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[GEMPAK #WOZ-682801]: Frontogenesis scaling....

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #WOZ-682801]: Frontogenesis scaling....
  • Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:35:11 -0700
Frank,

Yes, when SCALE=1 in the Garp FDF, you are seeing values that are
multiplied by 10, so if the value shown is 10, then the interpreted 
value would be 1 K / 100km / 3hr.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support

> 
> I have a question about the frnt (frontogenesis) function.
> I found in a previous thread in this email group that the
> units for this function are scaled to K/100km/3hr.  I also
> noticed that a scale factor of "1" is used as the default
> scaling in GARP.  So....if the value displayed is 10K/100km/
> 3hr, does that mean that the actual value is 1K/100km/3hr
> when the scale factor of "1" is taken into consideration?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> peace,
> frank
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: WOZ-682801
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed