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[GEMPAK #MCB-273918]: Flux divergence question

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #MCB-273918]: Flux divergence question
  • Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:37:24 -0600
Hanne,

The computations will be done as unitless (eg to preserve SI).
The only scaling that would occur is if the "output" parameter were MIXR
(in $GEMPAK/source/gemlib/dg/dggrid.f).

Since you are using something like gfunc = sdiv(mixr,wnd), the output
will not use any scaling as the output grid is not mixr.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support


> I have a question about the units for a parameters that I am
> calculation using gridded data.  I am calculating the moisture flux
> convergence, but I am not sure what the plotted units are, since the
> manual says the units for mixing ratio are kg/kg internally, but
> plotted g/kg.  Are the units in s-1 or in g kg-1 s-1?
> 
> Thank you in advance.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Hanne
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hanne V. Murphey
> Graduate Student
> Department of Atmospheric Sciences
> University of California, Los Angeles
> Office: (310) 794-9273
> --------------------------------------------------
> http://www.atmos.ucla.edu/~hanne
> aim: danishchick12
> 
> 
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: MCB-273918
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Urgent
Status: Closed