.. _sphx_glr_plot_types_arrays:

.. _array_plots:

Plots of arrays and fields
--------------------------

Plotting for arrays of data ``Z(x, y)`` and fields ``U(x, y), V(x, y)``.



.. raw:: html

    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnails">


.. raw:: html

    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="See ~matplotlib.axes.Axes.imshow.">

.. only:: html

  .. image:: /plot_types/arrays/images/thumb/sphx_glr_imshow_thumb.png
    :alt: imshow(Z)

  :ref:`sphx_glr_plot_types_arrays_imshow.py`

.. raw:: html

      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">imshow(Z)</div>
    </div>


.. raw:: html

    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="~.axes.Axes.pcolormesh is more flexible than ~.axes.Axes.imshow in that the x and y vectors nee...">

.. only:: html

  .. image:: /plot_types/arrays/images/thumb/sphx_glr_pcolormesh_thumb.png
    :alt: pcolormesh(X, Y, Z)

  :ref:`sphx_glr_plot_types_arrays_pcolormesh.py`

.. raw:: html

      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">pcolormesh(X, Y, Z)</div>
    </div>


.. raw:: html

    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="See ~matplotlib.axes.Axes.contour.">

.. only:: html

  .. image:: /plot_types/arrays/images/thumb/sphx_glr_contour_thumb.png
    :alt: contour(X, Y, Z)

  :ref:`sphx_glr_plot_types_arrays_contour.py`

.. raw:: html

      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">contour(X, Y, Z)</div>
    </div>


.. raw:: html

    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="See ~matplotlib.axes.Axes.contourf.">

.. only:: html

  .. image:: /plot_types/arrays/images/thumb/sphx_glr_contourf_thumb.png
    :alt: contourf(X, Y, Z)

  :ref:`sphx_glr_plot_types_arrays_contourf.py`

.. raw:: html

      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">contourf(X, Y, Z)</div>
    </div>


.. raw:: html

    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="See ~matplotlib.axes.Axes.barbs.">

.. only:: html

  .. image:: /plot_types/arrays/images/thumb/sphx_glr_barbs_thumb.png
    :alt: barbs(X, Y, U, V)

  :ref:`sphx_glr_plot_types_arrays_barbs.py`

.. raw:: html

      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">barbs(X, Y, U, V)</div>
    </div>


.. raw:: html

    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="See ~matplotlib.axes.Axes.quiver.">

.. only:: html

  .. image:: /plot_types/arrays/images/thumb/sphx_glr_quiver_thumb.png
    :alt: quiver(X, Y, U, V)

  :ref:`sphx_glr_plot_types_arrays_quiver.py`

.. raw:: html

      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">quiver(X, Y, U, V)</div>
    </div>


.. raw:: html

    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="See ~matplotlib.axes.Axes.streamplot.">

.. only:: html

  .. image:: /plot_types/arrays/images/thumb/sphx_glr_streamplot_thumb.png
    :alt: streamplot(X, Y, U, V)

  :ref:`sphx_glr_plot_types_arrays_streamplot.py`

.. raw:: html

      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">streamplot(X, Y, U, V)</div>
    </div>


.. raw:: html

    </div>


.. toctree::
   :hidden:

   /plot_types/arrays/imshow
   /plot_types/arrays/pcolormesh
   /plot_types/arrays/contour
   /plot_types/arrays/contourf
   /plot_types/arrays/barbs
   /plot_types/arrays/quiver
   /plot_types/arrays/streamplot