#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf-8

# # Using hvplot with xarray

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import xarray as xr
import hvplot.xarray


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url = 'http://thredds.ucar.edu/thredds/dodsC/grib/FNMOC/WW3/Global_1p0deg/Best'


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ds = xr.open_dataset(url)


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ds


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var = 'sig_wav_ht_surface'
ds[var]


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ds[var].dims


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time_dim = ds[var].dims[0]


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ds[var].hvplot('lon', 'lat', groupby=time_dim, clim=(0,5), label=var)


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