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Hi everyone,

Is it possible when using command line options to change the orientation of the page from landscape to portrait? Can the size of the page be altered too?

I'm creating plotted charts from BUFR observation data.

Many thanks,

Simon Keeling

Hi Iain,

Thanks so much for the pointer.

I'm not having much luck though. I've attached a section of the Python file I am using, can you spot anything in there I am doing incorrect?

The chart plots, but doesn't;t seem to take into account any of the page settings?

Thanks for any pointers,

Simon

 
# define observation plotting
obsp = mv.mobs(
    obs_distance_apart = 0.6,
    obs_size           = 0.25,
    obs_ring_size      = 0.22,
    obs_wind = "on",
    obs_station_ring ="on",
    )
 
# define page layout
pg = mv.plot_superpage(
    layout_size = "a4",
    layout_orientation = "portrait"
    )
 
 
# define land-sea shading
coast = mv.mcoast(
    map_coastline_land_shade        = "off",
    map_coastline_resolution        = "high",
    map_coastline_thickness         = "1",
    map_coastline_land_shade_colour = "grey",
    map_coastline_sea_shade         = "off",
    map_coastline_sea_shade_colour  = "RGB(0.7903,0.8438,0.943)",
    map_grid_colour                 = "charcoal",
    map_grid_longitude_increment    = 10
    )
    
 
# add title
title = mv.mtext(text_lines="SYNOP "+date.time_nosep+" "+date.true_date_sep, text_font_size=0.4)
 
# define map
view = mv.geoview(
    map_projection="lambert",
    map_area_definition = "corners",
    area                = [46.5,-15,61.5,13],
    coastlines          =  coast
    )
 
mv.setoutput(mv.pdf_output(output_name = '/Users/simonkeeling/Documents/MetView/synop_map'))

 
# generate plot
mv.plot_superpage(pg, view, bd, obsp, title)