[ncl-talk] Longitude Flip in ocean data

Arun Kumar Dwivedi dwivedi.arunkumar at gmail.com
Sun Jan 24 22:04:42 MST 2016


Thank you very much.
Our long lasting problem for longitude array is finally solved.

Thanks & Regards
Arun Kumar Dwivedi,
Mob :09546189035

On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 11:30 PM, Mary Haley <haley at ucar.edu> wrote:

> You created a "var1" array when calling lonPivot, but then you are still
> plotting the original "var" array. Change "var" to "var1" in this call:
>
> plot =
> gsn_csm_contour_map(wks,var(time_cell,0,minlocY:maxlocY,minlocX:maxlocX),res)
>     ; create plot
>
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 2:25 AM, Arun Kumar Dwivedi <
> dwivedi.arunkumar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>> In continution to our previous query and according to the suggestions
>> given, LonPivot function is used and the longitude array was reassigned
>> from -180 to 180 after LonPivot, but still there is a problem with the
>> output plot. Attached is our output file and the modified script.
>> The variable summary before LonPivot and After LonPivot is given below.
>>
>> *Before assigning*
>> Variable: var
>> Type: float
>> Total Size: 4499840 bytes
>>             1124960 values
>> Number of Dimensions: 4
>> Dimensions and sizes:    [T1 | 20] x [ZT_K1_1 | 1] x [YT_J | 178] x [XT_I
>> | 316]
>> Coordinates:
>>             T1: [1005606..1005720]
>>             ZT_K1_1: [ 2.5.. 2.5]
>>             YT_J: [ -79..  79]
>>             XT_I: [   1.. 359]
>> Number Of Attributes: 4
>>   missing_value :    -1e+34
>>   _FillValue :    -1e+34
>>   long_name :    Sea Surface Temperature
>>   units :    Deg C
>>
>>
>> *AFTER LONPIVOT*
>> Variable: var1
>> Type: float
>> Total Size: 4499840 bytes
>>             1124960 values
>> Number of Dimensions: 4
>> Dimensions and sizes:    [T1 | 20] x [ZT_K1_1 | 1] x [YT_J | 178] x [XT_I
>> | 316]
>> Coordinates:
>>             T1: [1005606..1005720]
>>             ZT_K1_1: [ 2.5.. 2.5]
>>             YT_J: [ -79..  79]
>>             XT_I: [-179.. 179]
>> Number Of Attributes: 5
>>   missing_value :    -1e+34
>>   _FillValue :    -1e+34
>>   long_name :    Sea Surface Temperature
>>   units :    Deg C
>>   lonPivot :    reordered via lonPivot [NCL]: pivotLon=181
>>
>> Thanks & Regards
>> Arun Kumar Dwivedi
>> Mob :09546189035
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 1:29 AM, Mary Haley <haley at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Arun,
>>>
>>> The issue is that "lonFlip" is expecting the "180" point to be exactly
>>> halfway in your longitude array. We need to update the documentation to
>>> indicate this.
>>>
>>> Your longitude values don't jump to 181 until more than halfway through
>>> the array, so this is why lonFlip was failing.
>>>
>>> You can use lonPivot to do what you want:
>>>
>>>  var = in->$ip$
>>>  var = lonPivot(var,181)
>>>  printVarSummary(var)
>>>
>>> To make sure that you are referencing the correct latitudes and
>>> longitudes afterwards, you want to set xlat and xlon to the arrays that are
>>> attached to "var", instead of reading them off the file:
>>>
>>> xlat = var&YT_J
>>> xlon = var&XT_I
>>>
>>> These changes should get you the plot you want.
>>>
>>> -Mary
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 9:28 PM, Arun Kumar Dwivedi <
>>> dwivedi.arunkumar at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear All,
>>>> As discussed earlier, We have uploaded our nc file and our script in
>>>> the ftp server. Our requirement is to plot a parameter for Atlantic and
>>>> Indian ocean (For eg -90W to 100E and from -50S to 50 N).. And our
>>>> resultant output is also attached where in the plot is only until 0E.
>>>>
>>>> NOTE: We are taking our inputs from a dat file which is also attached
>>>> here (mom-ctrl-slc.dat)
>>>>
>>>> Data File Name--Forecast201510040000.nc
>>>> Input control File Name  --mom-ctrl-slc.dat
>>>> Script Name-- mom-slc.ncl
>>>> Our output Name-- mom_slc_TEMPNEW_2015100612UTC.png
>>>>
>>>> Thanks & Regards
>>>> Arun Kumar Dwivedi,
>>>> Project Engineer - II
>>>> Computational Earth Science Group
>>>> CDAC, Pune - 411 007
>>>> Mob :09546189035
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 2:13 AM, Mary Haley <haley at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Can you provide me with the data file so I can test this here?  It
>>>>> looks like the longitude values should be flipping correctly, but I don't
>>>>> understand why you are getting values from -257.75 to 101.75.
>>>>>
>>>>> The longitude array must be monotonically increasing for this to work,
>>>>> I believe, but I want to check the array myself to see what's going on with
>>>>> it.
>>>>>
>>>>> If your file is too large, then if you could just write sst to the
>>>>> file by itself, and send me that, then I don't need anything else.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can write sst to a file using the following code:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   system("rm marytest.nc")
>>>>>   mout = addfile("marytest.nc","c")
>>>>>   mout->sst = sst
>>>>>
>>>>> You can upload the file to our ftp:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/report_bug.shtml#HowToFTP
>>>>>
>>>>> or share it via Dropbox or Google Drive or something similar.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> --Mary
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 12:40 AM, Arun Kumar Dwivedi <
>>>>> dwivedi.arunkumar at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>> Thank q for the response
>>>>>> In continuation to my above query the description is given below
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Our data is rectilinear data ( data is in rectangular matrix with
>>>>>> un-uniform spacing). '
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Our basic data structure is :
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Variable: sst
>>>>>> Type: float
>>>>>> Total Size: 4499840 bytes
>>>>>>             1124960 values
>>>>>> Number of Dimensions: 4
>>>>>> Dimensions and sizes:    [T1 | 20] x [ZT_K1_1 | 1] x [YT_J | 178] x
>>>>>> [XT_I | 316]
>>>>>> Coordinates:
>>>>>>             T1: [1005606..1005720]
>>>>>>             ZT_K1_1: [ 2.5.. 2.5]
>>>>>>             YT_J: [ -79..  79]
>>>>>>             XT_I: [   1.. 359]
>>>>>> Number Of Attributes: 4
>>>>>>   missing_value :    -1e+34
>>>>>>   _FillValue :    -1e+34
>>>>>>   long_name :    SST
>>>>>>   units :    C
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ****************************
>>>>>> Our actual problem is we need to plot longitude in the selected range
>>>>>> for eg -90W to 120E then it doesnt accept the -90W value since the
>>>>>> longitude array is from 0 to 360 , the plot comes from 0 to 120E only. (-ve
>>>>>> values not accepted.) . To solve this we used lonflip function so that our
>>>>>> longitude array changes from -180 to 180. but since it is un-uniform data ,
>>>>>> ***********************************
>>>>>> After LonFlip , it is
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Variable: sstnew
>>>>>> Type: float
>>>>>> Total Size: 4499840 bytes
>>>>>>             1124960 values
>>>>>> Number of Dimensions: 4
>>>>>> Dimensions and sizes:    [T1 | 20] x [ZT_K1_1 | 1] x [YT_J | 178] x
>>>>>> [XT_I | 316]
>>>>>> Coordinates:
>>>>>>             T1: [1005606..1005720]
>>>>>>             ZT_K1_1: [ 2.5.. 2.5]
>>>>>>             YT_J: [ -79..  79]
>>>>>>             XT_I: [-257.75..101.75]
>>>>>> Number Of Attributes: 5
>>>>>>   missing_value :    -1e+34
>>>>>>   _FillValue :    -1e+34
>>>>>>   long_name :    SST
>>>>>>   units :    C
>>>>>>   lonFlip :    longitude coordinate variable has been reordered via
>>>>>> lonFlip
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The longitude is originally from 0 to 360 and after LonFlip it is
>>>>>> -257.75..101.75... But when we are plotting in the longitude range (-90,
>>>>>> 120) it is coming only in the longitude range (-90, 101)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So what would be the solution for our problem
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks & Regards
>>>>>> Arun Kumar Dwivedi,
>>>>>> Project Engineer - II
>>>>>> Computational Earth Science Group
>>>>>> CDAC, Pune - 411 007
>>>>>> Mob :09546189035
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 7:44 PM, Mary Haley <haley at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Arun,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We need a little more information here.  Is your data on a
>>>>>>> rectilinear grid? This function only works for rectilinear grids (grids
>>>>>>> represented by 1D lat/lon arrays).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Did you look at your longitude values to make sure there are no
>>>>>>> issues with them before you do lonFlip?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It would help if we could see a "printVarSummary" of the variable
>>>>>>> you are trying to call lonFlip on, and also any error messages.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --Mary
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 11:10 PM, Arun Kumar Dwivedi <
>>>>>>> dwivedi.arunkumar at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>>>> I am working on ocean data (MOM and WAM) for global domain. I have
>>>>>>>> issues with longitude, when trying to plot in for particular region. For eg
>>>>>>>> if I want plot with Latitude 0 to 30 and Lon -40 to 100. Then it doesn't
>>>>>>>> recognize the value -40 in the longitude array.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> For this i have tried using LonFlip function, it works fine with
>>>>>>>> uniform grid but doesn't work with my data set which has varied grid
>>>>>>>> resolution (0.5,1 and 1.5).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks & Regards
>>>>>>>> Arun Kumar Dwivedi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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