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[GEMPAK #QVY-994686]: GEMPAK/Nsharp - yellow line

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #QVY-994686]: GEMPAK/Nsharp - yellow line
  • Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:38:57 -0700
Patrick,

You are correct, the yellow line represents the base height of the lowest 
inversion data, and is determined by the function show_inversion in 
$GEMPAK/source/programs/gui/nsharp/xwvid3.c

Michael James
Unidata



> Hello.
> 
> Occasionally, when running Nsharp, we see a yellow line that goes
> horizontally across the skew-T.  It seems to correlate to an inflection
> (base of an inversion).
> 
> Can you tell me exactly what that is?
> 
> Thanks,
> Pat
> 
> =====================================
> Dr. Patrick S. Market
> Associate Professor of Synoptic Meteorology
> Dept. of Soil, Env. & Atmospheric Sciences
> University of Missouri
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: QVY-994686
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Open