[ncl-talk] NCL plot shows a shift in the coastline

[Kunal Dayal]

Hi Dave,

How can I do what you are recommending?

Appreciate guidance.

Regards
Kunal

On Fri, 24 Jan 2020 at 13:36, Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate <
dave.allured at noaa.gov> wrote:

> It might also be helpful to get an accurate outline shape file of Fiji
> islands, and add that on top of your current plot.  This would help
> diagnose alignment problems in your data coordinates, NCL coast line
> database, or both.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 3:50 PM Rick Brownrigg via ncl-talk <
> ncl-talk at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> It's hard to say exactly without more information (like your script, data
>> source, etc). However I don't think it's a download/dependency issue. NCL
>> has its own set of map databases, and it appears that the lowest resolution
>> one is being used in your plot. For a plot at such large scale, you might
>> want to consider using the RANGS database:
>>
>>     http://ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/mapoutlines.shtml
>>
>> Look at item #3 "HighRes", for pointers and on where to get the RANGS
>> database (its not distributed with NCL, but is readily available),
>>
>> Hope that helps...
>> Rick
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 3:39 PM Kunal Dayal via ncl-talk <
>> ncl-talk at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am using NCL-6.6.2 on an HPC cluster for mapping WRF output files.
>>>
>>> I am having a slight problem with the plots as the coastline is shifted
>>> to the west from the original location.
>>>
>>> What can be the possible reasons? Is it because of some differences in
>>> the dependencies used while installing NCL or something else? And how can I
>>> fix this problem?
>>>
>>> I am attaching a map showing the shift in the coastline.
>>>
>>> Appreciate your assistance and advice.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Kunal
>>>
>>
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