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[GEMPAK #IEZ-825057]: How to thin grid plot of temperature points

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #IEZ-825057]: How to thin grid plot of temperature points
  • Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:49:09 -0600
Hi Mark-

> Thanks for your reply.  I failed to mention that I am looking to
> duplicate the "latitude thinning" of polar stereo temperature plots
> which I obtain for wind plots by providing a negative y-value to the
> SKIP parameter.
> 
> Specifically:
> 
> SKIP=0/1;-2
> 
> This produces a wind plot which avoids crowding at the pole (in fact,
> one barb is plotted at 90deg north)
> I would like to plot temperatures at exactly the same points as the
> latitude-thinned barbs.

Unfortunately, there's no way to do that with the text plots it
seems.  Even using FILTER=Y doesn't seem to apply to the text.

Sorry.

Don

> Unidata GEMPAK Support wrote:
> 
> >Hi Mark-
> >
> >
> >
> >>Full Name: Mark Hughes
> >>Email Address: address@hidden
> >>Organization: Global Weather Dynamics, Inc
> >>Package Version: Gempak-5.10.3
> >>Operating System: Linux
> >>Hardware: Intel
> >>Description of problem: Hi,
> >>
> >>I am using gdplot2 to create a product with two layers, wind barbs and 
> >>temperature plotted as points.
> >>
> >>Some of my charts are polar stereo.  The SKIP parameter handles wind barbs 
> >>very nicely, however I want to thin the temperature plot as well.  I 
> >>haven't been able to discover how this is done: is it possible?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Use the IJSKIP parameter instead of SKIP.  That can be used to filter
> >both the winds and the temps.
> >
> >Don Murray
> >
> >Ticket Details
> >===================
> >Ticket ID: IEZ-825057
> >Department: Support GEMPAK
> >Priority: Normal
> >Status: Open
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: IEZ-825057
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed