environmentaltools.graphics.cadency

environmentaltools.graphics.cadency(data, label='', ax=None, legend=False, fname=None)

Plot temporal differences (cadency) of time series.

Displays the time intervals between consecutive data points to identify gaps or irregular sampling in the time series.

Parameters:

• data (pd.DataFrame) – Time series with datetime index.

• label (str) – Label for the plotted line. Defaults to “”.

• ax (matplotlib.axes.Axes, optional) – Axis for the plot. Creates new if None. Defaults to None.

• legend (bool) – If True, displays legend. Defaults to False.

• fname (str, optional) – File path to save the plot. If None, displays interactively. Defaults to None.

Returns:

The axis with the plot.

Return type:

matplotlib.axes.Axes