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[GEMPAK #SJP-979424]: 88D cross section interpolation

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #SJP-979424]: 88D cross section interpolation
  • Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:14:53 -0600
Hi Brian,

NEXR2RHI uses bilinear interpolation between tilts if the variable INTERP is 
set to "yes"

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/gempak/manual/variables_index?interp

Michael James
Unidata


> 
> Dear Support,
> 
> I am curious what gempak uses for interpolation of the 88D radar
> for display in a cross section. It looks like there is no interpolation in
> the horizontal, but some sort of interpolation between beams in the
> vertical? We have been fighting with our own interpolation here of 88D,
> and it is tricky to make it look good (gempak is not bad...).
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Brian
> __________________________________________________
> Dr. Brian A. Colle
> Editor, AMS Weather and Forecasting
> Associate Professor
> Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres
> School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
> Stony Brook University / SUNY
> Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000
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> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: SJP-979424
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: High
Status: Open