[ncl-talk] Error with "time_axis_labels(cd_date, resT1, restick)"
Barry Lynn
barry.h.lynn at gmail.com
Thu Jul 11 08:39:29 MDT 2019
Hi:
Look within for how I extract year, month, etc, and then use it to obtain
the time-var (just day and time, but you can add back the month).
I then write some fraction of the times on the xaxis.
Barry
On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 12:52 PM Zilore Mumba <zmumba at gmail.com> wrote:
> thanks Barry, you can please send me the code. i will appreciate.
> Good day
>
> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 11:23 AM Barry Lynn <barry.h.lynn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Zilore:
>>
>> If you are "simply" trying to put time information on your xaxis, then I
>> can probably send you the code to do it. It is a few more lines than what
>> you are using, but if you can separate out the year, month, day, etc from
>> the string, then it is straightforward to use.
>>
>> Barry
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 12:09 PM Zilore Mumba <zmumba at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry, my intention is not to cause any confusion. I did load the
>>> package. What I was requesting is assistance on whether I called the
>>> package with the correct arguments.
>>> My sincere apologies if I have caused any wasted time or irirtation.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 1:14 AM Rick Brownrigg <brownrig at ucar.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I'm confused by this thread -- where does cd_string enter? I don't see
>>>> it referenced in the script.
>>>>
>>>> If the error messages are saying time_axis_labels is undefined, then as
>>>> Dave has pointed out, the docs say to load:
>>>>
>>>> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/contrib/time_axis_labels.ncl"
>>>>
>>>> See:
>>>>
>>>> http://ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Functions/User_contributed/time_axis_labels.shtml
>>>>
>>>> Rick
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 3:07 PM Zilore Mumba via ncl-talk <
>>>> ncl-talk at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Barry, I did not realise that the contribute script I used was
>>>>> from WRF.
>>>>> However even with the right script I still get the same error. Perhaps
>>>>> you could help me, look at the script and see where am doing it wrong,
>>>>> especially where I use cd_calendar and date&time.
>>>>> The script is below. I know it is cumbersome because you do not have
>>>>> my data. But I will appreciate any help
>>>>> ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> ; Adapted from DKRZ - NCL Example: NCL_xy_multiple_lines_axis.ncl
>>>>> ;-----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/contrib/cd_string.ncl"
>>>>>
>>>>> begin
>>>>>
>>>>> filein =
>>>>> "/home/zmumba/DATA/tasmax_AFR-44_CNRM-CERFACS-CNRM-CM5_historical_r1i1p1_CLMcom-CCLM4-8-17_v1_day_19960101-20001231.nc"
>>>>> ; file name
>>>>>
>>>>> f = addfile(filein,"r") ; open file
>>>>>
>>>>> tmax = f->tasmax(:,{-15},{25}) ; read tmax, all
>>>>> timesteps, 15S/25E
>>>>>
>>>>> t = f->time ; for use in x-axis label
>>>>> cd_date = cd_calendar(t, -2)
>>>>>
>>>>> ; open a workstation
>>>>> wks_type = "X11" ; graphics output type
>>>>> wks_type at wkWidth = 1024 ; graphics output width
>>>>> in pixels
>>>>> wks_type at wkHeight = 1024 ; graphics output height
>>>>> in pixels
>>>>>
>>>>> wks = gsn_open_wks(wks_type, "plot_xy_tie_series")
>>>>>
>>>>> ; resources for variable tmax y-axis
>>>>> res = True
>>>>> res at xyLineThicknessF = 3.0 ; set line
>>>>> thickness
>>>>> res at xyLineColor = "red" ; set line
>>>>> color
>>>>> res at xyDashPatterns = 0 ; solid line
>>>>> res at tmXBLabelFontHeightF = 0.010
>>>>> res at tiYAxisString = "Daily Max. 2m" + " " +
>>>>> tmax at standard_name +" "+ "at 15S/25E"
>>>>> ; axis string
>>>>>
>>>>> restick = True ; resource
>>>>> object
>>>>> restick at ttmFormat = "%d %c"
>>>>> restick at ttmAxis = "YL"
>>>>> restick at ttmMajorStride = 20
>>>>> restick at ttmValues = cd_date
>>>>>
>>>>> time_axis_labels(date&time,res,restick)
>>>>>
>>>>> ; create the plot
>>>>> plot = gsn_csm_xy(wks, t, tmax, res)
>>>>>
>>>>> end
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 7:33 PM Barry Lynn <barry.h.lynn at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Try this one.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/contrib/cd_string.ncl"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 7:18 PM Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate via
>>>>>> ncl-talk <ncl-talk at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That is not the correct load command for this function.
>>>>>>> Time_axis_labels is loaded separately. Please go to the documentation page
>>>>>>> for time_axis_labels, find the correct load command at the top of that
>>>>>>> page, and add it to your script.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 12:27 AM Zilore Mumba <zmumba at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks Dave for the hint. i did load the contributed package. I
>>>>>>>> still get the same error. The package I loaded is
>>>>>>>> "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/wrf/WRF_contributed.ncl"
>>>>>>>> When I check this script I do not see anywhere where there is a
>>>>>>>> function like "time_axis_labels".
>>>>>>>> I will continue to probe and see where am going wrong
>>>>>>>> Incidentally, example6 on
>>>>>>>> https://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Functions/User_contributed/time_axis_labels.shtml,
>>>>>>>> gives
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *time_axis_labels*( data&time, res, restick )
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I assumed there was a mistake on data&time and corrected it to
>>>>>>>> *time_axis_labels*( date&time, res, restick )
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Zilore
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 10:00 PM Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate <
>>>>>>>> dave.allured at noaa.gov> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This is one of the contributed functions that is not loaded
>>>>>>>>> automatically. You are missing a "load" command. NCL gave you a clue:
>>>>>>>>> "possibly an undefined procedure". Please look at the top of the function
>>>>>>>>> documentation page.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 9:14 AM Zilore Mumba via ncl-talk <
>>>>>>>>> ncl-talk at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I am trying to plot a time series. I have converted the dates in
>>>>>>>>>> the file to the format YYYYMMDD with the function
>>>>>>>>>> t = f->time ; to get time in file
>>>>>>>>>> cd_date = cd_calendar(t, -2) ; print(cd_date) prints
>>>>>>>>>> correctly, eg 19960101,...
>>>>>>>>>> Then to prepare the format for the x-axis label, I have:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> resT1 = true
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> some resources
>>>>>>>>>> ..............
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> restick = True
>>>>>>>>>> restick at ttmFormat = "%d %c"
>>>>>>>>>> restick at ttmAxis = "YL"
>>>>>>>>>> restick at ttmMajorStride = 20
>>>>>>>>>> *time_axis_labels*( data&time, res, restick )
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I am getting the error:
>>>>>>>>>> fatal:syntax error: line 57 in file two-line-plot.ncl before or near \n
>>>>>>>>>> time_axis_labels( data&time, resT1, restick )
>>>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------^
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> fatal:syntax error: possibly an undefined procedure
>>>>>>>>>> fatal:syntax error: line 72 in file two-line-plot.ncl before or near \n
>>>>>>>>>> time_axis_labels(cd_date,resT1,restick)
>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------^
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> fatal:syntax error: possibly an undefined procedure
>>>>>>>>>> fatal:Syntax Error in block, block not executed
>>>>>>>>>> fatal:error at line 76 in file two-line-plot.ncl
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Is the
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *time_axis_labels function still valid, or is there an alternative function?*
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *Help will be appreciated.*
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *Zilore*
>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Barry H. Lynn, Ph.D
>>>>>> Senior Associate Scientist, Lecturer,
>>>>>> The Institute of the Earth Science,
>>>>>> The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
>>>>>> Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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>>>>>> Fax: (972)-25662581
>>>>>>
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>> Barry H. Lynn, Ph.D
>> Senior Associate Scientist, Lecturer,
>> The Institute of the Earth Science,
>> The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
>> Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
>> Tel: 972 547 231 170
>> Fax: (972)-25662581
>>
>> C.E.O, Weather It Is, LTD
>> Weather and Climate Focus
>> http://weather-it-is.com
>> Jerusalem, Israel
>> Local: 02 930 9525
>> Cell: 054 7 231 170
>> Int-IS: x972 2 930 9525
>>
>>
--
Barry H. Lynn, Ph.D
Senior Associate Scientist, Lecturer,
The Institute of the Earth Science,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
Tel: 972 547 231 170
Fax: (972)-25662581
C.E.O, Weather It Is, LTD
Weather and Climate Focus
http://weather-it-is.com
Jerusalem, Israel
Local: 02 930 9525
Cell: 054 7 231 170
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