SineLatitudeScale

class SineLatitudeScale(axis)[source]

Bases: proplot.axistools._ScaleBase, matplotlib.scale.ScaleBase

Scales axis to be linear in the sine of x in degrees. The scale function is as follows.

\[y = \sin(\pi x/180)\]

The inverse scale function is as follows.

\[x = 180\arcsin(y)/\pi\]
Parameters

axis (Axis) – The matplotlib axis. Required for compatibility reasons.

Attributes Summary

name

The registered scale name.

Methods Summary

limit_range_for_scale(vmin, vmax, minpos)

Returns the range vmin and vmax limited to some range within +/-90 degrees (inclusive).