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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I tried integrating the example script you gave me, but now there is an error on line 24 which is where I made the new additions to the script.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I have uploaded sample data to your ftp and it is named “fblack_sample.grb2”. I am also including two scripts “test6.ncl” is without the 2D variables script that
worked (just didn’t display the data correctly) and the updated script “test6b.ncl” that has a problem at line 24.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The NCL version I am using is 6.3.0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The details for the variables are attached in “varDetails.txt”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Forrest<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Forrest Black<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NIFS Intern<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Crew Systems & Aviation Operations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NASA Langley Research Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Building 2168A<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Room 2118<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Phone: 757-864-2772<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Forrest.black@nasa.gov">Forrest.black@nasa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Dennis Shea [<a href="mailto:shea@ucar.edu">mailto:shea@ucar.edu</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 16, 2016 6:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Black, Forrest (LARC-D318)[UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION] <<a href="mailto:forrest.black@nasa.gov">forrest.black@nasa.gov</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:ncl-talk@ucar.edu">ncl-talk@ucar.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ncl-talk] Difficulty with RAP coordinate arrays in NCL<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The only 'rap...grb2' file I have has:<br>
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float gridrot_0 ( ygrid_0, xgrid_0 )<br>
long_name : vector rotation angle<br>
GridType : Lambert Conformal (secant, tangent, conical or bipolar)<br>
units : radians<br>
formula_u : Uearth = sin(rot)*Vgrid + cos(rot)*Ugrid<br>
formula_v : Vearth = cos(rot)*Vgrid - sin(rot)*Ugrid<br>
note1 : u and v components of vector quantities are resolved relative to grid<br>
note2 : apply formulas to derive u and v components relative to earth<br>
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float gridlat_0 ( ygrid_0, xgrid_0 )<br>
corners : ( 16.281, 17.34023, 55.48131, 54.17241 )<br>
long_name : latitude<br>
grid_type : Lambert Conformal (secant, tangent, conical or bipolar)<br>
units : degrees_north<br>
Latin2 : 25<br>
Latin1 : 25<br>
Dy : 13.545<br>
Dx : 13.545<br>
Lov : 265<br>
Lo1 : 233.862<br>
La1 : 16.281<br>
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float gridlon_0 ( ygrid_0, xgrid_0 )<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Your coordimates are contained in 2-dimenional variables.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ftp <a href="http://ftp.cgd.ucar.edu">ftp.cgd.ucar.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">anonymous<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ypur_email<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">cd incoming<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">put rap_130_20160115_0000_000.grb2<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached is a simple script I have lying around. It does not use shape files. Try running it with your data.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Note:<br>
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lat2d = f->gridlat_0 ; these are 2D<br>
lon2d = f->gridlon_0<o:p></o:p></p>
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res@vfXArray = lon2d<br>
res@vfYArray = lat2d<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also, depending on you usage, you may want to rotate the winds.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">FYI: I always helps to indicate which version of NCL you are using.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">%> ncl -V<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Also, printVarSummary( ...) of selected variables.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good luck<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 12:48 PM, Black, Forrest (LARC-D318)[UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION] <<a href="mailto:forrest.black@nasa.gov" target="_blank">forrest.black@nasa.gov</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I am having difficulty plotting RAP data showing wind and reflectivity data overlaying a shapefile of the Northeast US. I looked to a previous correspondence you had on the
<a href="http://mailman.ucar.edu/pipermail/ncl-talk/2015-August/003632.html" target="_blank">
subject</a>, but have been unable to fix the error. The map plots, but I get the message:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">“check_for_y_lat_coord: Warning: Data either does not contain a valid latitude coordinate array or doesn't contain one at all.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I uploaded the NCL script along with the relevant files to your ftp. The folder I uploaded is “ncl_talk_forrestblack.7z”. Attached to this email is also the script in case that
is all you need.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Thank you for your help,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>-<span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span>Forrest<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Forrest Black<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">NIFS Intern<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Crew Systems & Aviation Operations<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">NASA Langley Research Center<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="mailto:forrest.black@nasa.gov" target="_blank">forrest.black@nasa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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