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Matt, I don't have an easy way to display sounding data on sigma surfaces. Snlist can use vcoord=thta or vcoord=hght to automatically transform to a theta or height coordinate- but no similar feature exists for sigma. Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support >From: "Matthew G. Fearon" <address@hidden> >Organization: Desert Research Institute >Keywords: 200001192223.PAA19589 >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >--------------8ED354DC07529BDB7F090E48 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creat > or="4D4F5353" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Steve, > >Is there any way to convert a sounding information on >pressure surfaces to sigma surfaces? I realize this can >be done. I was just wondering if there was a prewritten >gempak program that would convert sounding information >sort of like gdvint converts gridded information from >pres to sgma ? Please reply when it is convenient. > >Thank you, >Matt Fearon >address@hidden > > >--------------8ED354DC07529BDB7F090E48 >Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; > name="mfearon.vcf" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Content-Description: Card for Matthew G. Fearon >Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename="mfearon.vcf" > >begin:vcard >n:Fearon;Matthew >tel;work:775-674-7173 >x-mozilla-html:FALSE >org:Desert Research Institute;Division of Atmospheric Sciences >adr:;;2215 Raggio Parkway;Reno;NV;89512-1095; >version:2.1 email;internet:address@hidden >title:Graduate Research Assistant >x-mozilla-cpt:;3 >fn:Matt Fearon >end:vcard > >--------------8ED354DC07529BDB7F090E48-- >