begin a = addfile("/scale_wlg_persistent/filesets/project/uoa02450/2017_Test/wrfout_d03_2017-01-01_00:00:00_Time.nc","r") type = "pdf" wks = gsn_open_wks(type,"Average 55 m Wind Speed - Jan_TEST 2017") res = True res@mpProjection = "Mercator" ; The default res@mpDataBaseVersion = "HighRes" times = wrf_user_getvar(a,"times",-1) ntimes = dimsizes(times) u = wrf_user_getvar(a,"ua",-1) v = wrf_user_getvar(a,"va",-1) z = wrf_user_getvar(a,"z",-1) ter = wrf_user_getvar(a,"ter",-1) nheight = conform(z,ter,(/0,2,3/)) height = z - nheight u_plane = wrf_user_intrp3d(u,height,"h",55.,0.,False) v_plane = wrf_user_intrp3d(v,height,"h",55.,0.,False) spd = (u_plane*u_plane + v_plane*v_plane)^(0.5) spd@description = "Wind Speed" spd@units = "m s-1" spd_avg = dim_avg_n(spd(0:31,:,:,:),0) spd_avg@description = "Average Wind Speed" spd_avg@units = "m s-1" res = True opts = res opts@cnFillOn = True opts@cnLinesOn = True opts@ContourParameters = (/ 0., 12., 0.5/) opts@gsnSpreadColorEnd = -3 contour_spd_avg = wrf_contour(a,wks,spd_avg(0,:,:),opts) delete(opts) plot = wrf_map_overlays(a,wks,(/contour_spd_avg/),res,res) end