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20020125: Richardson Number from grids

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  • Subject: 20020125: Richardson Number from grids
  • Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 11:18:10 -0700
Patrick,

In gdprof, use GFUNC = rich(wnd).

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support

On Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Patrick O'Reilly wrote:

> Using gempak, I have created vertical profiles of Richardson number using 
> SNPROF with SNPARM=RICH.  The output is a plot of Richardson number vs. 
> height, and the values look reasonable.  I want to create similar plots from 
> model data, using GDPROF.  Is this possible, and if so, has anyone plotted 
> Richardson number using the GDPROF program?
>
> In the gempak manual, it shows:
>
> RICH = BFVQ ** 2  / SHRM ** 2
>
> and
>
> RICH (V) = GRVTY * DZ * LDF (THTA) / ( LAV (THTA) * MAG (VLDF(V)) ** 2)
>
> I am having trouble putting either of these into a form that can be used as a 
> GFUNC in GDPROF.  Any clues will be appreciated!
>
> Thanks-
>
> Patrick
>
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