[ncl-talk] Using wrf_vector in vertical cross section

[Dennis Shea]

I'm not a graphics expert.

[1] U-W, V-W .... X-Sections should be just fine.
[2] I think that is the appropriate approach.

Stay Healthy!
D

On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 11:04 AM Jim Means via ncl-talk <ncl-talk at ucar.edu>
wrote:

> Hello ncl-talk,
>
> I am trying to make "circulation vectors" in a vertical cross section,
> akin to what RIP does.  I am using wrf_vector with either u and w (for W-E
> cross sections) or v and w (for N-S cross sections). The documentation for
> wrf_vector specifically talks about using both u- and v-components of the
> wind (not w), but it seems to be working for me. Is there any pitfall with
> doing this that I need to be aware of?
>
> Also, if that works and I want to make an oblique cross section, would the
> easiest thing to do be to find the magnitude of the vector sum of the u and
> v-components and then project that into the vertical plane using the cosine
> of the angle?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
>
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