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John, Your assignment parameter lines below are lacking the "=" character, >gdpfun mag(vecr((avn_urel,avn_vrel)))//s !s !vecr((avn_urel,avn_vrel)) >type c !f !s >cint 10 !10 !0 >fint 0 !10 !0 I'm currently out of the office, so haven't looked further past this problem. Let me know if you encouter other problems. Steve >From: John Merrill <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200306161456.h5GEuULd015098 >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >--------------080901050305040905020004 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Hello, Steve: > I am embarrassed to say that I've been frustrated to my limit trying >to plot maps using a .gem file created from monthly >average data from the Reanalysis set. You helped me with elementary >syntax on defining a vector grid recently, and that >got me as far as isotach contours. (I'd gotten mean height fields on my >own.) Well, trying to use gdplot2 to create a streamline- >isotach chart I get innumerable error messages and nothing more than an >isotach contour plot. Herewith are the script and the resulting >terminal log. I've used gdplot2 before and don't see what I'm doing >wrong. I assume that syntax errors are behind this, too. Thanks. John > >--------------080901050305040905020004 >Content-Type: text/plain; x-mac-type="0"; x-mac-creator="0"; > name="plot2meanSI200" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Content-Disposition: inline; > filename="plot2meanSI200" > >#!/bin/csh ># ># Create 200 hPa Streamline-Isotach map for April mean, and save. ># >source /ljuka/gemadm/gempak/Gemenviron ># >set gfile=/afer/rlp/monthlyrean/2001.all.gem ># >set gtim=010401/0000f00 >set gout=SI200.ps >echo "File " $gfile "Output " $gout "Time " $gtim >gdplot2 << EOF >gdfile=$gfile >gdattim=$gtim >device=ps|$gout >garea=20;85;60;150 >latlon=32/1/1//15;15 >map=32/1/1 >gvcord=pres >glevel=200 >skip=0 >wnd=vecr((avn_urel,avn_vrel)) >TITLE=32/-1/~ 200 hPa Height and Isotachs, April 2001 Mean >TEXT=2/1/3/sw >border=//3 >CLEAR=yes >gdpfun mag(vecr((avn_urel,avn_vrel)))//s !s !vecr((avn_urel,avn_vrel)) >type c !f !s >cint 10 !10 !0 >fint 0 !10 !0 >run > >exit > >EOF ># >gpend ># >exit(0) > > >--------------080901050305040905020004 >Content-Type: text/plain; x-mac-type="0"; x-mac-creator="0"; > name="ng_SI.log" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Content-Disposition: inline; filename="ng_SI.log" > >aspre being added to access control list >File /afer/rlp/monthlyrean/2001.all.gem Output SI200.ps Time 010401/0000f00 > GDFILE Grid file /afer/rlp/monthlyrean/2001.all.ge > m > GDATTIM Grid date/time 010401/0000f00 > GLEVEL Grid level 200 > GVCORD Grid vertical coordinate pres > PANEL Panel loc/color/dash/width/regn 0 > SKIP Skip_cntr/skip_plt_x;skip_plt_y 0 > SCALE Scalar scale / vector scale 0 > GDPFUN Scalar grid or vector grid funct mag(vecr(avn_urel,avn_vrel)) > TYPE GDPLOT2 function processing type c > CONTUR Subbox/smooth 2/2 > CINT Contour interval/min/max 10 > LINE Color/type/width/label/smth/fltr 32/2/4/20;40 > FINT Fill interval/min/max 0 > FLINE Fill colors/fill types 10-20 > HILO Color/symbol/rng/rad/cnt/intp > HLSYM HILO txt size/posn/font/wdth/hw > CLRBAR Color/ornt/anch/x;y/ln;wd/freq|t > WIND Wind symbol/siz/wdth/typ/hdsz BM1 > REFVEC Mag;x;y;txtsiz/font/wdth/HW;labl > TITLE Title color/line/title 32/-1/~ 200 hPa Height and Isotac > hs, April 2001 Mean > TEXT Size/fnt/wdth/brdr/N-rot/just/hw 2/1/3/sw > CLEAR Clear screen flag yes > GAREA Graphics area 20;85;60;150 > PROJ Map projection/angles/margins|dr ced > MAP Map color/dash/width/filter flag 32/1/1 > LATLON Line color/dash/width/freq/inc/l 32/1/1//15;15 > DEVICE Device|name|x size;y size|color ps|SI200.ps > STNPLT Txtc/txt attr|marker attr|stnfil > SATFIL Satellite image filename(s) > RADFIL Radar image filename(s) > LUTFIL Enhancement lookup table filenam > STREAM lines/arrows/stop/slow/scale > POSN Position 0 > COLORS Color list 1 > MARKER Marker color/type/size/width/hw 0 > GRDLBL Grid point label color 0 > FILTER Filter data factor YES > IMBAR Color/ornt/anch/x;y/ln;wd/freq|t > Parameters requested: GDFILE,GDATTIM,GLEVEL,GVCORD,PANEL,SKIP,SCALE,GDPFUN, > TYPE,CONTUR,CINT,LINE,FINT,FLINE,HILO,HLSYM,CLRBAR,WIND,REFVEC,TITLE,TEXT, > CLEAR,GAREA,PROJ,MAP,LATLON,DEVICE,STNPLT,SATFIL,RADFIL,LUTFIL,STREAM,POSN, > COLORS,MARKER,GRDLBL,FILTER,IMBAR. > GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> GEMPAK-GDPLOT > 2> GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> GEMPAK-GDP > LOT2> [IP -7] WND is an unrecognized parameter. > GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> GEMPAK-GDPLOT > 2> [IP -5] gdpfun mag(vecr((avn_urel,avn_vrel)))//s !s !vecr((avn_ur > el,avn_vrel)) is an unrecognized command. > GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> [IP -5] type c !f > !s is an unrecognized command. > GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> [IP -5] cint 10 !10 > !0 is an unrecognized command. > GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> [IP -5] fint 0 !10 > !0 is an unrecognized command. > GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> Number of times = 1 > 1 010401/0000F000 > > PARAMETERS FOR GDPLOT : FRAME NUMBER 1 INITIAL PLOT SETTINGS - > GDFILE=/afer/rlp/monthlyrean/2001.all.gem, GDATTIM=010401/0000F000 > GAREA=20;85;60;150, PROJ=CED, MAP=32/1/1, LATLON=32/1/1//15;15 > PANEL=0, TITLE=32/-1/~ 200 hPa Height and Isotachs, April 2001 Mean > OVERLAY TYPE LEVEL VCORD GRID FUNCTION > 1 C 200 PRES MAG(VECR(AVN_UREL,AVN_VREL > )) > Parameters requested: GDFILE,GDATTIM,GLEVEL,GVCORD,PANEL,SKIP,SCALE,GDPFUN, > TYPE,CONTUR,CINT,LINE,FINT,FLINE,HILO,HLSYM,CLRBAR,WIND,REFVEC,TITLE,TEXT, > CLEAR,GAREA,PROJ,MAP,LATLON,DEVICE,STNPLT,SATFIL,RADFIL,LUTFIL,STREAM,POSN, > COLORS,MARKER,GRDLBL,FILTER,IMBAR. > GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> GEMPAK-GDPLOT2> >--------------080901050305040905020004-- >