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; proj_2.ncl
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load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"
load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_csm.ncl" 
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begin
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; read in netCDF file
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  a = addfile("atmos.nc","r")
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; read in zonal winds
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  t = a->TS(0,:,:)                                ; read July zonal winds
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; create plot
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  wks = gsn_open_wks("ps","proj")          ; open a ncgm file
  gsn_define_colormap(wks,"gui_default")


  res                   = True
  res@mpProjection      = "Mercator"       ; choose projection
  res@mpGridAndLimbOn   = True              ; turn on lat/lon lines
  res@mpPerimOn         = False             ; turn off box around plot
  res@mpGridLatSpacingF = 20.               ; spacing for lat lines
  res@mpGridLonSpacingF = 30.               ; spacing for lon lines
  res@mpFillOn          = False
 
  res@cnFillOn          = True              ; color plot desired
  res@cnLineLabelsOn    = False             ; turn off contour lines
  res@txFontHeightF     = 0.015 

  res@vpXF            = 0.1                 ; make plot bigger
  res@vpYF            = 0.9         
  res@vpWidthF        = 0.8
  res@vpHeightF       = 0.8

  res@gsnSpreadColors     = True            ; use full range of color map
  res@gsnSpreadColorStart = 2 
  res@gsnSpreadColorEnd   = -3 
  res@lbLabelFontHeightF  = 0.015           ; label bar font height
 
  res@tiMainString       = "Example of Mercator Projection"   ; add a title
  res@tiMainFontHeightF  = .018                               ; font height

  contour = gsn_csm_contour_map(wks,t,res)  ; create the plot
end