[SciPy-user] iteratively masking timeseries

[Tim Michelsen]

Hello,
I am making my way forward into timeseries processing with the scikit 
package.

I have a timeseries where NoData values are masked when loading the data 
into the timeseries.

Now I would like to apply some filters on the data like discarding data 
values below measurement device accuracy or above a certain threshold.

Therefore I followed the appraoch outlined in the FAQ [1].
But then I get the pasted below at the end.

Does that mean that one can only mask an array once and cannot mask more 
values later on?

I would like to do something like:

1) create timeseries with NoData values => already can do that
2) apply various filters masking more and more data.
	a) e.g. get a series with masked values below 10.
	b) e.g. get a series with masked values above 100.

I would appreciate any help or hint here.

Kind regards,
Tim


#### pasted from Ipython ####

In [18]: mask[mask<0] = numpy.ma.masked

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

IndexError                                Traceback (most recent call last)



D:\scripts\timeseries.py i

----> 1

       2

       3

       4

       5



C:\python25\lib\site-packages\scikits\timeseries\tseries.pyc in 
__setitem__(se

     522         if self is masked:

     523             raise MAError, 'Cannot alter the masked element.'

--> 524         (sindx, _) = self.__checkindex(indx)

     525         super(TimeSeries, self).__setitem__(sindx, value)

     526     #......................................................



C:\python25\lib\site-packages\scikits\timeseries\tseries.pyc in 
__checkindex(s

     490             msg = "Masked arrays must be filled before they can 
be use

     491                   "as indices!"

--> 492             raise IndexError, msg

     493         return (indx,indx)

     494



IndexError: Masked arrays must be filled before they can be used as indices!

#### end from Ipython ####

[1] 
http://www.scipy.org/Cookbook/TimeSeries/FAQ#head-cfe3617dda0b030f0474a2a773e2dca4da8eaea0