Re: regriddig question

From: Dennis Shea <shea_at_nyahnyahspammersnyahnyah>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:43:48 -0700 (MST)

> I need to regrid data from a Gaussian grid (T42) to a linear grid.
>
> The linear grid is defined:
> lon= 1.25 : 2.5: 358.75
> lat = -89:2:89
>
> I am not sure what the best way to regrid the data in a case like this?
> Should I regrid the data using a bilinear interpolation linint2? Or is there
> a better way: for example to use the function g2fsh, and then linint2 ?

Hi Cecile,

It depends .... :-)

The spherical harmonics are faster and are "highly accurate". They have
a downside for variables that have bounds [eg: precipitation [lower bound
zero, rel. humidity [0-100],...].

The safest but slower is to use linint2 [better, linint_Wrap].

Joyeux Noel!
D

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