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20000327: GDVINT coordinate conversions

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  • Subject: 20000327: GDVINT coordinate conversions
  • Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 16:23:04 -0600
>From: "John H. E. Clark" <address@hidden>
>Organization: .
>Keywords: 200003271948.MAA03504

>Steve,
>
>I recently ran GDVINT to convert a sigma coordinate data set to a theta
>coordinate. It worked except it did not convert all the data sets. In
>particular, it did not height data in sigma coordinates to height data in
>theta coordinates.
>
>Can you help?
>
>John Clark
>
>


John,

When converting to theta coordinates, gdvint will generate PSYM and SPFH
for montgomery-stream-function/100 and specific humidity rather
than height and relative humidity.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support