Re: Problem of Y-axis of contour plots

From: S. Yi (yis2 AT univmail.cis.mcmaster.ca)
Date: Fri Jan 14 2005 - 08:14:09 MST

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    Hello,

     In fact, the distances between 0 cm and 80 cm for three plots are
    same.
    But the distances between 0 cm tick and 20 cm tick are all different.

     Is there any method to overcome this ?

     Thanks

    Shuhua Yi
    On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 11:17:18 -0700 (MST)
     Adam Phillips <asphilli@cgd.ucar.edu> wrote:
    > Hi Shuhua,
    >
    > Try setting the resource vpHeightF, which should set each plot to the
    > same
    > height.
    > See http://ngwww.ucar.edu/ngdoc/ng/ref/hlu/obj/View.res.html
    >
    > Adam
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    > >Hello,
    > >
    > > I ploted three plots in one panel.
    > >
    > > First one is contour of measured soil temperature
    > > Depths of measurement are 2, 5, 10 , 50, 100 cm
    > >
    > > Second is contour of modelled soil temperature
    > > Depths of model nodes are 0.7, 2.8, 6.2, 11.9, 21, 37, 62, 103 cm
    > >
    > > Third is X-Y plot for predicted front depth.
    > >
    > >
    > > Contour plots use Log axis for Y-axis automatically, although I use
    > > resourse@trYLog = False
    > >
    > > Since I cannot plot all three figures using linear Y axis, I try
    > to
    > >plot all three using log axis, and use following resources
    > > resourse@tmYLValues=(/0,20, 40, 60, 80/)
    > > resourse@tmYLLabels=(/0,20, 40, 60, 80/)
    > >
    > > However, the distances in the Y-axis between 0 and 20 for three
    > >figures are all different from each other.
    > >It is hard to compare them.
    > >
    > > My questions are:
    > >
    > > First, how to force the contour figure to use linear axis.
    > >
    > > Second, how to make all three y-axis have the same scale.
    > >
    > > Thanks a lot
    > >
    > >Yi, Shuhua
    > >School of Geography and Geology
    > >McMaster University
    > >Hamilton, ON, CA L8S 4K1
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    Yi, Shuhua
    School of Geography and Geology
    McMaster University
    Hamilton, ON, CA L8S 4K1
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