<div dir="ltr">Hi Ryan,<div><br></div><div>Here are a couple thoughts, that may or may not help.</div><div><br></div><div>1) Interpolating dbz (logarithmic data) using linear interpolation is probably not the best idea. I would convert dbz to linear Z, then perform the interpolation, then convert back to dbz. Note: Z = 10**(dbz/10.0)</div><div><br></div><div>2) Do a printVarSummary on dbz_plane and compare it to dbz to see if the coordinates got dropped. I can't remember off the top of my head if that's going to happen. Adding them back may fix your problem.</div><div><br></div><div>3) Note that the dbz produced by NCL is not identical to the result for REFL_10CM, and I would choose REFL_10CM over the NCL dbz result if you have it available. This assumes you're using a microphysics scheme, like Thompson, that can produce simulated radar reflectivity. Otherwise, the field will be 0s.</div><div><br></div><div>4) If all else fails, you can upload a file to our ftp via:</div><div><br></div><div><pre style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;font-size:13.3333px;line-height:12pt;font-family:courier;border-style:solid;border-width:0px 0px 15px;border-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">ftp <a href="http://ftp.cgd.ucar.edu">ftp.cgd.ucar.edu</a>
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<div>Could you do a printVarSummary on dbz? I don't think it has to be interpolated to a plane. I could be wrong, but I know mdbz doesn't have to be. Change</div>
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<div style="font-size:13.3333px"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;font-size:16px">contour = wrf_contour(a,wks,dbz_plane(:,<wbr>:),opts)</span></div>
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<div style="font-size:13.3333px"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;font-size:16px">contour = wrf_contour(a,wks,dbz,opts)</span></div>
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<b>Subject:</b> [ncl-talk] Sim reflectivity not plotting<br>
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<div>Any idea why sim reflec isn't plotting? It's the baseline script which I've been using and modifying for many months, but suddenly today, nothing. No error, but no contours generated.</div>
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<div>The WRF run has weather there: a Low, and accumulating rain, so it's surprising there's no sim reflec.</div>
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<div>I have do_radar_reflec = 1 in the namelist, and I checked that the values weren't outside the range being plotted. I tried switching from "dbz" to "REFL_10CM", and neither produces any contours.</div>
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<div><font face="monospace, monospace"> dbz = wrf_user_getvar(a,"dbz",it)</font></div>
<div><font face="monospace, monospace"> z = wrf_user_getvar(a,"z",it)</font></div>
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<div><font face="monospace, monospace"> height = 2000. ; 2 km</font></div>
<div><font face="monospace, monospace"> dbz_plane = wrf_user_intrp3d(dbz,z,"h",hei<wbr>ght,0.,False)</font></div>
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<div><font face="monospace, monospace"> opts = res</font></div>
<div><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"> opts@cnFillOn = True</span><br>
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<div><font face="monospace, monospace"> opts@ContourParameters = (/ 10., 50., 2./)</font></div>
<div><font face="monospace, monospace"> contour = wrf_contour(a,wks,dbz_plane(:,<wbr>:),opts) ; plot only lowest level</font></div>
<div><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"> plot = wrf_map_overlays(a,wks,(/conto<wbr>ur/),pltres,mpres)</span><br>
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