6.2.2. Time Series Plot

6.2.2.1. Operation


Operation name

Time Series Plot

Algorithm reference

Wikpedia entry on time series (visualization)

Description

This operation produces and displays one or multiple time series plots based on point data or the spatial mean of areal data.

Utilised in

Use Case #9 Workflow


6.2.2.2. Options


name

plot anomalies

description

plots anomalies instead of absolute values

settings

reference period (or region) for anomaly calculation


name

multiple datasets

description

plots multiple time series on the same axes


name

multiple datasets, lagged

description

plots multiple time series on the same axes in a lagged manner


name

plot settings

description

settings for the plot

settings

legend, colours, symbols


6.2.2.3. Input data


name

longitude (lon, x)

type

floating point number

range

[-180.; +180.] respectively [0.; 360.]

dimensionality

vector

description

grid information on longitudes


name

latitude (lat, y)

type

floating point number

range

[-90.; +90.]

dimensionality

vector

description

grid information on latitudes


name

height (z)

type

floating point number

range

[-infinity; +infinity]

dimensionality

vector

description

grid information on height/depth


name

variable(s)

type

floating point number

range

[-infinity; +infinity]

dimensionality

cube or 4D

description

values of (a) certain variable(s)


name

time (time, t)

type

integer or double

range

[0; +infinity]

dimensionality

vector

description

days/months since …


6.2.2.4. Output data


name

time series plot

type

plot

description

displays a time series plot (see Options)


6.2.2.5. Parameters


name

x-axis annotation/label

type

character

valid values

all

default value

probability, time, name of variable, … (depends on type of plot)

description

label for x-axis


name

y-axis annotation/label

type

character

valid values

all

default value

name of variable (depends on type of plot)

description

label for y-axis


name

heading annotation/label

type

character

valid values

all

default value

name of variable (depends on type of plot)

description

text for image heading