<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Hi NCL user,<br></div>Could someone help me to reduce the space between label bar and figure.? I have attached here a copy of the figure. <br><br></div>Thanks<br></div>Dz<br>gsn_define_colormap(wks,""+col+"")<br> plot = new(1,graphic)<br>  res                      = True<br>res@gsnDraw            = False<br>  res@gsnMaximize          = True            ; make large<br>  res@gsnFrame          = False           ; make large<br>  res@cnFillOn             = True            ; turn on color<br>  res@cnLinesOn            = False           ; turn off contour lines<br>  res@cnLineLabelsOn       = False           ; turn off contour line labels<br>  res@cnInfoLabelOn      = False<br>res@lbLabelBarOn       = False          ; turn off individual cb's<br><br>res@gsnTickMarksOn = False<br>res@mpGridAndLimbOn      = False<br><br>  res@cnLevelSelectionMode = "ManualLevels"  ; set manual contour levels<br>  res@cnMinLevelValF       = -10           ; set min contour level<br>  res@cnMaxLevelValF       =  20           ; set max contour level<br>  res@cnLevelSpacingF      =  5         ; set contour interval<br>  res@gsnAddCyclic         = False<br>  res@mpFillOn             = False           ; turn off default background gray<br> res@mpLimitMode        = "Corners"<br><br> res@mpRelativeCenterLon = True<br><br> res@mpCenterLonF       = -152.2044<br><br> res@mpRelativeCenterLat = True<br><br> res@mpCenterLatF       = 90.<br><br> res@mpRightCornerLonF  = -103.99817<br><br> res@mpRightCornerLatF  = 67.58854<br><br>; res@mpLeftCornerLonF   = -181.7859<br> res@mpLeftCornerLonF   = -159.0859<br><br> res@mpLeftCornerLatF   = 43.23277<br>res@mpGeophysicalLineThicknessF = 3.0<br>res@mpGeophysicalLineColor = "Black"; (/22/)<br>;res@mpNationalLineThicknessF = 3.0<br>res@mpOutlineBoundarySets = "GeophysicalAndUSStates" ; add state boundaries<br>res@mpNationalLineColor = res@mpGeophysicalLineColor<br>res@mpUSStateLineThicknessF = 3.0<br>res@mpUSStateLineColor = res@mpGeophysicalLineColor<br>res@gsnStringFont  = "helvetica-bold"<br>; res@gsnCenterString      = year(0)+"-"+year(nyrs-1) <br> res@gsnLeftString  = ""              ; add the gsn titles<br> res@gsnRightString = ""<br>;  res@tiMainString         = "Trend, Reanalysis-2m Temperature(~S~o~N~C)"   ; fili<br>;res@tiMainFontHeightF = 0.02<br>res@gsnCenterStringFontHeightF    = 0.020<br>res@gsnCenterString    = "NMME-CFSv2-Clim-"+mon+""+yr+""<br>;---Names of shapefiles<br>;---Add shapefile outlines<br> lnres       = True<br> lnres@minlat = 43.23277<br> lnres@maxlat = 67.58854<br> lnres@minlon = -181.7859<br> lnres@maxlon = -103.99817<br>lnres@gsLineThicknessF = 2.0<br> file_tl = "predictive_service_areas.shp"<br>plot = gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,zAvg,res)<br> dum_tl      = gsn_add_shapefile_polylines(wks,plot,file_tl,lnres)<br>;************************************************<br>; create panel<br>;************************************************<br> resP                 = True                  ; modify the panel plot<br> resP@gsnPanelLabelBar = True<br> resP@lbLabelFontHeightF = 0.020               ; set font height of Label Bar labels<br> resP@gsnPanelBottom  = 0.2                   ; shrink panel plot by setting bottom edge of plot<br> resP@gsnPanelTop     = 0.9                   ; shrink panel plot by setting top edge of plot<br> resP@pmLabelBarWidthF = 0.55                ; make thinner<br>; resP@pmLabelBarHeightF = 0.05<br> resP@pmLabelBarHeightF = 0.1<br> resP@gsnPanelYWhiteSpacePercent = 5.          ; increase spacing along Y-axis between panel plots<br> resP@cnLinesOn      = False                  ; turn off contour lines<br>; resP@lbTitleString   = "2m-temperature(~S~o~N~C)"<br> resP@lbTitleString   = ""+unit+""<br> resP@lbLabelFont   = "helvetica-bold"         ; add common colorbar<br> resP@lbTitleFont   = "helvetica-bold"         ; add common colorbar<br> resP@lbTitleFontHeightF= .025                ; make title smaller<br>  resP@cnLineLabelsOn = False<br><br> resP@txFontHeightF  = 0.03<br> resP@txFont  = "helvetica-bold"<br> ;resP@txString  = ""+Ind+"-"+Initial+""<br> gsn_panel(wks,plot,(/1,1/),resP)              ; now draw as one pl<br>end<br> <br></div>