<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks Adam.I applied your changes and it removed double lines over India, but it still not drawing other neighbouring country borders. Here is the script I am using and attached is current figure generated : </div><div><br></div><div>plot_A = new (2 , graphic) ; create graphical array</div><div> res = True ; plot options desired<br> USE_SHAPEFILE_OUTLINES = True</div><div> res@gsnDraw = False<br> res@gsnFrame = False<br> res@gsnMajorLatSpacing = 10 ; change maj lat tm spacing<br> res@gsnMajorLonSpacing = 20</div><div> res@cnLinesOn = False<br> res@cnFillOn = True ; turn on color fill<br> res@cnInfoLabelOn = False ; turn off contour info label<br> res@cnLineLabelsOn = False ; turn off line labels<br> res@cnFillDrawOrder = "Predraw"</div><div> res@gsnSpreadColors = True ; use full color table<br> res@mpFillOn = False ; do not grey fill land<br> res@lbLabelBarOn = False ; turn off individual color bars<br> res@gsnStringFontHeightF = 0.018<br> res@tmYRMode = "Automatic" ; turn off special labels on right axis<br> res@lbAutoManage = False ; we control label bar</div><div> if(USE_SHAPEFILE_OUTLINES) then<br> res@mpOutlineOn = False<br> else<br>; res@mpOutlineOn = True<br>; res@mpOutlineBoundarySets = "National"<br> res@mpDataBaseVersion = "MediumRes" ; higher resolution basemap<br> res@mpDataSetName = "Earth..4" ; contains divisions for other countries<br> res@mpOutlineMaskingOn = True<br> res@mpMaskOutlineSpecifiers = "Indian:states"<br> end if</div><div><br></div><div> res@mpLimitMode = "Corners"<br> res@mpLeftCornerLatF = 0.0<br> res@mpLeftCornerLonF = 50.0<br> res@mpRightCornerLatF = 40.0<br> res@mpRightCornerLonF = 100.0</div><div><br> res@gsnDraw = False<br> res@gsnFrame = False<br> res@gsnLeftString = ""<br> res@gsnRightString = ""</div><div><br></div><div> res@gsnCenterString = labes(0)<br> plot_A(0) = gsn_csm_contour_map_ce (wks, rainl(:,:), res)<br> res@gsnCenterString = labes(1)<br> plot_A(1) = gsn_csm_contour_map_ce (wks, rain2(:,:), res)</div><div><br></div><div> if(USE_SHAPEFILE_OUTLINES) then<br> lnres= True<br> ind_met = gsn_add_shapefile_polylines(wks,plot_A,"./Indian_met_zones-master/indian_met_zones.v2.shp",lnres)<br> end if</div><div> pres1 = True ; panel options<br> pres1@gsnFrame = False<br> pres1@gsnDraw = True<br> pres1@gsnMaximize = True ; maximize image<br> pres1@gsnPanelLabelBar = True ; Add common label bar<br> </div><div> gsn_panel(wks,plot_A,(/1,2/),pres1)<br> ;draw(plot)<br>frame(wks)</div><div><br></div><div>Any help.</div><div>Thanks</div><div>Debasish<br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 3:43 PM Adam Phillips <<a href="mailto:asphilli@ucar.edu">asphilli@ucar.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi Debasish,<div>I am guessing your shapefile outlines are more precise than NCL's built in outlines, and that's why you're getting double boundaries being shown. I would suggest continuing what you're doing, but tell NCL to exclude drawing the Indian states by utilizing the mpMaskOutlineSpecifiers:</div><div>res@mpDataBaseVersion = "MediumRes"<br></div><div>res@mpDataSetName = "Earth..4"<br></div><div>res@mpOutlineMaskingOn = True</div><div>res@mpMaskOutlineSpecifiers = "Indian:states" ; do not draw any outlines specified here</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Graphics/Resources/mp.shtml#mpMaskOutlineSpecifiers" target="_blank">http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Graphics/Resources/mp.shtml#mpMaskOutlineSpecifiers</a><br></div><div>Example showing mpMaskOutlineSpecifier use: <a href="http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/Scripts/maponly_14.ncl" target="_blank">http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/Scripts/maponly_14.ncl</a><br></div><div>Example showing how to specify Indian states: <a href="http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/Scripts/maponly_16.ncl" target="_blank">http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/Scripts/maponly_16.ncl</a></div><div><br></div><div>If you have any further questions let ncl-talk know.</div><div>Adam</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 1:16 PM Debasish Hazra <<a href="mailto:debasish.hazra5@gmail.com" target="_blank">debasish.hazra5@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi,</div><div>I am using shapefile to draw outline over India following polyg_shp_9.ncl example. However, my plotting domain covers other area besides India and when I am using </div><div> lnres= True<br> ind_met = gsn_add_shapefile_polylines(wks,plot_A,"./Indian_met_zones-master/indian_met_zones.v2.shp",lnres)</div><div>in combination with </div><div>res@mpOutlineOn = False</div><div><br></div><div>I am getting outline of India only, with neighboring counties boundaries not drawn. </div><div><br></div><div>But when I am using </div><div>res@mpOutlineOn = True</div><div>in combination with the above mentioned shapefile over India, I am getting double line borders over India (coming from both India met shapefile and ncl map outline). I have attached both resulting figures. How do I solve this to combine both in proper way ?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div>Debasish</div></div></div></div></div></div>
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