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On Tue, 2005-01-04 at 10:22, Christopher Hennon wrote: > Hello, > Can anyone tell me why gddiag needs a 'TMPK' grid to calculate the > vertical wind shear of a layer? TMPK is used in computation of THTA for the layer to arrive at DZ in pressure coordinates. see equation used in: $NAWIPS/doc/User_guide/pdf/apxB1.pdf Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support > > GDFILE = wind.grd > GDOUTF = wind.grd > GFUNC = wshr(wnd) > GDATTIM = 990101/0000 > GLEVEL = 200:850 > GVCORD = PRES > GRDNAM = wshr > GPACK = > > GDDIAG > r > [DG -7] Input grid TMPK ^990101/0000 @200 %PRES in WSHR cannot be > found. > > The grid file contains U and V winds at 200 and 850 mb. Thanks. > > Chris > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------- > Christopher C. Hennon > Postdoctoral Fellow > UCAR Visiting Scientist Program > > NOAA TPC/National Hurricane Center > 11691 SW 17 St. > Miami, FL 33165 > > Phone: (305) 229-4429 > Fax : (305) 553-1901 > --------------------------------------------------------