Spiral Plot

Polar plots for climate data or other time series with an annual signal.

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This function shows long-term trends and annual cycles as a spiral with its color scaled with time. It was inspired by Dr. Ed Hawkins' climate spirals (https://www.climate-lab-book.ac.uk/spirals/).

Cite As

Chad Greene (2026). Spiral Plot (https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/63264-spiral-plot), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired by: Daily Antarctic sea ice concentration, Arctic Sea Ice

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.0