Hello Jamie,
Creating animation of temperature data can be done by using the 3D contour plot. Here is a sample code for the same:
% Example data (replace with your actual data)
time = linspace(0, 24, 100); % Time in hours
elevation = linspace(0, 5000, 50); % Elevation in feet
[TimeGrid, ElevationGrid] = meshgrid(time, elevation);
% Simulated temperature data (replace with interpolated data)
TemperatureData = 20 - 0.005 * ElevationGrid + 5 * sin(2 * pi * TimeGrid / 24);
% Create a figure for the animation
figure;
hold on;
% Loop through each time step to create the animation
for t = 1:length(time)
clf; % Clear current figure
% Extract the temperature profile at the current time
tempProfile = TemperatureData(:, t);
% Create a 3D contour plot
plot3(time(t) * ones(size(elevation)), tempProfile, elevation, 'b-', 'LineWidth', 2);
% Set plot limits and labels
xlim([min(time) max(time)]);
ylim([min(TemperatureData(:)) max(TemperatureData(:))]);
zlim([min(elevation) max(elevation)]);
xlabel('Time (hours)');
ylabel('Temperature (°C)');
zlabel('Elevation (feet)');
title('Temperature Change Over Elevation and Time');
% Pause and update the plot
pause(0.1);
drawnow;
end
hold off;
It successfully plots the graph and performs the animation. You can also save it in .mp4 format.
I hope it helps!
