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[GEMPAK #IVY-490026]: Point data from wind grid

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #IVY-490026]: Point data from wind grid
  • Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:01:21 -0600
Hi Mark-

> Full Name: Mark Hughes
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: Global Weather Dynamics, Inc
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> Description of problem: Hi,
> 
> I would like to extract point data from a model which contains the GRIB wind 
> data.
> 
> I see GDPOINT will work for scalar models, but how can I get wind data at a 
> specific lat/lon?

You could run it twice - once with gfunc=uwnd and once with gfunc=vwnd.
Or you could use drct (direction) and mag(wnd) for the wind speed.

Otherwise, gdpoint and gdlist only support scalar data.

Don Murray


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: IVY-490026
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Open