[ncl-talk] Trying to draw circles with different radius in Km around a station

Alan Brammer abrammer at albany.edu
Thu Feb 8 13:55:55 MST 2018


Flip the lat and lon arguments in gsn_add_polyline function.   Almost all
the gsn_add functions take longitude before latitude.

gsn_add_polyline(wks, plot(ii),  Rlon(cc,:), Rlat(cc,:),  plres)

On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 3:41 PM, Soumik Basu <sbasu at alaska.edu> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I got the first part working but the circles are not showing up in the
> plot. I used "gsn_add_polyline" to draw the circle.
>
> Is it wrong to use gsn_add_polyline for drawing the circle?
>
> Here is the plotting part of the code.
>
> ; *********************************
> ; Draw circle
> ;**********************************
>
> ;---One station
>
>    slat     = 70.192               ; station lat
>    slon     = -148.477             ; station lon
>    srad_km  = (/ 50, 100, 150, 200, 250/)*1.0  ; station radii (km)
>    km2deg   = 1/110.57             ; conversion factor: deg ==> km
>                                    ; one degree is approximately 110.57
> km.
>    srad_dg  = srad_km*km2deg       ; km ==> deg; nggcog requires degrees
>
>    Nrad = dimsizes(srad_dg)        ; # of radii
>    Npts = 360                      ; # of points at each radii (arbitrary)
>
>    Rlat = new((/Nrad, Npts/), "float")    ; lat at each radius
>    Rlon = new((/Nrad, Npts/), "float")
>
>    do nr=0,Nrad-1
>       print("nr="+nr+" srad_km="+srad_km(nr)+";   srad_dg="+srad_dg(nr))
>       print("")
>
>       nggcog(slat, slon, srad_dg(nr), Rlat(nr,:), Rlon(nr,:))
>
>       print(Rlat(nr,:)+"   "+ Rlon(nr,:))
>       print("========")
>    end do
>
> ;*************************************************
> ; Plot
> ;*************************************************
>   res                              = True
>
>   res at gsnSpreadColors              = True
>   res at gsnDraw                      = False                          ;
> don't draw
>   res at gsnFrame                     = False
> ;  res at gsnPolar                     = "NH"
>
>   res at cnFillOn                     = True
>   res at cnLinesOn                    = False
>   res at cnLevelSelectionMode         = "ManualLevels"
>   res at cnMinLevelValF               = 0
>   res at cnMaxLevelValF               = 30
>   res at cnLevelSpacingF              = 0.25
>   res at cnLineLabelsOn               = False
>
>   res at lbLabelStride                = 0.1
>   res at lbOrientation                = "horizontal"       ;vertical label
> bar
>   res at lbLabelBarOn                 = False
>
>   res at tmLabelAutoStride            = True
>   res at tmXTOn                       = False
>   res at tmYROn                       = False
>
>   res at mpProjection                 = "CylindricalEquidistant" ; choose
> map projection
>   res at mpLimitMode                  = "LatLon"
>   res at mpMinLatF                    = 60.
>   res at mpMaxLatF                    = 80.
>   res at mpMinLonF                    = 190.
>   res at mpMaxLonF                    = 230.
>   res at mpCenterLonF                 = 210
>   res at mpGeophysicalLineThicknessF  = 1.5
>
>   colors  = (/"gray0","gray2","gray10","gray40","gray50"/)
>
> ;*****************************************************
> ;               Plot
> ;*****************************************************
>
>   wks = gsn_open_wks("x11","extreme_wind_days_spatial")
>
>   plot   = new(12,graphic)
> ;  plot_c = new(12,graphic)
>
>   gsn_define_colormap(wks,"precip3_16lev")
>
>   do ii = 0,nmon-1
>
>   plot(ii)   = gsn_csm_contour_map(wks,wind_ext_count_1(ii,:,:),res)
>
>   do cc = 0,Nrad-1
>
>   plres = True
>
>   mks = unique_string("mks")
>
>   plres at gsLineColor = colors(cc)
>
>   plot@$mks$ = gsn_add_polyline(wks, plot(ii), Rlat(cc,:), Rlon(cc,:),
> plres)
>
>   end do
>
>   end do
>
>   resPanel                          = True
>   resPanel at gsnFrame         = False
>   resPanel at gsnSpreadColors             = True
>   resPanel at gsnPanelLabelBar         = True                       ; add
> color bar
>   resPanel at gsnMaximize                                      = True
>
>
>   resPanel at gsnPanelFigureStrings     = (/"Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","
> May","June","July","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"/)
>   resPanel at gsnPanelFigureStringsFontHeightF     = 0.012
>   resPanel at gsnPanelFigureStringsPerimOn     = True
>   resPanel at gsnPanelFigureStringsBackgroundFillColor = -1
>
>   resPanel at amJust                             = "BottomRight"
>
>   resPanel at lbLabelBarOn                       = True
>   resPanel at lbOrientation                      = "Vertical"
>   resPanel at lbLabelAutoStride            = False
>   resPanel at lbLabelStride             = 20
>   resPanel at lbBoxLineThicknessF                = 0.1
>   resPanel at lbLabelFontThicknessF              = 1.75
>   resPanel at lbLabelFontHeightF                 = 0.015
>   resPanel at lbBoxLinesOn                       = False
>
>   resPanel at gsnPanelMainString = "Test"
>
>   gsn_panel(wks,plot,(/4,3/),resPanel)
>
>   frame(wks)
>
>   end
>
> Thanks,
> Soumik
>
> On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 5:45 AM, Dennis Shea <shea at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
>> An alternative:
>>
>> nggog can be used. Sample code segments follow. For small radii Npts=100
>> is fine but for large radii and nice circles, Npts=360 might be better.
>>
>> ;===========================================================
>> ==============
>> ; On a sphere with radius 6371 km, one degree is approximately 110.57 km.
>> ;---
>> ; Of course, the earth is an oblate spheroid:
>> ;      http://www.longitudestore.com/how-big-is-one-gps-degree.html
>> ;===========================================================
>> ==============
>> ; https://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Functions/Built-in/nggcog.shtml
>> ;===========================================================
>> ==============
>>
>> ;---One station
>>
>>    slat     = 0.0                  ; station lat
>>    slon     = 0.0                  ;         lon
>>    srad_km  = (/ 50, 100, 150, 5*110.57/)*1.0  ; station radii (km)
>>    km2deg   = 1/110.57             ; conversion factor: deg ==> km
>>                                    ; one degree is approximately 110.57
>> km.
>>    srad_dg  = srad_km*km2deg       ; km ==> deg; nggcog requires degrees
>>
>>    Nrad = dimsizes(srad_dg)        ; # of radii
>>    Npts = 100                      ; # of points at each radii
>> (arbitrary)
>>
>>    Rlat = new((/Nrad, Npts/), "float")    ; lat at each radius
>>    Rlon = new((/Nrad, Npts/), "float")
>>
>>    do nr=0,Nrad-1
>>       print("nr="+nr+" srad_km="+srad_km(nr)+";   srad_dg="+srad_dg(nr))
>>       print("")
>>
>>       nggcog(slat, slon, srad_dg(nr), Rlat(nr,:), Rlon(nr,:))
>>
>>       print(Rlat(nr,:)+"   "+ Rlon(nr,:))
>>       print("========")
>>    end do
>>
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> ;---Multiple stations
>>
>>    slat     = (/ 0.0, 50.0     /)  ; station lat
>>    slon     = (/ 0.0, 30.0     /)  ;         lon
>>    srad_km  = (/ 50, 100, 150, 5*110.57/)*1.0  ; station radii (km)
>>    km2deg   = 1/110.57                ; conversion factor: deg ==> km
>>                                                     ; one degree is
>> approximately 110.57 km.
>>    srad_dg  = srad_km*km2deg   ; km ==> deg; nggcog requires degrees
>>    Nrad     = dimsizes(srad_dg)    ; # of radii
>>
>>    Nsta     = dimsizes(slat)            ; # stations
>>    Nrad     = dimsizes(srad)          ; # of radii
>>    Npts     = 100                            ; # of points at each radii
>> (arbitrary; eg 360)
>>
>>    Rlat = new((/Nsta, Nrad, Npts/), "float")    ; lat at each radius
>>    Rlon = new((/Nsta, Nrad, Npts/), "float")
>>
>>    do ns=0,Nsta-1
>>      do nr=0,Nrad-1
>>         nggcog(slat(ns), slon(ns), srad(nr), Rlat(ns,nr,:),
>> Rlon((ns,nr,:))
>>      end do
>>    end do
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 2:38 AM, Karin Meier-Fleischer <
>> meier-fleischer at dkrz.de> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Soumik,
>>>
>>> you can use polymarkers to plot the circles around lat/lon locations.
>>> Have a look at example newcolor_4.ncl at http://ncl.ucar.edu/Applicatio
>>> ns/Scripts/newcolor_4.ncl
>>>
>>> I've attached an example script using random data for marker size and
>>> lat/lon locations overlayed on filled contour map.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> -Karin
>>>
>>> Am 08.02.18 um 00:55 schrieb Soumik Basu:
>>>
>>> Hello NCL-users,
>>>
>>> I am trying to draw circles around a station with different radius. For
>>> example 50 Km, 100 Km, 150 Km etc.
>>>
>>> So, I am wondering if there is any way to do it in NCL.
>>>
>>> I looked at the "nggcog" function but from the description what I
>>> understand is that it can draw circles along a great circle only not
>>> according to a given distance.
>>>
>>> Thank you for any help.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Soumik
>>>
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>>> Post Doctoral Research Faculty
>>> International Arctic Research Center, UAF, Fairbanks, AK, USA
>>> PhD in Atmospheric Sciences
>>> M.Sc. in Atmospheric Sciences
>>> Email: suvro05 at gmail.com
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> Post Doctoral Research Faculty
> International Arctic Research Center, UAF, Fairbanks, AK, USA
> PhD in Atmospheric Sciences
> M.Sc. in Atmospheric Sciences
> Email: suvro05 at gmail.com
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