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20010824: Snplot stability index plot problem

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  • Subject: 20010824: Snplot stability index plot problem
  • Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 14:32:30 -0600
Sean,

You might not be able to use the 2.0 size to get exactly what you want-
but you can use the PTYPE margins, the DEVICE size option, and the TEXT
attributes to get something closer to what you want. 

One suggestion is to use the BOLD-TIMES rathar than TIMES with thickness of 
three. And, to specify the window size sich that the vertical limits aren't
cutting in to the text line size.

For example, I end up with 4 lines, 3 parameters per line that don't
encroach on the plot with:

PTYPE    = skewt//;;;5
TEXT     = 1.3/23/1/1/s/l/hw
DEVICE   = gf||900;1100
WINPOS   = 1

In other PTYPE (log, lin etc) you can adjust the aspect ratio,
but with a skew-t, you want the temperature lines to remain at 45 degree
angles to the pressure lines.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support



>From: Sean Daida <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200108241640.f7OGeZ101023

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>Hi there,
>
>I just recently installed the latest binary version of Gempak for
>solaris sparc.  It's going pretty good so far.
>
>I am trying to have 12 stability indicies plotted on the chart above the
>skewt using snprof.  If I leave the text field blank, it plots in a
>small font, starts on the same line as the first line of text which
>contains the date and station name, and the stability indices do not
>cross over into the actual skewt plot area (testskewt.gif).  If I use
>"text = 2/3/3/hw", I get this lih.skewt.2001082400.gif.  I was wondering
>if there was a way to get finer control over how the stability indicies
>are plotted?  I'm looking for something that would let me tell snprof to
>put more margin space on the top of the skew to make room to plot the
>indicies on a 3x4 grid.  Am I asking too much?  How would you go about
>doing this?
>
>Thank you for your help.  =)
>
>Sincerely,
>Sean Daida
>address@hidden
>
>
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>Hi there,
><p>I just recently installed the latest binary version of Gempak for solaris
>sparc.&nbsp; It's going pretty good so far.
><p>I am trying to have 12 stability indicies plotted on the chart above
>the skewt using snprof.&nbsp; If I leave the text field blank, it plots
>in a small font, starts on the same line as the first line of text which
>contains the date and station name, and the stability indices do not cross
>over into the actual skewt plot area (<a href="http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu
> /raob/ito/graphics/testskewt.gif">testskewt.gif</a>).&nbsp;
>If I use "text = 2/3/3/hw", I get this <a href="http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.ed
> u/raob/lih/graphics/lih.skewt.2001082400.gif">lih.skewt.2001082400.gif</a>.&n
> bsp;
>I was wondering if there was a way to get finer control over how the stability
>indicies are plotted?&nbsp; I'm looking for something that would let me
>tell snprof to put more margin space on the top of the skew to make room
>to plot the indicies on a 3x4 grid.&nbsp; Am I asking too much?&nbsp; How
>would you go about doing this?
><p>Thank you for your help.&nbsp; =)
><p>Sincerely,
><br>Sean Daida
><br>address@hidden
><br>&nbsp;
><br>&nbsp;</html>
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