[ncl-talk] multiple colorbars on panel plot

[Laura Fowler]

Hi Adam:

You were right, of course. I am not sure what I was thinking. Here is my
updated plot.
Many thanks again,
Laura


On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 12:30 PM, Adam Phillips <asphilli at ucar.edu> wrote:

> Hi Laura,
> You have to create *and draw* the plots with the 1st colormap before you
> switch to the 2nd colormap and create the last two plots.
>
> Looking at test.ncl (and going with the 4-panel plot you're now making)
> you need to call gsn_panel and draw plot_B(:1) before you switch the
> colormap and create plot_B(2:3). Order of script:
> 1) Create plot_B(0) and plot_B(1).
> 2) Set gsnPanelTop and gsnPanelBottom; call gsn_panel and draw those two
> plots.
> 3) Switch the colormap.
> 4) Create plot_B(2) and plot_B(3).
> 5) Set gsnPanelTop and gsnPanelBottom; call gsn_panel and draw plot_B(2:3).
> 6) Advance the frame.
>
> Adam
>
> On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 12:20 PM Laura Fowler <laura at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi Adam:
>>
>> Unfortunately, it did not work for me. I may have misunderstood the
>> changes that I needed to make. In my script, I call gsn_define_colormap
>> before plotting the individual plots since I have a colorbar under each
>> individual plot. So even when I called gsn_panel for the first 4 plots, I
>> still get the colorbar that I called last.
>>
>> Here is the updated plot where now the 4 top plots use the one I assigned
>> to the difference plot. See test.ncl in /gpfs/fs1/scratch/laura/
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> Laura
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 11:58 AM, Adam Phillips <asphilli at ucar.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Laura,
>>> Yes, you should call gsn_panel twice, drawing the first 4 plots in the
>>> first call and the last two plots in the second call. Something like this:
>>>
>>> ; create plots 1-4
>>>
>>> panres = True
>>> panres at gsnFrame = False
>>> panres at gsnPanelTop = .95
>>> panres at gsnPanelBottom = .35
>>> gsn_panel(wks,plot(:3),(/2,2/),panres)
>>>
>>> ; switch colormap and create plots 5-6
>>>
>>> panres at gsnPanelTop = .35
>>> panres at gsnPanelBottom = .05
>>> gsn_panel(wks,plot(4:),(/1,2/),panres)
>>> frame(wks)
>>>
>>> The gsnPanelTop/gsnPanelBottom settings for each gsn_panel call might
>>> have to be adjusted.
>>> Hope that helps, if you have further questions let ncl-talk know.
>>> Adam
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 11:49 AM Laura Fowler <laura at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello:
>>>>
>>>> I am attaching a plot that shows 6 different plots in one panel plot.
>>>> The two bottom plots e) and f) are differences of the two plots above them.
>>>> The plots a) b), c), and d) use my user define colorbar.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a way to use the colorbar precip_diff_12lev instead of my own
>>>> colorbar for the bottom 2 plots so that I can have white in the middle
>>>> since it is a different plot while using my own colorbar for the top 4
>>>> plots? When I redefine gsn_colormap before plotting the last 2 plots, then
>>>> all 6 plots use colorbar precip_diff_12lev? I put my ncl script in
>>>> /gpfs/fs1/scratch/laura/panel.dqvcup.ncl in case one wants to take a
>>>> pick?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Laura
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>> National Center for Atmospheric Research
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>>>>
>>>> e-mail: laura at ucar.edu
>>>> phone: 303-497-1628
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>>> Adam Phillips
>>> Associate Scientist,  Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, NCAR
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>>>
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>>
>>
>>
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>> Laura D. Fowler
>>
>> Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division (MMM)
>> National Center for Atmospheric Research
>> P.O. Box 3000, Boulder CO 80307-3000
>>
>> e-mail: laura at ucar.edu
>> phone: 303-497-1628
>>
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>
>
> --
> Adam Phillips
> Associate Scientist,  Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, NCAR
> www.cgd.ucar.edu/staff/asphilli/   303-497-1726
>
> <http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/staff/asphilli>
>



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Laura D. Fowler

Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division (MMM)
National Center for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000, Boulder CO 80307-3000

e-mail: laura at ucar.edu
phone: 303-497-1628

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