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Yikes, that indeed does look awful. I'm seeing the same artifacts and turning interpolation off (INTERP=n) doesn't remove them all. Will update you when I know more. -Michael > I'm trying to plot x-sections from the NEXRAD Level II radars of reflectivity > and I'm getting a lot of artifacts in the image that render the product > useless. Attached is a screen shot I created from data from yesterday from > the KHTX radar in Huntsville. Below are the values I used in NEXR2RHI to > create this plot: > > GEMPAK-NEXR2RHI>l > CXSTNS = 34.75;-86.6>33.5;-86.8 > GVCORD = hght > PTYPE = lin > YAXIS = 0/20000 > CINT = 0 > SCALE = 0 > LINE = 1 > BORDER = 1 > TITLE = 1/-2/RHI Base Reflectivity Level II ^ > CLEAR = YES > DEVICE = XW > TEXT = 1 > PANEL = 0 > CLRBAR = 1 > CONTUR = 3/2 > FINT = 4/4/64 > FLINE = 0;30-7 > CTYPE = f > RADFIL = /export/ldm/data/gempak/nexrad/craft/KHTX/KHTX_20120322_2103 > RADPARM = dz > RADTIM = last > INTERP = y > > > > > I've tried different radars as well as different values (orientations) for > the cxstns parameter but most produce artifacts like those shown in this > image. What am I doing wrong? > > Thanks, > Greg > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Greg Stossmeister > Head - Collaborative Tools and Metadata Group > NCAR/Earth Observing Laboratory (EOL) > Telephone: (303)497-8692 Facsimilie:(303)497-2044 > e-mail: address@hidden > Mailing Address: Shipping Address: > NCAR/EOL UCAR Foothills Lab 1 > P.O. Box 3000 3450 Mitchell Ln > Boulder, CO 80307 Boulder, CO 80301 > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: XYG-194160 Department: Support GEMPAK Priority: Normal Status: Open