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[GEMPAK #NQE-877567]: Trajectories in isentropic and/or sigma coordinates

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #NQE-877567]: Trajectories in isentropic and/or sigma coordinates
  • Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 11:14:39 -0600
> Hello,
> 
> I made some horizontal trajectories with "gptraj" program in pressure
> coordinates. Is it possible to do the same with isentropic or even in
> sigma coordinates?
> 
> cheers,  Giovanni
> 
> 
Giovanni,

Yes, gptraj does kinematic 2-D trajectories using any U and V components on any 
level/coordinate you can provide. You can interpolate grids to isentropic 
coordinates or 
sigma coordinates using the GDVINT program if you don't have grids on those 
coordinates already.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: NQE-877567
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed