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+Customising CSET outputs
+========================
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+"""
+Trim edge gridcells
+===================
+
+Generate spatial map of a 2D field over selected sub-region of data with specified number of grid cells at domain edges trimmed.
+
+.. admonition:: References
+
+   General functionality is provided using :doc:`CSET recipe </usage/operator-recipes>` ``generic_surface_spatial_plot_sequence.yaml``
+
+   The following CSET operators are used:
+
+   * :py:mod:`CSET.operators.read.read_cubes`
+   * :py:mod:`CSET.operators.plot.spatial_pcolormesh_plot` or :py:mod:`CSET.operators.plot.spatial_contour_plot`.
+
+Using *cset bake* on the command line
+-------------------------------------
+
+* See :doc:`/reference/gallery/generated/spatial/plot_surface_spatial` for general settings.
+* Set ``SUBAREA_TYPE`` to ``gridcells`` and ``SUBAREA_EXTENT`` to select edge trim widths [lower, upper, left, right].
+* Use ``SUBAREA_NAME`` to add a plot label if required, or leave blank.
+
+Example to generate spatial maps of ``temperature_at_screen_level`` for a selected sub-area all output times::
+
+    cset cookbook generic_surface_spatial_plot_sequence.yaml
+    cset -v bake -i "/path/to/input/data" -o "./output_path" \\
+                 -r generic_surface_spatial_plot_sequence.yaml \\
+                 --VARNAME="temperature_at_screen_level" \\
+                 --MODEL_NAME="my_model_label" \\
+                 --METHOD="SEQ" \\
+                 --SUBAREA_TYPE='gridcells' --SUBAREA_EXTENT='[3, 2, 3, 1]' --SUBAREA_NAME=''
+
+Configuring the *cset_workflow*
+-------------------------------
+
+* Update workflow configuration settings via ``rose edit`` GUI or in ``rose-suite.conf`` file.
+* Complete ``General setup options`` and ``Cycling and Model options`` details - see :doc:`/usage/workflow-configure`.
+* Set ``SELECT_SUBAREA`` to ``True``, set ``SUBAREA_TYPE`` to ``gridcells`` and set ``SUBAREA_EXTENT`` and ``SUBAREA_NAME``.
+* Set other required configuration options on ``Diagnostics / Surface (2D) fields`` panel::
+
+    SELECT_SUBAREA = True
+    SPATIAL_SURFACE_FIELD = True
+    SUBAREA_TYPE = 'gridcells'
+    SUBAREA_EXTENT = [3, 2, 3, 1]
+    SUBAREA_NAME = ''
+    SURFACE_FIELDS = ["temperature_at_screen_level", ...]
+    SPATIAL_SURFACE_FIELD = True
+
+Example python code
+-------------------
+"""
+
+from CSET import sample_data_path
+from CSET.operators import plot, read
+
+# Set path to input data
+filename = sample_data_path("air_temperature.nc")
+
+# Read selected variable(s) of interest
+cube = read.read_cube(
+    filename,
+    ["temperature_at_screen_level"],
+    subarea_type="gridcells",
+    subarea_extent=[3, 2, 3, 1],
+)
+
+# Plot single time using spatial_contour_plot
+plot.spatial_contour_plot(cube[-1])