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Rainbow Colormaps

hotres

ncolors = 256
ncview_default

ncolors = 256
rainbow+white+gray

ncolors = 240
rainbow+white

ncolors = 239
rainbow+gray

ncolors = 239
testcmap

ncolors = 201
wh-bl-gr-ye-re

ncolors = 201
rainbow

ncolors = 190
WhViBlGrYeOrRe

ncolors = 103
ViBlGrWhYeOrRe

ncolors = 103
WhViBlGrYeOrReWh

ncolors = 103
WhBlGrYeRe

ncolors = 102
BlAqGrYeOrRe

ncolors = 102
prcp_3

ncolors = 25
so4_23

ncolors = 25
gui_default

ncolors = 24
posneg_2

ncolors = 22
posneg_1

ncolors = 21
so4_21

ncolors = 23
amwg

ncolors = 18
amwg_blueyellowred

ncolors = 18
wgne15

ncolors = 17
cosam12

ncolors = 14
cosam

ncolors = 12
BlAqGrYeOrReVi200

ncolors = 202
BlGrYeOrReVi200

ncolors = 202
BkBlAqGrYeOrReViWh200

ncolors = 202
example

ncolors = 116
nrl_sirkes

ncolors = 23
tbr_240-300

ncolors = 202
tbr_stdev_0-30

ncolors = 202
tbr_var_0-500

ncolors = 202
tbrStd1

ncolors = 103
tbrVar1

ncolors = 103
tbrAvg1

ncolors = 102

Small Colormaps (less than 30 colors)

StepSeq25

ncolors = 27
prcp_3

ncolors = 25
so4_23

ncolors = 25
gui_default

ncolors = 24
radar_1

ncolors = 26
nrl_sirkes

ncolors = 23
so4_21

ncolors = 23
hotcolr_19lev

ncolors = 22
posneg_2

ncolors = 22
precip4_diff_19lev

ncolors = 22
rh_19lev

ncolors = 22
temp_19lev

ncolors = 22
hotcold_18lev

ncolors = 21
posneg_1

ncolors = 21
temp_diff_18lev

ncolors = 21
BlueDarkRed18

ncolors = 20
BlueDarkOrange18

ncolors = 20
precip2_17lev

ncolors = 20
wind_17lev

ncolors = 20
prcp_1

ncolors = 19
precip3_16lev

ncolors = 19
amwg

ncolors = 18
amwg_blueyellowred

ncolors = 18
BlueDarkRed18

ncolors = 18
GreenMagenta16

ncolors = 18
precip2_15lev

ncolors = 18
spread_15lev

ncolors = 18
topo_15lev

ncolors = 18
mch_default

ncolors = 17
radar

ncolors = 17
wgne15

ncolors = 17
BlueGreen14

ncolors = 16
precip_diff_12lev

ncolors = 15
sunshine_diff_12lev

ncolors = 15
BrownBlue12

ncolors = 14
Cat12

ncolors = 14
cosam12

ncolors = 14
percent_11lev

ncolors = 14
precip4_11lev

ncolors = 14
precip_11lev

ncolors = 14
prcp_2

ncolors = 14
cosam

ncolors = 12
perc2_9lev

ncolors = 12
sunshine_9lev

ncolors = 12
cyclic

ncolors = 8
gscyclic

ncolors = 8
precip_diff_1lev

ncolors = 4
temp_diff_1lev

ncolors = 4

Two Color Gradiated Colormaps

BlueRedGray

ncolors = 254
BlueRed

ncolors = 254
BlWhRe

ncolors = 103
WhBlReWh

ncolors = 102
BlRe

ncolors = 98
GreenYellow

ncolors = 254

White in the Middle Colormaps

testcmap

ncolors = 201
ViBlGrWhYeOrRe

ncolors = 103
BlWhRe

ncolors = 103
nrl_sirkes

ncolors = 23

Grayscale Colormaps

gsdtol

ncolors = 33
gsltod

ncolors = 33
gscyclic

ncolors = 8
wxpEnIR

ncolors = 102

Miscellaneous Colormaps

temp1

ncolors = 63
helix

ncolors = 256
helix1

ncolors = 256
thelix

ncolors = 256
3gauss

ncolors = 256
3saw

ncolors = 256
detail

ncolors = 256
extrema

ncolors = 256
psgcap

ncolors = 240
uniform

ncolors = 175
hlu_default

ncolors = 32
default

ncolors = 32
cyclic

ncolors = 8

MeteoSwiss Colormaps - added in NCL V5.2.0

hotcold_18lev

ncolors = 21
hotcolr_19lev

ncolors = 22
mch_default

ncolors = 17
perc2_9lev

ncolors = 12
percent_11lev

ncolors = 14
precip2_15lev

ncolors = 18
precip2_17lev

ncolors = 20
precip3_16lev

ncolors = 19
precip4_11lev

ncolors = 14
precip4_diff_19lev

ncolors = 22
precip_11lev

ncolors = 14
precip_diff_12lev

ncolors = 15
precip_diff_1lev

ncolors = 4
rh_19lev

ncolors = 22
spread_15lev

ncolors = 18
sunshine_9lev

ncolors = 12
sunshine_diff_12lev

ncolors = 15
t2m_29lev

ncolors = 32
temp_19lev

ncolors = 22
temp_diff_18lev

ncolors = 21
temp_diff_1lev

ncolors = 4
topo_15lev

ncolors = 18
wind_17lev

ncolors = 20