Plot

element_timeseries(ds, element='WTEQ', show_plot=True, ax=None, figsize=(10, 4))

Plot a time series for a given SNOTEL element across all stations in a dataset.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
ds	Dataset	Dataset returned by fetch_snotel(), with dimensions (time, station).	required
element	str	Element code to plot (e.g. "WTEQ", "SNWD", "TAVG"). Default is "WTEQ".	'WTEQ'
show_plot	bool	If True, calls plt.show() after rendering. Set to False when embedding in a subplot or saving programmatically. Default is True.	True
ax	Axes	Axes object to plot onto. If None, a new figure and axes are created.	None
figsize	tuple	Figure size as (width, height) in inches. Only used when ax is None. Default is (10, 4).	(10, 4)

Returns:

Type	Description
Axes	The axes object, for further customization or embedding in subplots.

Raises:

Type	Description
TypeError	If ds is not an xarray.Dataset.
ValueError	If the element code is not found in ds.

Examples:

>>> ds = sp.fetch_snotel(stations=["602:CO:SNTL"], elements=["WTEQ"],
...                      start_date="2022-10-01", end_date="2023-03-31")
>>> ax = sp.plot.element_timeseries(ds, element="WTEQ")

>>> # Embed in a subplot without auto-showing
>>> fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 1, figsize=(10, 8))
>>> sp.plot.element_timeseries(ds, element="WTEQ", show_plot=False, ax=axes[0])
>>> sp.plot.element_timeseries(ds, element="SNWD", show_plot=False, ax=axes[1])
>>> plt.tight_layout()
>>> plt.show()