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https://github.com/zmlabe/ClimatePython
PALETTABLE CUBEHELIX
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
WarmerColder
NOW
Start of
satellite-era
WarmerColder
NOW
Start of
satellite-era
Polar Amplification:
acceleration of warming in
high latitudes relative to
the rest of the globe
DANISHMETEOROLOGICALINSTITUTE
@ZLabe
1. https://betterfigures.org/
2. https://www.climate-lab-book.ac.uk/
3. http://colorbrewer2.org/
RESOURCES
LABEETAL.2017,CLIMATEDYNAMICS
LINE GRAPHSTemperatureAnomaly(°C)
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
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Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
MAP PLOTS
YIKES – COLOR!
YIKES – THE FONT!
YIKES – SOFTEN COASTLINES!
YIKES – FIRE IN THE ARCTIC!
OKAY – MINOR DETAILS
:)
MAP PLOTS
YIKES!
YIKES – FONT IS BLEH!
YIKES – COLOR!
YIKES – MAP PROJECTION!
:)
HAVE FUN
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-CT) - Time to Wake Up: Climate Progress Speech (3/21/2018)
https://sites.uci.edu/zlabe/arctic-sea-ice-figures/
Adjusting axes (spines)
Changing font styles
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Check out: https://betterfigures.org/2018/06/04/playing-hunt-the-discontinuity/
EGU 2018 Conference https://betterfigures.org/
#endrainbow
#endrainbow
#endrainbow
Not all color-blind vision is the same!
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
SCHNEIDERANDNOCKE,2017
SCHNEIDERANDNOCKE,2017
SCHNEIDERANDNOCKE,2017
SCHNEIDERANDNOCKE,2017
SEQUENTIAL
QUALITATIVE
DIVERGING
Adapted from Ed Hawkins at betterfigures.org
NCL TABLE
NCL Color Table
OTHER OPTIONS
THYNG ET AL. 2016; OCEANOGRAPHY
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
CMOCEAN
1. Seaborn.
2. Plotly.
3. ggplot.
4. Matplotlib v3.
ALTERNATIVES
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCESSIBILITY
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
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VISUALIZING
GLOBAL
TEMPERATURE
CHANGE
PLOT BY ED HAWKINS
2016 RIO OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY
Improving scientific graphics of climate (change) data
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CALIFORNIA
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JOSHUA STEVENS
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Simple is best.
Color has meaning.
Data is visual.
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