paleo_outline

Creates continental outlines from model orography data.

Prototype

	procedure paleo_outline (
		oro    [*][*] : numeric,  
		lat       [*] : numeric,  
		lon       [*] : numeric,  
		landvalue [1] : float,    
		basename      : string    
	)

	return_val  

Arguments

A two-dimensional array of orography values. Dimensions are lat x lon.

A one-dimensional array of latitudes. Must be the same size as the leftmost dimension of oro.

A one-dimensional array of longitudes. Must be the same size as the rightmost dimension of oro.

A scalar float that indicates the value of land in oro.

A string equal to the base name for the two map files which will be created (i.e. "jurassic"). This can include the path where the files should be created (i.e. "./eocene").

Description

This procedure creates continental outlines from model orography data for use in paleo-geographic plots, and writes the data to two files which can then be accessed via the mpDataSetName resource to draw the new outlines. The two files will be called basename.lines and basename.names.

Once these files are created, you can put them in the directory $NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/database, and then you can load them using the mpDataSetName resource, and you don't have to indicate the path to the files or regenerate the files every time.

Examples

Example 1

 
  oro = f->ORO(0,:,:)         ; orography data
  lat = f->lat                 
  lon = f->lon                 
  landmask = 1                ; land value in oro
  basename = "./EOCENE"       ; files EOCENE.lines and EOCENE.names created

  paleo_outline (oro,lat,lon,landmask,basename)
  ...

  ; the following two resources are required to load and apply the
  ; paleo continental outline.
  res@mpDataBaseVersion = "Ncarg4_1"
  res@mpDataSetName     = basename

  plot = gsn_csm_contour_map_ce (wks,data,res)