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>From: "Paul L. Sirvatka" <address@hidden> >Organization: College of DuPage >Keywords: 200109281354.f8SDsC118602 McIDAS-X 7.80 MAP SFCCON Paul, >In the process of getting all of our scripts working on our McIDAS upgrade >to 7.8, i found the following problem. > >With SURFACEMAP defined in our MAP.SITE file as >SURFACEMAP OUTLINEFILE= OUTLUSAM \ > MCOLOR= 8 \ > PROJECTION= CONF \ > LAMB_CONF_SC= 'LAT=21 48 LON=78 133 SLON=98' > >and a command of > >SFCCON PSL SURFACEMAP LATEST GRA=3 CINT=2 > >The isobars do not extend to the north into Canada (not even to the >border). If I plot something out, no problem. > >Any insights into this? I just verified your observation on my Linux box at home. This is definitely a bug, because the following works as it should: SF 1 ERASE MAP SURFACEMAP SFCCON PSL OLAY LATEST CINT=2 I will have to contact SSEC about this one! >Paul (Back at McIDAS - soon to have more questions maybe!) OK, I'll be waiting. Tom >From address@hidden Mon Oct 1 15:29:00 2001 >Subject: Contouring >Tom, >It seems to be a problem in many of the maps...not just the one. It seems >like it stops short of the limits of the map. And just on the solid >contours not the dashed ones. >Don't know if this helps... >Paul >****************************************************************************** >* Paul L. Sirvatka | Office: (630) 942-2118; Lab: (630) 942-2590 * >* Professor of Meteorology | COD Weather Lab: (630)-858-0032 * >* College of DuPage | Address: 425 22nd St. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 * >******************************************************************************