roms-tools 0.1.0__py3-none-any.whl → 0.20__py3-none-any.whl

roms_tools/setup/initial_conditions.py

@@ -0,0 +1,528 @@
+import xarray as xr
+import numpy as np
+import yaml
+import importlib.metadata
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field, asdict
+from roms_tools.setup.grid import Grid
+from roms_tools.setup.vertical_coordinate import VerticalCoordinate
+from datetime import datetime
+from roms_tools.setup.datasets import Dataset
+from roms_tools.setup.fill import fill_and_interpolate
+from roms_tools.setup.utils import (
+    nan_check,
+    interpolate_from_rho_to_u,
+    interpolate_from_rho_to_v,
+    extrapolate_deepest_to_bottom,
+)
+from roms_tools.setup.plot import _plot, _section_plot, _profile_plot, _line_plot
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, kw_only=True)
+class InitialConditions:
+    """
+    Represents initial conditions for ROMS.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    grid : Grid
+        Object representing the grid information.
+    vertical_coordinate: VerticalCoordinate
+        Object representing the vertical coordinate information
+    ini_time : datetime
+        Desired initialization time.
+    model_reference_date : datetime, optional
+        Reference date for the model. Default is January 1, 2000.
+    source : str, optional
+        Source of the initial condition data. Default is "GLORYS".
+    filename: str
+        Path to the source data file. Can contain wildcards.
+
+    Attributes
+    ----------
+    ds : xr.Dataset
+        Xarray Dataset containing the initial condition data.
+
+    """
+
+    grid: Grid
+    vertical_coordinate: VerticalCoordinate
+    ini_time: datetime
+    model_reference_date: datetime = datetime(2000, 1, 1)
+    source: str = "GLORYS"
+    filename: str
+    ds: xr.Dataset = field(init=False, repr=False)
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+
+        # Check that the source is "GLORYS"
+        if self.source != "GLORYS":
+            raise ValueError('Only "GLORYS" is a valid option for source.')
+        if self.source == "GLORYS":
+            dims = {
+                "longitude": "longitude",
+                "latitude": "latitude",
+                "depth": "depth",
+                "time": "time",
+            }
+
+            varnames = {
+                "temp": "thetao",
+                "salt": "so",
+                "u": "uo",
+                "v": "vo",
+                "ssh": "zos",
+            }
+
+        data = Dataset(
+            filename=self.filename,
+            start_time=self.ini_time,
+            var_names=varnames.values(),
+            dim_names=dims,
+        )
+
+        lon = self.grid.ds.lon_rho
+        lat = self.grid.ds.lat_rho
+        angle = self.grid.ds.angle
+
+        # operate on longitudes between -180 and 180 unless ROMS domain lies at least 5 degrees in lontitude away from Greenwich meridian
+        lon = xr.where(lon > 180, lon - 360, lon)
+        straddle = True
+        if not self.grid.straddle and abs(lon).min() > 5:
+            lon = xr.where(lon < 0, lon + 360, lon)
+            straddle = False
+
+        # The following consists of two steps:
+        # Step 1: Choose subdomain of forcing data including safety margin for interpolation, and Step 2: Convert to the proper longitude range.
+        # We perform these two steps for two reasons:
+        # A) Since the horizontal dimensions consist of a single chunk, selecting a subdomain before interpolation is a lot more performant.
+        # B) Step 1 is necessary to avoid discontinuous longitudes that could be introduced by Step 2. Specifically, discontinuous longitudes
+        # can lead to artifacts in the interpolation process. Specifically, if there is a data gap if data is not global,
+        # discontinuous longitudes could result in values that appear to come from a distant location instead of producing NaNs.
+        # These NaNs are important as they can be identified and handled appropriately by the nan_check function.
+        data.choose_subdomain(
+            latitude_range=[lat.min().values, lat.max().values],
+            longitude_range=[lon.min().values, lon.max().values],
+            margin=2,
+            straddle=straddle,
+        )
+
+        # interpolate onto desired grid
+        fill_dims = [dims["latitude"], dims["longitude"]]
+
+        # 2d interpolation
+        mask = xr.where(data.ds[varnames["ssh"]].isel(time=0).isnull(), 0, 1)
+        coords = {dims["latitude"]: lat, dims["longitude"]: lon}
+
+        ssh = fill_and_interpolate(
+            data.ds[varnames["ssh"]].astype(np.float64),
+            mask,
+            fill_dims=fill_dims,
+            coords=coords,
+            method="linear",
+        )
+
+        # 3d interpolation
+
+        # extrapolate deepest value all the way to bottom ("flooding")
+        for var in ["temp", "salt", "u", "v"]:
+            data.ds[varnames[var]] = extrapolate_deepest_to_bottom(
+                data.ds[varnames[var]], dims["depth"]
+            )
+
+        mask = xr.where(data.ds[varnames["temp"]].isel(time=0).isnull(), 0, 1)
+        coords = {
+            dims["latitude"]: lat,
+            dims["longitude"]: lon,
+            dims["depth"]: self.vertical_coordinate.ds["layer_depth_rho"],
+        }
+
+        # setting fillvalue_interp to None means that we allow extrapolation in the
+        # interpolation step to avoid NaNs at the surface if the lowest depth in original
+        # data is greater than zero
+        data_vars = {}
+        for var in ["temp", "salt", "u", "v"]:
+            data_vars[var] = fill_and_interpolate(
+                data.ds[varnames[var]].astype(np.float64),
+                mask,
+                fill_dims=fill_dims,
+                coords=coords,
+                method="linear",
+                fillvalue_interp=None,
+            )
+
+        # rotate to grid orientation
+        u_rot = data_vars["u"] * np.cos(angle) + data_vars["v"] * np.sin(angle)
+        v_rot = data_vars["v"] * np.cos(angle) - data_vars["u"] * np.sin(angle)
+
+        # interpolate to u- and v-points
+        u = interpolate_from_rho_to_u(u_rot)
+        v = interpolate_from_rho_to_v(v_rot)
+
+        # 3d masks for ROMS domain
+        umask = self.grid.ds.mask_u.expand_dims({"s_rho": u.s_rho})
+        vmask = self.grid.ds.mask_v.expand_dims({"s_rho": v.s_rho})
+
+        u = u * umask
+        v = v * vmask
+
+        # Compute barotropic velocity
+        # thicknesses
+        dz = -self.vertical_coordinate.ds["interface_depth_rho"].diff(dim="s_w")
+        dz = dz.rename({"s_w": "s_rho"})
+        # thicknesses at u- and v-points
+        dzu = interpolate_from_rho_to_u(dz)
+        dzv = interpolate_from_rho_to_v(dz)
+
+        ubar = (dzu * u).sum(dim="s_rho") / dzu.sum(dim="s_rho")
+        vbar = (dzv * v).sum(dim="s_rho") / dzv.sum(dim="s_rho")
+
+        # save in new dataset
+        ds = xr.Dataset()
+
+        ds["temp"] = data_vars["temp"].astype(np.float32)
+        ds["temp"].attrs["long_name"] = "Potential temperature"
+        ds["temp"].attrs["units"] = "Celsius"
+
+        ds["salt"] = data_vars["salt"].astype(np.float32)
+        ds["salt"].attrs["long_name"] = "Salinity"
+        ds["salt"].attrs["units"] = "PSU"
+
+        ds["zeta"] = ssh.astype(np.float32)
+        ds["zeta"].attrs["long_name"] = "Free surface"
+        ds["zeta"].attrs["units"] = "m"
+
+        ds["u"] = u.astype(np.float32)
+        ds["u"].attrs["long_name"] = "u-flux component"
+        ds["u"].attrs["units"] = "m/s"
+
+        ds["v"] = v.astype(np.float32)
+        ds["v"].attrs["long_name"] = "v-flux component"
+        ds["v"].attrs["units"] = "m/s"
+
+        # initialize vertical velocity to zero
+        ds["w"] = xr.zeros_like(
+            self.vertical_coordinate.ds["interface_depth_rho"].expand_dims(
+                time=ds[dims["time"]]
+            )
+        ).astype(np.float32)
+        ds["w"].attrs["long_name"] = "w-flux component"
+        ds["w"].attrs["units"] = "m/s"
+
+        ds["ubar"] = ubar.transpose(dims["time"], "eta_rho", "xi_u").astype(np.float32)
+        ds["ubar"].attrs["long_name"] = "vertically integrated u-flux component"
+        ds["ubar"].attrs["units"] = "m/s"
+
+        ds["vbar"] = vbar.transpose(dims["time"], "eta_v", "xi_rho").astype(np.float32)
+        ds["vbar"].attrs["long_name"] = "vertically integrated v-flux component"
+        ds["vbar"].attrs["units"] = "m/s"
+
+        ds = ds.assign_coords(
+            {
+                "layer_depth_u": self.vertical_coordinate.ds["layer_depth_u"],
+                "layer_depth_v": self.vertical_coordinate.ds["layer_depth_v"],
+                "interface_depth_u": self.vertical_coordinate.ds["interface_depth_u"],
+                "interface_depth_v": self.vertical_coordinate.ds["interface_depth_v"],
+            }
+        )
+
+        ds.attrs["title"] = "ROMS initial conditions file created by ROMS-Tools"
+        # Include the version of roms-tools
+        try:
+            roms_tools_version = importlib.metadata.version("roms-tools")
+        except importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
+            roms_tools_version = "unknown"
+        ds.attrs["roms_tools_version"] = roms_tools_version
+        ds.attrs["ini_time"] = str(self.ini_time)
+        ds.attrs["model_reference_date"] = str(self.model_reference_date)
+        ds.attrs["source"] = self.source
+
+        if dims["time"] != "time":
+            ds = ds.rename({dims["time"]: "time"})
+
+        # Translate the time coordinate to days since the model reference date
+        model_reference_date = np.datetime64(self.model_reference_date)
+
+        # Convert the time coordinate to the format expected by ROMS (days since model reference date)
+        ocean_time = (ds["time"] - model_reference_date).astype("float64") * 1e-9
+        ds = ds.assign_coords(ocean_time=("time", np.float32(ocean_time)))
+        ds["ocean_time"].attrs[
+            "long_name"
+        ] = f"time since {np.datetime_as_string(model_reference_date, unit='D')}"
+        ds["ocean_time"].attrs["units"] = "seconds"
+
+        ds["theta_s"] = self.vertical_coordinate.ds["theta_s"]
+        ds["theta_b"] = self.vertical_coordinate.ds["theta_b"]
+        ds["Tcline"] = self.vertical_coordinate.ds["Tcline"]
+        ds["hc"] = self.vertical_coordinate.ds["hc"]
+        ds["sc_r"] = self.vertical_coordinate.ds["sc_r"]
+        ds["Cs_r"] = self.vertical_coordinate.ds["Cs_r"]
+
+        ds = ds.drop_vars(["s_rho"])
+
+        object.__setattr__(self, "ds", ds)
+
+        ds["zeta"].load()
+        nan_check(ds["zeta"].squeeze(), self.grid.ds.mask_rho)
+
+    def plot(
+        self,
+        varname,
+        s=None,
+        eta=None,
+        xi=None,
+        depth_contours=False,
+        layer_contours=False,
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Plot the initial conditions field for a given eta-, xi-, or s_rho-slice.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        varname : str
+            The name of the initial conditions field to plot. Options include:
+            - "temp": Potential temperature.
+            - "salt": Salinity.
+            - "zeta": Free surface.
+            - "u": u-flux component.
+            - "v": v-flux component.
+            - "w": w-flux component.
+            - "ubar": Vertically integrated u-flux component.
+            - "vbar": Vertically integrated v-flux component.
+        s : int, optional
+            The index of the vertical layer to plot. Default is None.
+        eta : int, optional
+            The eta-index to plot. Default is None.
+        xi : int, optional
+            The xi-index to plot. Default is None.
+        depth_contours : bool, optional
+            Whether to include depth contours in the plot. Default is False.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        None
+            This method does not return any value. It generates and displays a plot.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ValueError
+            If the specified varname is not one of the valid options.
+            If field is 3D and none of s_rho, eta, xi are specified.
+            If field is 2D and both eta and xi are specified.
+        """
+
+        if len(self.ds[varname].squeeze().dims) == 3 and not any(
+            [s is not None, eta is not None, xi is not None]
+        ):
+            raise ValueError(
+                "For 3D fields, at least one of s, eta, or xi must be specified."
+            )
+
+        if len(self.ds[varname].squeeze().dims) == 2 and all(
+            [eta is not None, xi is not None]
+        ):
+            raise ValueError("For 2D fields, specify either eta or xi, not both.")
+
+        self.ds[varname].load()
+        field = self.ds[varname].squeeze()
+
+        if all(dim in field.dims for dim in ["eta_rho", "xi_rho"]):
+            interface_depth = self.ds.interface_depth_rho
+        elif all(dim in field.dims for dim in ["eta_rho", "xi_u"]):
+            interface_depth = self.ds.interface_depth_u
+        elif all(dim in field.dims for dim in ["eta_v", "xi_rho"]):
+            interface_depth = self.ds.interface_depth_v
+
+        # slice the field as desired
+        title = field.long_name
+        if s is not None:
+            title = title + f", s_rho = {field.s_rho[s].item()}"
+            field = field.isel(s_rho=s)
+        else:
+            depth_contours = False
+
+        if eta is not None:
+            if "eta_rho" in field.dims:
+                title = title + f", eta_rho = {field.eta_rho[eta].item()}"
+                field = field.isel(eta_rho=eta)
+                interface_depth = interface_depth.isel(eta_rho=eta)
+            elif "eta_v" in field.dims:
+                title = title + f", eta_v = {field.eta_v[eta].item()}"
+                field = field.isel(eta_v=eta)
+                interface_depth = interface_depth.isel(eta_v=eta)
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"None of the expected dimensions (eta_rho, eta_v) found in ds[{varname}]."
+                )
+        if xi is not None:
+            if "xi_rho" in field.dims:
+                title = title + f", xi_rho = {field.xi_rho[xi].item()}"
+                field = field.isel(xi_rho=xi)
+                interface_depth = interface_depth.isel(xi_rho=xi)
+            elif "xi_u" in field.dims:
+                title = title + f", xi_u = {field.xi_u[xi].item()}"
+                field = field.isel(xi_u=xi)
+                interface_depth = interface_depth.isel(xi_u=xi)
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"None of the expected dimensions (xi_rho, xi_u) found in ds[{varname}]."
+                )
+
+        # chose colorbar
+        if varname in ["u", "v", "w", "ubar", "vbar", "zeta"]:
+            vmax = max(field.max().values, -field.min().values)
+            vmin = -vmax
+            cmap = plt.colormaps.get_cmap("RdBu_r")
+        else:
+            vmax = field.max().values
+            vmin = field.min().values
+            cmap = plt.colormaps.get_cmap("YlOrRd")
+        cmap.set_bad(color="gray")
+        kwargs = {"vmax": vmax, "vmin": vmin, "cmap": cmap}
+
+        if eta is None and xi is None:
+            _plot(
+                self.grid.ds,
+                field=field,
+                straddle=self.grid.straddle,
+                depth_contours=depth_contours,
+                title=title,
+                kwargs=kwargs,
+                c="g",
+            )
+        else:
+            if not layer_contours:
+                interface_depth = None
+            else:
+                # restrict number of layer_contours to 10 for the sake of plot clearity
+                nr_layers = len(interface_depth["s_w"])
+                selected_layers = np.linspace(
+                    0, nr_layers - 1, min(nr_layers, 10), dtype=int
+                )
+                interface_depth = interface_depth.isel(s_w=selected_layers)
+
+            if len(field.dims) == 2:
+                _section_plot(
+                    field, interface_depth=interface_depth, title=title, kwargs=kwargs
+                )
+            else:
+                if "s_rho" in field.dims:
+                    _profile_plot(field, title=title)
+                else:
+                    _line_plot(field, title=title)
+
+    def save(self, filepath: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Save the initial conditions information to a netCDF4 file.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        filepath
+        """
+        self.ds.to_netcdf(filepath)
+
+    def to_yaml(self, filepath: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Export the parameters of the class to a YAML file, including the version of roms-tools.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        filepath : str
+            The path to the YAML file where the parameters will be saved.
+        """
+        # Serialize Grid data
+        grid_data = asdict(self.grid)
+        grid_data.pop("ds", None)  # Exclude non-serializable fields
+        grid_data.pop("straddle", None)
+
+        # Serialize VerticalCoordinate data
+        vertical_coordinate_data = asdict(self.vertical_coordinate)
+        vertical_coordinate_data.pop("ds", None)  # Exclude non-serializable fields
+        vertical_coordinate_data.pop("grid", None)  # Exclude non-serializable fields
+
+        # Include the version of roms-tools
+        try:
+            roms_tools_version = importlib.metadata.version("roms-tools")
+        except importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
+            roms_tools_version = "unknown"
+
+        # Create header
+        header = f"---\nroms_tools_version: {roms_tools_version}\n---\n"
+
+        grid_yaml_data = {"Grid": grid_data}
+        vertical_coordinate_yaml_data = {"VerticalCoordinate": vertical_coordinate_data}
+
+        initial_conditions_data = {
+            "InitialConditions": {
+                "filename": self.filename,
+                "ini_time": self.ini_time.isoformat(),
+                "model_reference_date": self.model_reference_date.isoformat(),
+                "source": self.source,
+            }
+        }
+
+        yaml_data = {
+            **grid_yaml_data,
+            **vertical_coordinate_yaml_data,
+            **initial_conditions_data,
+        }
+
+        with open(filepath, "w") as file:
+            # Write header
+            file.write(header)
+            # Write YAML data
+            yaml.dump(yaml_data, file, default_flow_style=False)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_yaml(cls, filepath: str) -> "InitialConditions":
+        """
+        Create an instance of the InitialConditions class from a YAML file.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        filepath : str
+            The path to the YAML file from which the parameters will be read.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        InitialConditions
+            An instance of the InitialConditions class.
+        """
+        # Read the entire file content
+        with open(filepath, "r") as file:
+            file_content = file.read()
+
+        # Split the content into YAML documents
+        documents = list(yaml.safe_load_all(file_content))
+
+        initial_conditions_data = None
+
+        # Process the YAML documents
+        for doc in documents:
+            if doc is None:
+                continue
+            if "InitialConditions" in doc:
+                initial_conditions_data = doc["InitialConditions"]
+                break
+
+        if initial_conditions_data is None:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "No InitialConditions configuration found in the YAML file."
+            )
+
+        # Convert from string to datetime
+        for date_string in ["model_reference_date", "ini_time"]:
+            initial_conditions_data[date_string] = datetime.fromisoformat(
+                initial_conditions_data[date_string]
+            )
+
+        # Create VerticalCoordinate instance from the YAML file
+        vertical_coordinate = VerticalCoordinate.from_yaml(filepath)
+        grid = vertical_coordinate.grid
+
+        # Create and return an instance of InitialConditions
+        return cls(
+            grid=grid,
+            vertical_coordinate=vertical_coordinate,
+            **initial_conditions_data,
+        )

roms_tools/setup/plot.py

@@ -3,11 +3,48 @@ import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import xarray as xr
 
 
-def _plot(grid_ds, field=None, straddle=False, c="red", kwargs={}):
-    lon_deg = grid_ds["lon_rho"]
-    lat_deg = grid_ds["lat_rho"]
+def _plot(
+    grid_ds,
+    field=None,
+    depth_contours=False,
+    straddle=False,
+    coarse_grid=False,
+    c="red",
+    title="",
+    kwargs={},
+):
+
+    if field is None:
+        lon_deg = grid_ds["lon_rho"]
+        lat_deg = grid_ds["lat_rho"]
+
+    else:
+
+        field = field.squeeze()
+
+        if coarse_grid:
+
+            field = field.rename({"eta_rho": "eta_coarse", "xi_rho": "xi_coarse"})
+            field = field.where(grid_ds.mask_coarse)
+            lon_deg = field.lon
+            lat_deg = field.lat
+
+        else:
+            if all(dim in field.dims for dim in ["eta_rho", "xi_rho"]):
+                field = field.where(grid_ds.mask_rho)
+                lon_deg = grid_ds["lon_rho"]
+                lat_deg = grid_ds["lat_rho"]
+            elif all(dim in field.dims for dim in ["eta_rho", "xi_u"]):
+                field = field.where(grid_ds.mask_u)
+                lon_deg = grid_ds["lon_u"]
+                lat_deg = grid_ds["lat_u"]
+            elif all(dim in field.dims for dim in ["eta_v", "xi_rho"]):
+                field = field.where(grid_ds.mask_v)
+                lon_deg = grid_ds["lon_v"]
+                lat_deg = grid_ds["lat_v"]
+            else:
+                ValueError("provided field does not have two horizontal dimension")
 
-    if field is not None:
         # check if North or South pole are in domain
         if lat_deg.max().values > 89 or lat_deg.min().values < -89:
             raise NotImplementedError(
@@ -52,7 +89,115 @@ def _plot(grid_ds, field=None, straddle=False, c="red", kwargs={}):
         resolution="50m", linewidth=0.5, color="black"
     )  # add map of coastlines
     ax.gridlines()
+    ax.set_title(title)
 
     if field is not None:
         p = ax.pcolormesh(lon_deg, lat_deg, field, transform=proj, **kwargs)
         plt.colorbar(p, label=f"{field.long_name} [{field.units}]")
+
+    if depth_contours:
+        if all(dim in field.dims for dim in ["eta_rho", "xi_rho"]):
+            if "layer_depth_rho" in field.coords:
+                depth = field.layer_depth_rho
+            else:
+                depth = field.interface_depth_rho
+        elif all(dim in field.dims for dim in ["eta_rho", "xi_u"]):
+            if "layer_depth_u" in field.coords:
+                depth = field.layer_depth_u
+            else:
+                depth = field.interface_depth_u
+        elif all(dim in field.dims for dim in ["eta_v", "xi_rho"]):
+            if "layer_depth_v" in field.coords:
+                depth = field.layer_depth_v
+            else:
+                depth = field.interface_depth_v
+
+        cs = ax.contour(lon_deg, lat_deg, depth, transform=proj, colors="k")
+        ax.clabel(cs, inline=True, fontsize=10)
+
+    return fig
+
+
+def _section_plot(field, interface_depth=None, title="", kwargs={}):
+
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots(1, 1, figsize=(9, 5))
+
+    dims_to_check = ["eta_rho", "eta_u", "eta_v", "xi_rho", "xi_u", "xi_v"]
+    try:
+        xdim = next(
+            dim
+            for dim in field.dims
+            if any(dim.startswith(prefix) for prefix in dims_to_check)
+        )
+    except StopIteration:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "None of the dimensions found in field.dims starts with (eta_rho, eta_u, eta_v, xi_rho, xi_u, xi_v)"
+        )
+
+    depths_to_check = [
+        "layer_depth_rho",
+        "layer_depth_u",
+        "layer_depth_v",
+        "interface_depth_rho",
+        "interface_depth_u",
+        "interface_depth_v",
+    ]
+    try:
+        depth_label = next(
+            depth_label
+            for depth_label in field.coords
+            if any(depth_label.startswith(prefix) for prefix in depths_to_check)
+        )
+    except StopIteration:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "None of the coordinates found in field.coords starts with (layer_depth_rho, layer_depth_u, layer_depth_v, interface_depth_rho, interface_depth_u, interface_depth_v)"
+        )
+
+    more_kwargs = {"x": xdim, "y": depth_label, "yincrease": False}
+    field.plot(**kwargs, **more_kwargs, ax=ax)
+
+    if interface_depth is not None:
+        layer_key = "s_rho" if "s_rho" in interface_depth else "s_w"
+
+        for i in range(len(interface_depth[layer_key])):
+            ax.plot(
+                interface_depth[xdim], interface_depth.isel({layer_key: i}), color="k"
+            )
+
+    ax.set_title(title)
+
+
+def _profile_plot(field, title=""):
+
+    depths_to_check = [
+        "layer_depth_rho",
+        "layer_depth_u",
+        "layer_depth_v",
+        "interface_depth_rho",
+        "interface_depth_u",
+        "interface_depth_v",
+    ]
+    try:
+        depth_label = next(
+            depth_label
+            for depth_label in depths_to_check
+            if depth_label in field.coords
+        )
+    except StopIteration:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "None of the expected coordinates (layer_depth_rho, layer_depth_u, layer_depth_v, interface_depth_rho, interface_depth_u, interface_depth_v) found in field.coords"
+        )
+
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots(1, 1, figsize=(4, 7))
+    kwargs = {"y": depth_label, "yincrease": False}
+    field.plot(**kwargs)
+    ax.set_title(title)
+    ax.grid()
+
+
+def _line_plot(field, title=""):
+
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots(1, 1, figsize=(7, 4))
+    field.plot()
+    ax.set_title(title)
+    ax.grid()