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20030108: first guess and Barnes analysis

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  • Subject: 20030108: first guess and Barnes analysis
  • Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 13:56:19 -0700
Mike,

You can use the /EX flag to the SEARCH parameter in OABSND to 
extrapolate

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support

>From: Michael Brennan <address@hidden>
>Organization: NC State University
>Keywords: 200301081556.h08FuKt21001

>Hi Steve (presumably),
>
>I'm working on a Barnes analysis of upper-air data using the Eta 211
>analysis as a first guess field.  The analysis works fine, but the
>resulting objective analysis grid doesn't have any data offshore of the
>CONUS.  I had assumed that by using the model field as a first guess,
>that would be left in offshore areas where there isn't any data.   
>
>Is a way to keep the zeroth-pass data from the first guess Eta analysis
>in my Barnes grid to cover the remainder of the grid area?
>
>Thanks,
>Mike
>-- 
>Michael J. Brennan
>Graduate Research Assistant
>Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
>North Carolina State University
>Email: address@hidden
>Phone: (919) 515-1447
>