xarray.DataArray.plot.imshow#

DataArray.plot.imshow(*args, x=None, y=None, figsize=None, size=None, aspect=None, ax=None, row=None, col=None, col_wrap=None, xincrease=True, yincrease=True, add_colorbar=None, add_labels=True, vmin=None, vmax=None, cmap=None, center=None, robust=False, extend=None, levels=None, infer_intervals=None, colors=None, subplot_kws=None, cbar_ax=None, cbar_kwargs=None, xscale=None, yscale=None, xticks=None, yticks=None, xlim=None, ylim=None, norm=None, **kwargs)[source]#

Image plot of 2D DataArray.

Wraps matplotlib.pyplot.imshow().

While other plot methods require the DataArray to be strictly two-dimensional, imshow also accepts a 3D array where some dimension can be interpreted as RGB or RGBA color channels and allows this dimension to be specified via the kwarg rgb=.

Unlike matplotlib.pyplot.imshow(), which ignores vmin/vmax for RGB(A) data, xarray will use vmin and vmax for RGB(A) data by applying a single scaling factor and offset to all bands. Passing robust=True infers vmin and vmax in the usual way. Additionally the y-axis is not inverted by default, you can restore the matplotlib behavior by setting yincrease=False.

Note

This function needs uniformly spaced coordinates to properly label the axes. Call DataArray.plot() to check.

The pixels are centered on the coordinates. For example, if the coordinate value is 3.2, then the pixels for those coordinates will be centered on 3.2.

Parameters:

  • darray (DataArray) – Must be two-dimensional, unless creating faceted plots.

  • x (Hashable or None, optional) – Coordinate for x axis. If None, use darray.dims[1].

  • y (Hashable or None, optional) – Coordinate for y axis. If None, use darray.dims[0].

  • figsize (Iterable or float or None, optional) – A tuple (width, height) of the figure in inches. Mutually exclusive with size and ax.

  • size (scalar, optional) – If provided, create a new figure for the plot with the given size: height (in inches) of each plot. See also: aspect.

  • aspect ("auto", "equal", scalar or None, optional) – Aspect ratio of plot, so that aspect * size gives the width in inches. Only used if a size is provided.

  • ax (matplotlib axes object, optional) – Axes on which to plot. By default, use the current axes. Mutually exclusive with size and figsize.

  • row (Hashable or None, optional) – If passed, make row faceted plots on this dimension name.

  • col (Hashable or None, optional) – If passed, make column faceted plots on this dimension name.

  • col_wrap (int, optional) – Use together with col to wrap faceted plots.

  • xincrease (None, True, or False, optional) – Should the values on the x axis be increasing from left to right? If None, use the default for the Matplotlib function.

  • yincrease (None, True, or False, optional) – Should the values on the y axis be increasing from top to bottom? If None, use the default for the Matplotlib function.

  • add_colorbar (bool, optional) – Add colorbar to axes.

  • add_labels (bool, optional) – Use xarray metadata to label axes.

  • vmin (float or None, optional) – Lower value to anchor the colormap, otherwise it is inferred from the data and other keyword arguments. When a diverging dataset is inferred, setting vmin or vmax will fix the other by symmetry around center. Setting both values prevents use of a diverging colormap. If discrete levels are provided as an explicit list, both of these values are ignored.

  • vmax (float or None, optional) – Upper value to anchor the colormap, otherwise it is inferred from the data and other keyword arguments. When a diverging dataset is inferred, setting vmin or vmax will fix the other by symmetry around center. Setting both values prevents use of a diverging colormap. If discrete levels are provided as an explicit list, both of these values are ignored.

  • cmap (matplotlib colormap name or colormap, optional) – The mapping from data values to color space. If not provided, this will be either be 'viridis' (if the function infers a sequential dataset) or 'RdBu_r' (if the function infers a diverging dataset). See Choosing Colormaps in Matplotlib for more information.

    If seaborn is installed, cmap may also be a seaborn color palette. Note: if cmap is a seaborn color palette and the plot type is not 'contour' or 'contourf', levels must also be specified.

  • center (float, optional) – The value at which to center the colormap. Passing this value implies use of a diverging colormap. Setting it to False prevents use of a diverging colormap.

  • robust (bool, optional) – If True and vmin or vmax are absent, the colormap range is computed with 2nd and 98th percentiles instead of the extreme values.

  • extend ({'neither', 'both', 'min', 'max'}, optional) – How to draw arrows extending the colorbar beyond its limits. If not provided, extend is inferred from vmin, vmax and the data limits.

  • levels (int or array-like, optional) – Split the colormap (cmap) into discrete color intervals. If an integer is provided, “nice” levels are chosen based on the data range: this can imply that the final number of levels is not exactly the expected one. Setting vmin and/or vmax with levels=N is equivalent to setting levels=np.linspace(vmin, vmax, N).

  • infer_intervals (bool, optional) – Only applies to pcolormesh. If True, the coordinate intervals are passed to pcolormesh. If False, the original coordinates are used (this can be useful for certain map projections). The default is to always infer intervals, unless the mesh is irregular and plotted on a map projection.

  • colors (str or array-like of color-like, optional) – A single color or a sequence of colors. If the plot type is not 'contour' or 'contourf', the levels argument is required.

  • subplot_kws (dict, optional) – Dictionary of keyword arguments for Matplotlib subplots. Only used for 2D and faceted plots. (see matplotlib.figure.Figure.add_subplot()).

  • cbar_ax (matplotlib axes object, optional) – Axes in which to draw the colorbar.

  • cbar_kwargs (dict, optional) – Dictionary of keyword arguments to pass to the colorbar (see matplotlib.figure.Figure.colorbar()).

  • xscale ({'linear', 'symlog', 'log', 'logit'} or None, optional) – Specifies scaling for the x-axes.

  • yscale ({'linear', 'symlog', 'log', 'logit'} or None, optional) – Specifies scaling for the y-axes.

  • xticks (ArrayLike or None, optional) – Specify tick locations for x-axes.

  • yticks (ArrayLike or None, optional) – Specify tick locations for y-axes.

  • xlim (ArrayLike or None, optional) – Specify x-axes limits.

  • ylim (ArrayLike or None, optional) – Specify y-axes limits.

  • norm (matplotlib.colors.Normalize, optional) – If norm has vmin or vmax specified, the corresponding kwarg must be None.

  • **kwargs (optional) – Additional keyword arguments to wrapped Matplotlib function.

Returns:

artist – The same type of primitive artist that the wrapped Matplotlib function returns.