[ncl-talk] Performance Diagrams (superimposing forecast values?)

[Barry Lynn]

Hello:

Here is the code (again) for the performance diagram.

It now adds numbers next to the markers.   The diagram itself is also
attached as an example.

Barry

On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 8:19 PM Adam Phillips <asphilli at ucar.edu> wrote:

> Hi Barry,
> Yes, you could call gsn_add_text and add the values at each xaxis/yaxis
> value, possibly with a small offset if needed:
>
> ; values contains the text you want to place next to each marker
> txres = True
> txres at txFontHeightF = 0.018
> dum = gsn_add_text(wks,plot_stat,values,xaxis+0.02, yaxis-0.02,txres)
> overlay(plot_stat,plot_csi)
> overlay(plot_stat,plot_bias)
> draw(plot_stat)
> frame(wks)
>
> Adam
>
> On Sun, Sep 8, 2019 at 5:16 AM Barry Lynn via ncl-talk <ncl-talk at ucar.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello:
>>
>> After some angst (and some ncl help suggestions), I created a program to
>> create "Performance Diagrams" (see Figure 2 in Roebber et al., 2009:
>> https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/full/10.1175/2008WAF2222159.1).
>>
>> Of course, anyone is welcome to use it (as it is attached).
>>
>> The markers show the Probability of Detection versus Success Ratio for
>> different precipitation threshold values.  The location on the graph
>> provides information about the "performance" of the forecast.
>>
>> My question: is it possible to superimpose the threshold value (as a
>> number) on the marker itself? The markers are added beginning at line 205.
>>
>> This would probably improve the clarity of the presented graph, so I
>> would think it is worth doing (just didn't find anything in Google).
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Barry
>> P
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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
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