Finding Magnetic Declination with Python

Finding Magnetic Declination with Python

The compass is the essential navigation tool pointing explorers, sailors, pilots, and scientists in the right direction since the 11th century. As with any tool, there’s a catch. The compass points to the magnetic North which is not exactly aligned with...
How to Easily Convert Pandas DataFrames to XArray DataSets

How to Easily Convert Pandas DataFrames to XArray DataSets

Pandas DataFrames serve us well in many applications, but for data with multiple coordinates or many attributes XArray may be a better fit. In this week’s video we explore how to convert a DataFrame to a DataSet using upper air balloon data as an example. Pandas...
Share Your Python Environments the Easy Way

Share Your Python Environments the Easy Way

Sharing Python environments is a crucial step in ensuring the reproducibility of your work and making it easy to collaborate with others in your research group. In this MetPy Monday, Unidata helps us understand how to create environment files that let you share your...
Introduction to Through Hole Soldering

Introduction to Through Hole Soldering

Through hole components have been around for a long time – those little bug looking parts on circuit boards with leads coming off and going through the board. Though hole (TH) components have one or more conductive leads, or pins, and those are perfectly matched...
How to Solder Wire to Wire Connections

How to Solder Wire to Wire Connections

Splicing Two Wires: The ability to electrically and mechanically join two wires together is essential for all types of prototyping, maintenance, and modification of any electrical system. There are several ways to join two wires including wire nuts, Wago connectors,...
Want to Start Soldering?

Want to Start Soldering?

Soldering can be quite intimidating – the hot iron, the smoke, the images of burned and destroyed equipment. However, with minimal tooling, and a little practice, anyone can make professional looking solder joints with consistency and ease. We’re going to...