    note=note,

    # set limits
    ylims="fixed_5",
    xlims="fixed_7",

    # adjust animation speed
    frames=3,
    durations=1 / 10,

    figsize=(13, 9),
).remark(
    "Category 1 Intensity",
    cs=64,
    atol=6,
    first=True,
).remark(
    "Category 4 Intensity",
    cs=113,
    atol=5,
    first=True,
).config(**{
    "inline": dict(suffix=" mb"),
    "note": dict(width=33, y=0.1),
    "caption": dict(y=-0.18),
    "watermark": dict(y=0.05),
    "durations": dict(transition_frames=1 / 10)
}).render()
TC TRACKS

Source: IBTrACS v04 - USA
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ibtracs/

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