<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The reason you are getting that one plot on top of your panel plot is because you called gsn_panel first, which draws the paneled plots, and then you called:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> draw (plots)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> frame(wks)</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">which drew each plot again on top of each other, each in its original large size. You don't need those two lines, because gsn_panel is already drawing the four plots for you.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">--Mary</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 2:57 AM, Sri Nandini via ncl-talk <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ncl-talk@ucar.edu" target="_blank">ncl-talk@ucar.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><br>Hello<br><br>I tried with and without <br><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> plots(mm) = gsn_csm_contour_map_polar(wks,</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><wbr>plots(mm)</span>,res)<br>as well as removing the (mm).<br><br>Theres no error:<br><br>However the same plot is being plotted (5 instead of 4).<br><br><br><br><br><br><br></span></span><div><div class="h5"><br>On Jan 31, 2018 10:56:28 PM, Mary Haley wrote:
<br><blockquote class="m_7221884135516511059felamimail-body-blockquote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The error message is telling you what the problem is:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Argument type mismatch on argument (1) of (gsn_csm_contour_map_polar) can not coerce</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Argument #1 refers to the second argument in the gsn_csm_contour_map_polar call, because argument count starts at 0.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">I looked at your </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">gsn_csm_contour_map_polar calls and found this one:</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> plots(mm) = gsn_csm_contour_map_polar(wks,</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><wbr>plots(mm)</span>,res)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">You are trying to pass plots(mm) to </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">gsn_csm_contour_map_polar which doesn't make sense. </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">You have already called gsn_csm_contour_map_polar earlier in your script and put the plots in plots(mm) via these calls:</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> plots(0) = gsn_csm_contour_map_polar(wks,</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><wbr>T1diff,res)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> plots(1) = gsn_csm_contour_map_polar(wks,</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><wbr>T2diff,res)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> plots(2) = gsn_csm_contour_map_polar(wks,</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><wbr>T3diff,res)</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> plots(3) = gsn_csm_contour_map_polar(wks,</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><wbr>T4diff,res)</span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"></span><span style="font-size:12.8px">so I'm not sure why you are trying to call gsn_csm_contour_map_polar again. Try removing or commenting out the offending line and see what happens.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">; </span><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;font-size:12.8px"> plots(mm) = gsn_csm_contour_map_polar(wks,</span><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;font-size:12.8px"><wbr>plots(mm),res)</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">--Mary</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 8:47 AM, Sri Nandini via ncl-talk <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ncl-talk@ucar.edu" target="_blank">ncl-talk@ucar.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="m_7221884135516511059felamimail-body-blockquote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Hello<br><br>I am trying to plot seasonal (DJF, MAM, JJA, SON) temperature values with thier ttest values (all already calculated and saved in netcdf file).<br><br>I attach my plotting script below:<br>And my error is: <br>Argument type mismatch on argument (1) of (gsn_csm_contour_map_polar) can not coerce<br><br>Would appreciate any advice on why the plot turns out like this, see attached.<br><br>; Reading all seasonal differences and ttest, then overlaying on each plot with the caspian basin shapefile to show the 95% or 99% significance levels<br><br><br> latS = 30. ; N. Hemisphere<br> latN = 90. <br><br>ADD_SHAPEFILE_OUTLINES = True<br> sname = "Caspian_Basin.shp"<br><br>; ==============================<wbr>==============================<wbr>==<br>; Open the files:Read all the seasonal differences and ttest values <br>; ==============================<wbr>==============================<wbr>==<br>f = addfile ("T2M_BC_DJF_Diff.nc", "r")<br>T1diff = f->T1diff<br><br>f2 = addfile("T2M_BC_MAM_Diff.nc","<wbr>r")<br>T2diff = f2->T2diff<br><br>f3 = addfile("T2M_BC_JJA_Diff.nc","<wbr>r")<br>T3diff = f3->T3diff<br><br>f4 = addfile("T2M_BC_SON_Diff.nc","<wbr>r")<br>T4diff = f4->T4diff<br><br>;=============================<wbr>==============================<wbr>=======<br>f5 = addfile("T2M_BC_DJF_ttest.nc",<wbr>"r")<br>probt1 = f5->probt1<br><br>f6 = addfile("T2M_BC_MAM_ttest.nc",<wbr>"r")<br>probt2 = f6->probt2<br><br>f7 = addfile("T2M_BC_JJA_ttest.nc",<wbr>"r")<br>probt3 = f7->probt3<br><br>f8 = addfile("T2M_BC_SON_ttest.nc",<wbr>"r")<br>probt4 = f8->probt4<br><br>;=============================<wbr>==============================<wbr>==========Start the graphics<br> wks = gsn_open_wks("png","T2M_BC_<wbr>seasons_diff_ttest_")<br><br> res = True<br> res@gsnDraw = False<br> res@gsnFrame = False<br> res@cnFillPalette = "BlWhRe" ; select a color map with white in the <br> res@gsnPolar = "NH"<br> res@mpGridAndLimbOn = "False" ; turn off lat/lon lines<br> res@mpFillOn = False ; turn off map fill<br><br> res@mpMinLatF = latS ; zoom in on map<br> res@mpMaxLatF = latN<br><br> res@cnLevelSelectionMode = "ManualLevels" ; manual set levels<br> res@cnMinLevelValF =-3<br> res@cnMaxLevelValF = 3<br> res@cnLevelSpacingF = 0.5 ; contour levels <br> <br> res@cnFillOn = True<br> res@cnLinesOn = False<br> res@cnLineLabelsOn = False<br> res@cnFillDrawOrder = "Predraw" ; fill and lines before map<br> res@mpDataBaseVersion = "MediumRes" ; use GMT coastline<br><br> res@mpGridAndLimbOn = False ; set to true if you want grid lines to show<br> res@lbLabelBarOn = False ; turn off individual label bars<br> ;res@cnRasterModeOn = True ; Raster mode shows grid cells<br> res@gsnRightString = "" ; Turn off subtitles<br> res@gsnLeftString = ""<br><br>;=============================<wbr>=====Create arrays to hold series of plots<br> plots = new(4,graphic) <br> <br> plots(0) = gsn_csm_contour_map_polar(wks,<wbr>T1diff,res)<br><br> plots(1) = gsn_csm_contour_map_polar(wks,<wbr>T2diff,res)<br><br> plots(2) = gsn_csm_contour_map_polar(wks,<wbr>T3diff,res)<br><br> plots(3) = gsn_csm_contour_map_polar(wks,<wbr>T4diff,res)<br> printVarSummary(plots)<br><br>;=============================<wbr>==============================<wbr>==========<br>;Second plot resources and overlay onto first<br>;=============================<wbr>==============================<wbr>==========<br> res2 = True <wbr> ; res2 probability plots<br> res2@gsnDraw = False ; Do not draw plot<br> res2@gsnFrame = False ; Do not advance frome<br><br> res2@cnLevelSelectionMode = "ExplicitLevels" ; set explicit cnlev<br> res2@cnLevels = (/99./) ; only have 1 contour level<br> res2@cnInfoLabelOn = False<br> res2@cnLinesOn = False ; do not draw contour lines<br> res2@cnLineLabelsOn = False ; do not draw contour labels<br> res2@cnFillScaleF = 0.6 ; add extra density<br><br> res2@gsnRightString = "" ; Turn off subtitles<br> res2@gsnLeftString = "" <wbr> <br> res@gsnAddCyclic = True ; add cyclic point<br><br>;=============================<wbr>==============================<wbr>=============<br> opt = True <wbr> ; set up parameters for pattern fill<br> opt@gsnShadeFillType = "pattern" ; specify pattern fill<br> opt@gsnShadeHigh = 17 ; stipple pattern<br> opt@gsnShadeDotSizeF = 1 ; make dots larger<br><br>;=============================<wbr>=====Create arrays to hold series of ttests or make a loop<br> plot2 = new(4,graphic) <br> <br> plot2(0) = gsn_csm_contour(wks,probt1,<wbr>res2) <br><br> plot2(1) = gsn_csm_contour(wks,probt2,<wbr>res2) <br><br> plot2(2) = gsn_csm_contour(wks,probt3,<wbr>res2) <br><br> plot2(3) = gsn_csm_contour(wks,probt4,<wbr>res2) <br> printVarSummary(plot2)<br>;=============================<wbr>==============================<wbr>===============cycle through seasons<br>season = (/"DJF","MAM","JJA","SON"/)<br>nof=4<br><br>do mm=0,nof-1<br> res@gsnCenterString = season(mm)<br><br> plots(mm) = gsn_csm_contour_map_polar(wks,<wbr>plots(mm),res)<br> plot2(mm) = gsn_contour_shade(plot2(mm),1,<wbr>99., opt) ; stipple all areas >= 99% contour <br> <br> overlay (plots (mm), plot2 (mm))<br>end do<br><br> printVarSummary(plots)<br> printVarSummary(plot2)<br><br>;=============================<wbr>========<br>;Attach the polylines and shape<br>;=============================<wbr>========<br> pres = True<br> pres@gsLineColor = "black"<br> pres@gsLineThicknessF = 2.0 ; 2x thickness<br> shp1 = gsn_add_shapefile_polylines(<wbr>wks,plots,sname,pres) <br> printVarSummary(shp1)<br><br>;=============================<wbr>=====<br>; panel resources for the 4 plots<br>;=============================<wbr>=====<br> pres1 = True ; modify the panel plot<br> pres1@gsnPanelLabelBar = True ; common label bar<br> pres1@gsnFrame = False ; don't advance frame yet<br> pres1@lbOrientation = "Vertical" ; vertical label bar<br> pres1@gsnPanelMainString = "T2m BigCaspian-NoCaspian Seasonal Difference" <br> pres1@lbBoxEndCapStyle = "TriangleBothEnds" ; Added in NCL V6.4.0<br> pres1@gsnMaximize = True ; large format<br><br> gsn_panel(wks,plots,(/2,2/),<wbr>pres1)<br><br> draw (plots)<br> frame(wks)<br><br><br></div>
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