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20051019: Time series of wind profiler data

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  • Subject: 20051019: Time series of wind profiler data
  • Date: 19 Oct 2005 14:53:12 -0600
Mike,

To plot a cross section time series of upperair/profiler data, use
SNCROSS (or sncross2), such as shown at:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/gempak/examples/profiler/

The CXSTNS will be a singe station, and the time range suppllied in
DATTIM.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User SUpport

On Wed, 2005-10-19 at 14:47, Mike Augustyniak wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I am trying to create a time series plot of some acrhived wind profiler
> data.  I would like to plot wind barbs from 1000 mb to 700 mb in 1 hour
> intervals.
> 
> I used SNEDIT to build a GEMPAK file containing the parameters of
> interest (PRES and BRBM), and then tried using SNTSER to create the time
> series plot.  I quickly found that, instead of actual wind barbs, the
> program plots the integer value of BRBM.
> 
> Does anyone know of another way to create a time series windbarb plot for
> the lowest ~3km of the atmosphere?
> 
> Thanks for any helpful advice you can pass along!
> 
> Mike Augustyniak
> Graduate Student
> UAlbany