[ncl-talk] Ease grid map is misaligned

Ipshita Majhi ipmajhi at alaska.edu
Thu Jun 2 16:40:04 MDT 2016


Hi Mary,

I transfered the files . They are named GlobSnow_SWE_L3A_20110101_v2.0.nc
and monthly_82_13.nc.

Thank you for your help.
Best Regards
Ipshita

On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 1:49 PM, Mary Haley <haley at ucar.edu> wrote:

> The only thing I can think of at this point is perhaps there's an issue
> with the longitude values crossing from 0 to 360 abruptly.
>
> Can you provide your data file on our ftp site?
>
> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/report_bug.shtml#HowToFTP
>
> --Mary
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Ipshita Majhi <ipmajhi at alaska.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi Mary,
>>
>> I noticed that my plot has straight lines that run through it. I removed
>> part of those lines when I commented out res at trGridType =
>> "TriangularMesh.
>> But some of the lines still remain.
>> How do I remove those lines?
>> I am attaching my code and the picture of the map with this email.
>> **************************************************************************
>> ;*******************************************
>> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"
>> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_csm.ncl"
>> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/contributed.ncl"
>> ;*******************************************
>>
>> ;============================================
>> ; set up parameters
>> ;============================================
>>
>> ;********************************************
>> ;This is reading in Snow water equivalent which goes from 0 to 250 mm
>> ; from 1982 to 2012
>> ;********************************************
>>
>> a=addfile("/Users/ipshita/Desktop/GlobsnowV2.0/version02/monthly_82_13.nc
>> ","r")
>> b=addfile("/Users/ipshita/Desktop/GlobsnowV2.0/version02/2011/
>> GlobSnow_SWE_L3A_20110101_v2.0.nc","r")
>> swe=a->swe
>>
>> time=a->time
>>
>> lat=b->lat
>> lon=b->lon
>>
>> swe at lat2d=lat
>> swe at lon2d=lon
>>
>> printMinMax(lat,False)
>> printMinMax(lon,False)
>> swe_FillValue=-9.99e+08
>>
>> printVarSummary(swe)
>>
>> utc_date = cd_calendar(time, 0)
>> year=utc_date(:,0)
>> month=utc_date(:,1)
>>
>> ;********************************************
>>
>> ;*******************************************
>> ; Create plots
>> ;*******************************************
>>
>>     wks = gsn_open_wks("png","ease_map")
>>     gsn_define_colormap(wks,"amwg")             ; Change color map
>>
>>     res                     = True              ; Plot modes desired.
>>     res at gsnMaximize         = True              ; Maximize plot
>>
>> ;---This resource not needed in V6.1.0
>>
>>     res at gsnSpreadColors     = True              ; use full range of
>> colormap
>>
>>     res at cnFillOn            = True              ; color plot desired
>>     res at cnLinesOn           = False             ; turn off contour lines
>>     res at pmLabelBarWidthF    = 0.9               ; make wider
>>     res at pmLabelBarHeightF   = 0.1               ; default is taller
>>     res at lbLabelFontHeightF  = .018              ; default is HUGE
>>
>> ;    res at cnLevelSelectionMode= "ExplicitLevels" ; set explicit contour
>> levels
>> ;    res at cnLevels            = (/0,1,5,10,25,100,200,300,400/)
>>
>> ;************************************************
>> ;No georeferencing: simple contour. Draws faster
>> ;************************************************
>>     res at tiMainString = "Polar Plot"
>>    ; plot = gsn_csm_contour(wks,swe(0,:,:),res)    ; contour, no map
>>
>> ;*******************************************
>> ; georeferencing: plot on polar projection
>> ;*******************************************
>>   ;  res at trGridType = "TriangularMesh"        ; allow missing coordinates
>>   res at gsnAddCyclic = False
>>     res at gsnPolar   = "NH"                          ; specify the
>> hemisphere
>>     res at mpMinLatF  = 35
>>
>>     res at tiMainString = "gsn_csm_contour_map_polar"
>>
>>     plot = gsn_csm_contour_map_polar(wks,swe(0,:,:),res)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 3:49 PM, Mary Haley <haley at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ipshita,
>>>
>>> This is indeed strange.
>>>
>>> As a quick test, can you try (for the gsn_csm_contour_map plot):
>>>
>>> res at gsnAddCyclic = False
>>>
>>> Also, are you getting any kind of error messages?
>>>
>>> You can also try using raster contours:
>>>
>>>   res at cnFillMode = "RasterFill"
>>>
>>> If you continue to have problems, we may need to take a look at your
>>> data, and in particular the lat/lon arrays on the file. It looks like you
>>> are doing everything correctly otherwise.
>>>
>>> --Mary
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 5:33 PM, Ipshita Majhi <ipmajhi at alaska.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear NCL,
>>>>
>>>> I have been trying to plot this map correctly for a long time. I don't
>>>> know where I am going wrong. I will be grateful if you could guide me on
>>>> this. I am also attaching the pdf version of the map I am getting.
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards
>>>> Ipshita
>>>> ;***************************************************
>>>> ;*******************************************
>>>> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"
>>>> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_csm.ncl"
>>>> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/contributed.ncl"
>>>> ;*******************************************
>>>>
>>>> ;============================================
>>>> ; set up parameters
>>>> ;============================================
>>>>
>>>> ;********************************************
>>>> ;This is reading in Snow water equivalent which goes from 0 to 250 mm
>>>> ; from 1982 to 2012
>>>> ;********************************************
>>>>
>>>> a=addfile("/Users/ipshita/Desktop/GlobsnowV2.0/version02/
>>>> monthly_82_13.nc","r")
>>>>
>>>> swe=a->swe
>>>>
>>>> time=a->time
>>>> lat=a->lat
>>>> lon=a->lon
>>>>
>>>> swe_FillValue=-9.99e+08
>>>>
>>>> printVarSummary(swe)
>>>>
>>>> utc_date = cd_calendar(time, 0)
>>>> year=utc_date(:,0)
>>>> month=utc_date(:,1)
>>>>
>>>> ;********************************************
>>>>
>>>> ;*******************************************
>>>> ; Create plots
>>>> ;*******************************************
>>>>
>>>>     wks = gsn_open_wks("pdf","ease_map")
>>>>     gsn_define_colormap(wks,"amwg")             ; Change color map
>>>>
>>>>     res                     = True              ; Plot modes desired.
>>>>     res at gsnMaximize         = True              ; Maximize plot
>>>>
>>>> ;---This resource not needed in V6.1.0
>>>>     res at gsnSpreadColors     = True              ; use full range of
>>>> colormap
>>>>
>>>>     res at cnFillOn            = True              ; color plot desired
>>>>     res at cnLinesOn           = False             ; turn off contour
>>>> lines
>>>>     res at pmLabelBarWidthF    = 0.9               ; make wider
>>>>     res at pmLabelBarHeightF   = 0.1               ; default is taller
>>>>     res at lbLabelFontHeightF  = .018              ; default is HUGE
>>>>
>>>>     res at cnLevelSelectionMode= "ExplicitLevels" ; set explicit contour
>>>> levels
>>>>     res at cnLevels            = (/0,1,5,10,25,100,200,300,400/)
>>>>
>>>> ;************************************************
>>>> ;No georeferencing: simple contour. Draws faster
>>>> ;************************************************
>>>>     res at tiMainString = "gsn_csm_contour"
>>>>     plot = gsn_csm_contour(wks,swe,res)    ; contour, no map
>>>>
>>>> ;*******************************************
>>>> ; georeferencing: plot on polar projection
>>>> ;*******************************************
>>>>                                              ; georeference
>>>>     swe at lat2d = a->lat
>>>>     swe at lon2d = a->lon
>>>>
>>>>     res at trGridType = "TriangularMesh"        ; allow missing
>>>> coordinates
>>>>
>>>>     res at gsnPolar   = "NH"                          ; specify the
>>>> hemisphere
>>>>     res at mpMinLatF  = 35
>>>>     res at tiMainString = "gsn_csm_contour_map_polar"
>>>>
>>>>     plot = gsn_csm_contour_map_polar(wks,swe(0,:,:),res)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ipshita Majhi
>>>> PhD Candidate
>>>> University of Alaska , Fairbanks
>>>> Atmospheric Science Department
>>>> (907)978-4220 ipmajhi at alaska.edu
>>>>
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>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ipshita Majhi
>> PhD Candidate
>> University of Alaska , Fairbanks
>> Atmospheric Science Department
>> (907)978-4220 ipmajhi at alaska.edu
>>
>
>


-- 
Ipshita Majhi
PhD Candidate
University of Alaska , Fairbanks
Atmospheric Science Department
(907)978-4220 ipmajhi at alaska.edu
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