[ncl-talk] need help to understand how to change the scales in a spectrum plot

Ruksana Abedin ruksana.abedin at gmail.com
Wed Dec 7 08:29:54 MST 2016


Dear Rick,

Thank you for your response. I have changed accordingly but getting the
same error message:

*f*
*atal:syntax error: line 121 in file spectrum.ncl before or near plot0 =
gsn_csm_xy(wks,spec0 at frq,spec0 at spcx,res)*

Any other ideas?

Best regards,
Ruksana

On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 2:44 PM, Rick Brownrigg <brownrig at ucar.edu> wrote:

> Hi Ruksana,
>
> I'm not entirely sure what the issue is, but by my reading of the docs on
> the function specx_anal(), it returns a variable with certain attributes
> attached, one of which is an array named "spcx". Thus, I think all your
> references such as:
>
> spec0 at spcx0
> spec1 at spcx1
> spec2 at spcx2
>
> should be:
>
> spec0 at spcx
> spec1 at spcx
> spec2 at spcx
>
> There are a number of such references -- I would think there would have
> been other warnings/errors elsewhere in your script (?)
>
> Hope that helps...
> Rick
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 5:36 AM, Ruksana Abedin <ruksana.abedin at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Adam,
>>
>> Thank you very much for suggesting about the way to have three spectrums
>> in one plot. I have tried the following script but getting error.
>>
>> ;*********************************
>> ;
>> ;**********************************
>> load "/usr/share/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"
>> load "/usr/share/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_csm.ncl"
>> load "/usr/share/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/contributed.ncl"
>> load "/usr/share/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/shea_util.ncl"
>> load "/usr/share/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/popRemap.ncl"
>> load "/usr/share/ncarg/nclscripts/contrib/calendar_decode2.ncl"
>> ;************************************************
>> begin
>> ;*****************************************************
>> ;read in data
>> ;*****************************************************
>> f0 = addfile ("/../1WAH_daily_precip_b387clim_Bangladesh_100_1988_2007_
>> land_only.nc", "r");
>> f1 = addfile("/.../APHRO_1988_2007_correct_daily_precip.nc", "r")
>> f2 = addfile("/.../GPCC_1988_2007_correct_daily_precip.nc","r")
>> ;*****************************************************
>> ; parameters
>> ;*****************************************************
>> PPT_mod = f0->precip(:,0,:,:)
>> PPT_mod = PPT_mod*60*60*24
>> PPT_obs1 = f1->precip
>> PPT_obs2 = f2->precip
>> fldmean0 = wgt_areaave_Wrap(PPT_mod,1.0,1.0,1)
>> fldmean1 = wgt_areaave_Wrap(PPT_obs1,1.0,1.0,1)
>> fldmean2= wgt_areaave_Wrap(PPT_obs2,1.0,1.0,1)
>> ;printVarSummary(time)
>> printVarSummary(PPT_mod)
>> printVarSummary(PPT_obs1)
>> printVarSummary(PPT_obs2)
>> ;************************************************
>> ; set function arguments
>> ;************************************************
>> ; detrending opt: 0=>remove mean 1=>remove mean and detrend
>>   d = 0
>> ; smoothing periodogram: (0 <= sm <= ??.) should be at least 3 and odd
>>   sm = 7
>> ; percent tapered: (0.0 <= pct <= 1.0) 0.10 common.
>>   pct = 0.10
>> ;************************************************
>> ; calculate spectrum
>> ;************************************************
>>   spec0 = specx_anal(fldmean0,d,sm,pct)
>>   spec1 = specx_anal(fldmean1,d,sm,pct)
>>   spec2 = specx_anal(fldmean2,d,sm,pct)
>> ;************************************************
>> ; calculate confidence interval [here 5 and 95%]
>> ; return 4 curves to be plotted
>> ;************************************************
>>   splt0 = specx_ci (spec0, 0.05, 0.95)
>>   splt1 = specx_ci (spec1, 0.05, 0.95)
>>   splt2 = specx_ci (spec2, 0.05, 0.95)
>> ;************************************************
>> ;************************************************
>> ; plotting
>> ;************************************************
>>    wks  = gsn_open_wks("eps","spec_combined")                ; Opens a
>> eps file
>>    res = True        ; no plot mods desired
>>    res at gsnDraw = False
>>    res at gsnFrame = False
>>    res at tiMainString = "Precipitation"             ; title
>>    res at tiXAxisString = "Frequency (cycles/day)"  ; xaxis
>>    res at tiYAxisString = "Variance"                  ; yaxis
>>
>> ;***********************************************
>> ; Generate log plot showing "red noise" confidence bounds
>> ; (a) log scaling and (b) the Band Width
>> ;***********************************************
>>    res at trYLog              = True                 ; log scaling
>>    res at trYMinF             = 0.00010                 ; manually set
>> lower limit
>>    res at trYMaxF             = 350.0                ;   "    upper
>>    res at gsnFrame            = False                ; do not advance frame
>>
>>    xf0   = (/0.75, 0.75+spec0 at bw/)                ; Create band width
>> line
>>    ys0   = 0.75*max(spec0 at spcx0)                   ; 75% up Y axis
>>    yv0   = (/ys0,ys0/)
>>    respl  = True                                  ; resources for
>> polyline
>>    respl at gsLineThicknessF  = 2                    ; Define line
>> thickness
>>
>>    txres= True                                  ; label BW line
>>    txres at txFontHeightF = 0.015                  ; font height
>>    txres at txJust        = "CenterLeft"           ; Set lable location
>>    gsn_text(wks,plot,"BW",0.41+spec0 at bw,ys0,txres); Label
>>
>>    xf1   = (/0.75, 0.75+spec1 at bw/)                ; Create band width
>> line
>>    ys1   = 0.75*max(spec1 at spcx1)                   ; 75% up Y axis
>>    yv1   = (/ys1,ys1/)
>>    respl  = True                                  ; resources for
>> polyline
>>    respl at gsLineThicknessF  = 2                    ; Define line
>> thickness
>>
>>    txres= True                                  ; label BW line
>>    txres at txFontHeightF = 0.015                  ; font height
>>    txres at txJust        = "CenterLeft"           ; Set lable location
>>    gsn_text(wks,plot,"BW",0.41+spec1 at bw,ys1,txres); Label
>>
>>    xf2   = (/0.75, 0.75+spec2 at bw/)                ; Create band width
>> line
>>    ys2   = 0.75*max(spec2 at spcx2)                   ; 75% up Y axis
>>    yv2   = (/ys2,ys2/)
>>    respl  = True                                  ; resources for
>> polyline
>>    respl at gsLineThicknessF  = 2                    ; Define line
>> thickness
>>
>>    txres= True                                  ; label BW line
>>    txres at txFontHeightF = 0.015                  ; font height
>>    txres at txJust        = "CenterLeft"           ; Set lable location
>>    gsn_text(wks,plot,"BW",0.41+spec2 at bw,ys2,txres); Label
>>
>> res at gsnDraw = False
>> res at gsnFrame = False
>> res at xyLineColor = "black"
>> plot0 = gsn_csm_xy(wks,spec0 at frq,spec0 at spcx0,res)     ; create plot
>> gsn_polyline(wks,plot,xf0,yv0,respl)             ; Draw BandWidth
>> res at xyLineColor = "blue"
>> plot1 = gsn_csm_xy(wks,spec1 at frq,spec1 at spcx1,res)     ; create plot
>> gsn_polyline(wks,plot,xf1,yv1,respl)             ; Draw BandWidth
>> res at xyLineColor = "red"
>> plot2 = gsn_csm_xy(wks,spec2 at frq,spec2 at spcx2,res)     ; create plot
>> gsn_polyline(wks,plot,xf2,yv2,respl)             ; Draw BandWidth
>> overlay(plot0,plot1)
>> overlay(plot0,plot2)
>> draw(plot)
>> frame(wks)
>>
>>
>> *fatal:syntax error: line 121 in file spectrum.ncl before or near plot0 =
>> gsn_csm_xy(wks,spec0 at frq,spec0 at spcx0,res)*
>>
>> *Can you please help me to identify where my mistake is?*
>>
>> *Best regards,*
>> *Ruksana*
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 7:16 PM, Adam Phillips <asphilli at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ruksana,
>>> If all you want is 3 different spectra overlaid on the same plot you
>>> could use the overlay procedure. You will need to tell NCL to not draw the
>>> plot nor advance the frame before creating the 3 spectra. You may also need
>>> to set trYMaxF if portions of one spectra go off the plot.
>>>
>>> Here's an example:
>>> res at gsnDraw = False
>>> res at gsnFrame = False
>>> res at xyLineColor = "green"
>>> plot=gsn_csm_xy(wks,spec at frq,spec at spcx,res)     ; create plot
>>> res at xyLineColor = "black"
>>> plot2 = gsn_csm_xy(wks,spec2 at frq,spec2 at spcx,res)     ; create plot
>>> res at xyLineColor = "blue"
>>> plot3 = gsn_csm_xy(wks,spec3 at frq,spec3 at spcx,res)     ; create plot
>>> overlay(plot,plot2)
>>> overlay(plot,plot3)
>>> draw(plot)
>>> frame(wks)
>>>
>>> Hope that helps. If not, please respond to the ncl-talk email list.
>>> Adam
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 12:09 PM, Ruksana Abedin <
>>> ruksana.abedin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I could figure the required process out. This time followed the example
>>>> 4 at http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/Scripts/spec_4.ncl. However,
>>>> I would still like to know how can I plot three spectrums of three colours
>>>> in one single plot. Your help is always useful.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for putting up wonderful resources.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Ruksana
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 5:30 PM, Ruksana Abedin <
>>>> ruksana.abedin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have followed the http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applic
>>>>> ations/Scripts/spec_1.ncl script to plot a spectrum for my data but
>>>>> the specs are very difficult to visualize clearly in the plot. Data is
>>>>> daily precipitation from model and two observations for 1988-2007.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. How to change the x and y axis scales to make it more visible.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. Can I have the cycles per day instead of months? How to change this
>>>>> aspect?
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. Can I plot three spectrums for three different files in a panel
>>>>> together?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The variable summary, script and the resultant plot are attached. Your
>>>>> time and efforts to help me out is highly appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Variable: PPT_mod
>>>>> Type: float
>>>>> Total Size: 25056000 bytes
>>>>>             6264000 values
>>>>> Number of Dimensions: 3
>>>>> Dimensions and sizes:   [time | 7200] x [lat | 30] x [lon | 29]
>>>>> Coordinates:
>>>>>             time: [52950.5..60149.5]
>>>>>             lat: [15.25..29.75]
>>>>>             lon: [  83..  97]
>>>>> Number Of Attributes: 10
>>>>>   z1 :   0
>>>>>   standard_name :       precipitation_flux
>>>>>   long_name :   TOTAL PRECIPITATION RATE KG/M2/S
>>>>>   units :       kg m-2 s-1
>>>>>   _FillValue :  1e+20
>>>>>   missing_value :       1e+20
>>>>>   stash_item :  216
>>>>>   stash_section :       5
>>>>>   field_code :  90
>>>>>   cell_method : time: mean
>>>>>
>>>>> Variable: PPT_obs1
>>>>> Type: float
>>>>> Total Size: 25056000 bytes
>>>>>             6264000 values
>>>>> Number of Dimensions: 3
>>>>> Dimensions and sizes:   [time | 7200] x [lat | 30] x [lon | 29]
>>>>> Coordinates:
>>>>>             time: [19880101.5..20071230.5]
>>>>>             lat: [15.25..29.75]
>>>>>             lon: [  83..  97]
>>>>> Number Of Attributes: 5
>>>>>   long_name :   daily precipitation analysis interpolated onto 0.5deg
>>>>> grids [mm/day]
>>>>>   units :       mm/day
>>>>>   _FillValue :  -99.9
>>>>>   missing_value :       -99.9
>>>>>   level_description :   Earth surface
>>>>>
>>>>> Variable: PPT_obs2
>>>>> Type: float
>>>>> Total Size: 25056000 bytes
>>>>>             6264000 values
>>>>> Number of Dimensions: 3
>>>>> Dimensions and sizes:   [time | 7200] x [lat | 30] x [lon | 29]
>>>>> Coordinates:
>>>>>             time: [19880101.5..20071230.5]
>>>>>             lat: [15.25..29.75]
>>>>>             lon: [  83..  97]
>>>>> Number Of Attributes: 5
>>>>>   long_name :   full data daily product version 1 precipitation per
>>>>> grid
>>>>>   units :       mm/day
>>>>>   code :        20
>>>>>   _FillValue :  -99999.99
>>>>>   missing_value :       -99999.99
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ;************************************************
>>>>> begin
>>>>> ;*****************************************************
>>>>> ;read in data
>>>>> ;*****************************************************
>>>>> f0 = addfile ("/../1WAH_daily_precip_b387clim_Bangladesh_100_1988_
>>>>> 2007_land_only.nc", "r");
>>>>> f1 = addfile("/../APHRO_1988_2007_correct_daily_precip.nc", "r")
>>>>> f2 = addfile("/../GPCC_1988_2007_correct_daily_precip.nc","r")
>>>>>
>>>>> ;*****************************************************
>>>>> ; parameters
>>>>> ;*****************************************************
>>>>>
>>>>> PPT_mod = f0->precip(:,0,:,:)
>>>>> PPT_mod = PPT_mod*60*60*24
>>>>> PPT_obs1 = f1->precip
>>>>> PPT_obs2 = f2->precip
>>>>>
>>>>> fldmean0 = wgt_areaave_Wrap(PPT_mod,1.0,1.0,1)
>>>>> fldmean1 = wgt_areaave_Wrap(PPT_obs1,1.0,1.0,1)
>>>>> fldmean2= wgt_areaave_Wrap(PPT_obs2,1.0,1.0,1)
>>>>>
>>>>> ;printVarSummary(time)
>>>>>
>>>>> printVarSummary(PPT_mod)
>>>>> printVarSummary(PPT_obs1)
>>>>> printVarSummary(PPT_obs2)
>>>>>
>>>>> ;************************************************
>>>>> ; set function arguments
>>>>> ;************************************************
>>>>> ; detrending opt: 0=>remove mean 1=>remove mean and detrend
>>>>>   d = 0
>>>>> ; smoothing periodogram: (0 <= sm <= ??.) should be at least 3 and odd
>>>>>   sm = 7
>>>>> ; percent tapered: (0.0 <= pct <= 1.0) 0.10 common.
>>>>>   pct = 0.10
>>>>> ;************************************************
>>>>> ; calculate spectrum
>>>>> ;************************************************
>>>>>   spec = specx_anal(fldmean2,d,sm,pct)
>>>>> ;************************************************
>>>>> ; plotting
>>>>> ;************************************************
>>>>>    wks  = gsn_open_wks("eps","spec")                ; Opens a eps
>>>>> file
>>>>>
>>>>>    res = True                       ; no plot mods desired
>>>>>    res at tiMainString = "Precipitation"                   ; title
>>>>>    res at tiXAxisString = "Frequency (cycles/month)"  ; xaxis
>>>>>    res at tiYAxisString = "Variance"                  ; yaxis
>>>>>
>>>>>    plot=gsn_csm_xy(wks,spec at frq,spec at spcx,res)     ; create plot
>>>>> ;***********************************************
>>>>> end
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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