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20030627: radar 4 panel plots

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  • Subject: 20030627: radar 4 panel plots
  • Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 11:07:56 -0600
Michael,

You can only have 1 image panel on your plot (either radar or satellite),
because an image is only displayed when "clear=yes". When clear=no,
the image projection is used for a plot only.

Steve Chiswell
.

>From: Michael Brennan <address@hidden>
>Organization: NC State University
>Keywords: 200306271603.h5RG3xLd009719

>Hi Steve (presumably),
>
>I'm trying to plot a 4-panel using sfmap showin a NOWRAD image and
>surface wx observations at 4 times (one time in each panel).  The
>problem is I can only get GEMPAK to plot one of the radar images and I
>get no radar image in the other 3 panels.  I searched the archives and
>couldn't find anything about this particular problem.  Do you have any
>ideas/suggestions?  I've attached my script below.
>
>Thanks!
>Mike
>
>#!/bin/csh
>#
># Script to create GEMPAK plot of suface data
>#
>#
>set sffile = /fs/gale1/wdata/mjb/cyclones/jan00_snow/sf/000124_sao.gem
>set radfil1 =
>/fs/measol4/cases/20000122_blizbust/rad/nowrad/2km/NOW/BREF_000124_0000
>set radfil2 =
>/fs/measol4/cases/20000122_blizbust/rad/nowrad/2km/NOW/BREF_000124_0300
>set radfil3 =
>/fs/measol4/cases/20000122_blizbust/rad/nowrad/2km/NOW/BREF_000124_0600
>set radfil4 =
>/fs/measol4/cases/20000122_blizbust/rad/nowrad/2km/NOW/BREF_000124_0900
>set gtime1 = 24/00
>set gtime2 = 24/03
>set gtime3 = 24/06
>set gtime4 = 24/09
>set gdev = psc
>#
>#
>sfmap <<endinput
>AREA     = US--
>GAREA    = 25;-100;45;-70
>GAREA    = 25;-97;40;-73
>SATFIL   = 
>RADFIL   = $radfil1
>SFPARM   = WTHR
>DATTIM   = $gtime1
>SFFILE   = $sffile
>COLORS   = 1
>MAP      = 8/1/2
>LATLON   = 0
>MARKER   = 0
>TITLE    = 1/-2/~ Present wx and radar
>CLEAR    = Y
>PANEL    = 1/1//3
>DEVICE   = $gdev
>PROJ     = RAD
>FILTER   = .5
>TEXT     = 1/33//hw
>SKPMIS   = YES
>LUTFIL   = 
>STNPLT   = 
>run
>
>clear = n
>panel = 2/1//3
>RADFIL = $radfil2
>dattim = $gtime2
>run
>
>panel = 3/1//3
>dattim = $gtime3
>RADFIL   = $radfil3
>run
>
>panel = 4/1//3
>dattim = $gtime4
>RADFIL   = $radfil4
>run
>
>exit
>
>endinput
>
>gpend
>
>gv psc.plt
>
>exit
>-- 
>Michael J. Brennan
>Graduate Research Assistant
>Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
>North Carolina State University
>Email: address@hidden
>Phone: (919) 515-1447
>