Source code for pelagos_py.steps.quality_control.position_on_land_qc
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"""QC test that identifies glider positions not located on land and flags accordingly."""
#### Mandatory imports ####
from pelagos_py.steps.base_qc import BaseQC, register_qc, flag_cols
#### Custom imports ####
from geodatasets import get_path
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import shapely as sh
import polars as pl
import xarray as xr
import matplotlib
import geopandas
@register_qc
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class position_on_land_qc(BaseQC):
"""
Target Variable: LATITUDE, LONGITUDE
Flag Number: 4 (bad data)
Variables Flagged: LATITUDE, LONGITUDE
Checks that the measurement location is not on land.
"""
qc_name = "position on land qc"
parameter_schema = {}
required_variables = ["LATITUDE", "LONGITUDE"]
qc_outputs = ["LATITUDE_QC", "LONGITUDE_QC"]
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def return_qc(self):
# Convert to polars
self.df = pl.from_pandas(
self.data[self.required_variables].to_dataframe(), nan_to_null=False
)
# Concat the polygons into a MultiPolygon object
self.world = geopandas.read_file(get_path("naturalearth.land"))
land_polygons = sh.ops.unary_union(self.world.geometry)
# Check if lat, long coords fall within the area of the land polygons
self.df = self.df.with_columns(
pl.when(pl.col("LONGITUDE").is_nan() | pl.col("LATITUDE").is_nan())
.then(9)
.otherwise(
pl.struct("LONGITUDE", "LATITUDE")
.map_batches(
lambda x: sh.contains_xy(
land_polygons,
x.struct.field("LONGITUDE").to_numpy(),
x.struct.field("LATITUDE").to_numpy(),
)
* 4
)
.replace({0: 1})
)
.alias("LONGITUDE_QC")
)
# Add the flags to LATITUDE as well.
self.df = self.df.with_columns(pl.col("LONGITUDE_QC").alias("LATITUDE_QC"))
# Convert back to xarray
flags = self.df.select(pl.col("^.*_QC$"))
self.flags = xr.Dataset(
data_vars={
col: ("N_MEASUREMENTS", flags[col].to_numpy()) for col in flags.columns
},
coords={"N_MEASUREMENTS": self.data["N_MEASUREMENTS"]},
)
return self.flags
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def plot_diagnostics(self):
matplotlib.use("tkagg")
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(12, 8), dpi=200)
# Plot land boundaries
self.world.plot(ax=ax, facecolor="lightgray", edgecolor="black", alpha=0.3)
for i in range(10):
# Plot by flag number
plot_data = self.df.filter(pl.col("LATITUDE_QC") == i)
if len(plot_data) == 0:
continue
# Plot the data
ax.plot(
plot_data["LONGITUDE"],
plot_data["LATITUDE"],
c=flag_cols[i],
ls="",
marker="o",
label=f"{i}",
)
ax.set(
xlabel="Longitude",
ylabel="Latitude",
title="Position On Land Test",
)
ax.legend(title="Flags", loc="upper right")
fig.tight_layout()
plt.show(block=True)