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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I forgot to address one specific question that you had asked, which is you want to plot 10m wind vectors at every 5<sup>th</sup> grid points. In ncl, you can specify that via, for example,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> U = u10(it,::5,::5) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">where the dimensions of u are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> [Time x [south_north] x [west_east]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">and 5 is the incremental value that you want to plot every 5<sup>th</sup> grid points.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kemal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Gurer, Kemal@ARB via ncl-talk<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 7, 2025 10:26 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ehsan Taghizadeh <ehsantaghizadeh@yahoo.com>; Ncl-talk <ncl-talk@ucar.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ncl-talk] Visualization of WRF Output: Superimposition and Zooming<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Ehsan,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">There is a transition from ncl to python usage to plot variables from WRF outputs and, for example, you can get the routine from here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://github.com/NCAR/wrf-python">https://github.com/NCAR/wrf-python</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I have certainly experimented with python to plot WRF outputs. However, since I have been using ncl for quite some time, I feel comfortable tweaking the ncl scripts to get the plots that I want. In the ncl
script that I gave you, you set the lat/lon values of the corners of your plot area using the following variables for all variables:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> vecres1@mpLeftCornerLatF = xlatmin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">to zoom into the area that you want to focus on. Experiment with the script and the rest will be a breeze for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kemal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Ehsan Taghizadeh <<a href="mailto:ehsantaghizadeh@yahoo.com">ehsantaghizadeh@yahoo.com</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 6, 2025 7:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ncl-talk <<a href="mailto:ncl-talk@ucar.edu">ncl-talk@ucar.edu</a>>; Gurer, Kemal@ARB <<a href="mailto:kemal.gurer@arb.ca.gov">kemal.gurer@arb.ca.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ncl-talk] Visualization of WRF Output: Superimposition and Zooming<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Hi Kemal,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Thank you so much for sharing your script! It looks great and very well-commented, making it easier to understand its functionality. I truly appreciate the effort you've put into creating and providing
this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">I'm planning to use your script to plot WRF data for my research.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Just to clarify, my main challenge involves zooming in on a specific region, superimposing three variables, and plotting the wind vector for a specific interval of grid points.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">I hope it's okay to ask for a bit more guidance—specifically on how to modify the
</span><code><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="https://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/Scripts/dataonmap_zoom_10.ncl">dataonmap_zoom_10.ncl</a></span></code><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif"> script to meet these requirements. If anyone
has any insights on achieving this or can suggest adjustments, that would be incredibly helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Additionally, if any GeoCAT or Python scripts might suit these needs, I'd greatly appreciate your recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Any further assistance would mean a lot to me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Best regards,</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Ehsan Taghizadeh</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">On Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 08:06:35 PM PDT, Gurer, Kemal@ARB <<a href="mailto:kemal.gurer@arb.ca.gov">kemal.gurer@arb.ca.gov</a>> wrote:
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<p class="ydpd525f42eyiv2519996257msonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Hi Ehsan,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ydpd525f42eyiv2519996257msonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Try the attached ncl script to plot horizontal cross sections of several variables from your WRF output. Just read the command lines and posted comments
to understand how the script operates and disregard the warnings that ncl issues. You can plot other variables by looking at the examples given in the script.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ydpd525f42eyiv2519996257msonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Kemal.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 1, 2025 10:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ncl-talk <<a href="mailto:ncl-talk@ucar.edu">ncl-talk@ucar.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [ncl-talk] Visualization of WRF Output: Superimposition and Zooming</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Old serif",serif">I would like to plot 10 m wind vectors, 2 m temperature as contours, and topography as shaded from a WRF output file. Additionally, I need to zoom in on a domain approximately 1 × 1 degree. For
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Old serif",serif">Any assistance in creating such a script would be greatly appreciated.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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