Source code for src.toolbox.steps.custom.qc.impossible_location_qc
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"""QC test to identify impossible locations in LATITUDE and LONGITUDE variables."""
#### Mandatory imports ####
from toolbox.steps.base_qc import BaseQC, register_qc, flag_cols
#### Custom imports ####
import numpy as np
import xarray as xr
import matplotlib
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
@register_qc
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class impossible_location_qc(BaseQC):
"""
Target Variable: LATITUDE, LONGITUDE
Flag Number: 4 (bad data)
Variables Flagged: LATITUDE, LONGITUDE
Checks that the latitude and longitude are valid.
"""
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qc_name = "impossible location qc"
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expected_parameters = {}
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required_variables = []
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qc_outputs = ["LATITUDE_QC", "LONGITUDE_QC"]
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def return_qc(self):
self.flags = xr.Dataset(coords={"N_MEASUREMENTS": self.data["N_MEASUREMENTS"]})
if "LATITUDE" not in self.data or "LONGITUDE" not in self.data:
print("Warning: LATITUDE or LONGITUDE missing. Skipping impossible location qc.")
return self.flags
# Check LAT/LONG exist within expected bounds
# TODO: Add optional bounds via parameters (such as Southern Hemisphere, for example)
for label, bounds in zip(["LATITUDE", "LONGITUDE"], [(-90, 90), (-180, 180)]):
var_data = self.data[label]
qc_var = xr.where((var_data > bounds[0]) & (var_data < bounds[1]), 1, 4)
qc_var = xr.where(var_data.isnull(), 9, qc_var)
self.flags[f"{label}_QC"] = qc_var
return self.flags
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def plot_diagnostics(self):
if "LATITUDE" not in self.data or "LONGITUDE" not in self.data:
return
matplotlib.use("tkagg")
fig, axs = plt.subplots(nrows=2, figsize=(8, 6), sharex=True, dpi=200)
row_index = np.arange(self.data.sizes["N_MEASUREMENTS"])
for ax, var, bounds in zip(
axs, ["LATITUDE", "LONGITUDE"], [(-90, 90), (-180, 180)]
):
for i in range(10):
if f"{var}_QC" not in self.flags:
continue
mask = self.flags[f"{var}_QC"] == i
if not mask.any():
continue
ax.plot(
row_index[mask.values],
self.data[var].values[mask.values],
c=flag_cols[i],
ls="",
marker="o",
label=f"{i}",
)
ax.set(
xlabel="Index",
ylabel=var,
)
ax.legend(title="Flags", loc="upper right")
for bound in bounds:
ax.axhline(bound, ls="--", c="k")
fig.suptitle("Impossible Location Test")
fig.tight_layout()
plt.show(block=True)