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[GEMPAK #MIK-474893]: How to use "Enhancement Tables"

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #MIK-474893]: How to use "Enhancement Tables"
  • Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:39:48 -0600
Hi George,

In SFMAP you can specify the enhancement table with the LUTFIL variable.  
Enhancement tables are located in the directory $GEMTBL/luts/ and are covered 
in the GEMPAK tutorial at:

https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/gempak/tutorial/aesthetics.html#5.2

To define the lutfil requires only the table name (the directory $GEMTBL/luts/ 
is assumed).

So for the UNIDATA_VIS enhancement use the definition

LUTFIL = vis_upc.tbl


-Michael
Unidata

> I have a problem to use "Enhancement Tables" when I use sfmap to plot
> with satellite visible.
> 
> In the weblink:
> https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/gempak/examples/tables/tables.html
> 
> it is said "Several predefined color tables are provided with the Gempak
> distribution, and can be used within Gempak programs by specifying:
> LUT enhancement.tbl at the program prompt after the display is generated."
> 
> I like the one "UNIDATA_VIS" showed on the wegpage:
> 
> https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/gempak/examples/tables/vis_enhancements.gif
> 
> But when I typed "LUT enhancement.tbl" or "LUT UNIDATA_VIS", I got
> error message:
> 
> GEMPAK-SFMAP>LUT enhancement.tbl
> [IM -8]  Could not open LUT file enhancement.tbl
> GEMPAK-SFMAP>
> GEMPAK-SFMAP>LUT UNIDATA_VIS
> [IM -8]  Could not open LUT file UNIDATA_VIS
> GEMPAK-SFMAP>
> 
> I'm not quite clear how to do it.
> 
> Can you help me?
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Zhuo(George) Liu
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: MIK-474893
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Open