[ncl-talk] Derivatives in NCL

[Gus Correa]

Hi Forrest

Using finite differences, perhaps?

http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Functions/Built-in/center_finite_diff.shtml
http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Functions/Built-in/center_finite_diff_n.shtml

That should be OK for the vertical direction
(your lv_ISBL0,I presume).

I hope this helps,
Gus Correa

On 02/06/2017 01:40 PM, Black, Forrest (LARC-D318)[UNIVERSITIES SPACE 
RESEARCH ASSOCIATION] wrote:
> It appears my question was unclear.
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> I would like to know if there are any suggestions for how to find the
> derivative of (Re-h) as mentioned below.
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> Thank you,
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> -        Forrest
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> *From:* ncl-talk-bounces at ucar.edu [mailto:ncl-talk-bounces at ucar.edu] *On
> Behalf Of *Black, Forrest (LARC-D318)[UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH
> ASSOCIATION]
> *Sent:* Monday, February 06, 2017 11:04 AM
> *To:* ncl-talk at ucar.edu
> *Subject:* [ncl-talk] Derivatives in NCL
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> Hello all,
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> I am trying to solve the following equation in NCL:
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> Z = (h*Re)/(Re-h)’
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> Z: Geometric Height
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> h: Geopotential height (3D Array)
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> Re: Radius of Earth, assumed constant (6356766m)
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> I have looked at some old threads, but am still unsure of what functions
> I would use to calculate (Re-h)’.
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> Can anyone give me some suggestions on how to tackle this?
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> This is the Attribute data for Geopotential Height:
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> Variable: Geopotential Height
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> Type: float
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> Total Size: 2525324 bytes
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>             631331 values
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> Number of Dimensions: 3
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> Dimensions and sizes:   [lv_ISBL0 | 37] x [ygrid_0 | 113] x [xgrid_0 | 151]
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> Coordinates:
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>             lv_ISBL0: [10000..100000]
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> Number Of Attributes: 13
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>   center :      US National Weather Service - NCEP (WMC)
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>   production_status :   Operational products
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>   long_name :   Geopotential height
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>   units :       gpm
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>   _FillValue :  1e+20
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>   coordinates : gridlat_0 gridlon_0
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>   grid_type :   Lambert Conformal can be secant or tangent, conical or
> bipolar
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>   parameter_discipline_and_category :   Meteorological products, Mass
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>   parameter_template_discipline_category_number :       ( 0, 0, 3, 5 )
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>   level_type :  Isobaric surface (Pa)
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>   forecast_time :       0
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>   forecast_time_units : hours
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>   initial_time :        01/31/2017 (00:00)
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> Thanks for any help.
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> -        Forrest
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