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I have a 3d matrix Z with the elements (t,f,a) t= time f= instantaneous frequency a= instantaneous amplitude (t,f,a) = at time t, the frequency is f and the amplitude is a. I want to make a continuous wavelet like plot of this or in general I want to make a colorful spectral plot out of this information, where t will be the x axis, f will be the y axis and the color of the point will depend on a. I would be grateful if you could help me how to work this out.
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Kshitij Singh
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Answered Aug 24, 2026
You can use imagesc() or scatter() to create those kinds of plots. Scatter would be easier to implement but since your coordinates are regularly spaced you could grid your data fairly easily. Or use griddata() to do the gridding for you.
There is pcolor() as well, but that interpolates colors between points, giving an (N-1) x (M-1) output rather than an N x M output.
The continuous wavelet transform (CWT) to analyze signals jointly in time and frequency. The example discusses the localization of transients where the CWT outperforms the short-time Fourier transform (STFT). The example also shows how to synthesize time-frequency localized signal approximations using the inverse CWT.
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