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20020930: isentropic analyses using GARP

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  • Subject: 20020930: isentropic analyses using GARP
  • Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 17:58:58 -0600
Tony,

Yes, you need grids on THTA surfaces.
You can use gddiag to interpolate pressure level grids to
THTA coordinate grids for isentropic analyses. The on line
help for gddiag shows an example using gvcord=PRES/THTA.
I also included an example in the tutorial on gddiag.

Steve Chiswell





>From: rockwooa <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200209302248.g8UMmR109314

>Steve,
>
>Can you tell me what steps are necessary to create a plan view map of the 
>variation of pressure on an isentropic surface?  I presume this is one of the 
>functions meant for the "isentropic" button in the Model Plan View menu and 
>maybe I'm not getting the grids necessary to plot them, but any guidance will 
>be appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tony
>
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