Re: setting time axis

Hi,

I have tried setting res_at_trXAxisType = "IrregularAxis" but it did
not change anything.

This is what I get with
 print (msla&time(yearind))
---------------------------
Variable: time (coordinate subsection)
Type: double
Total Size: 1656 bytes
            207 values
Number of Dimensions: 1
Dimensions and sizes: [time | 207]
Coordinates:
Number Of Attributes: 4
  missing_value : -999
  units : days since 1950-01-01 00:00:0.0
  long_name : reference time
  _FillValue : -999
(0) 20457
(1) 20460
(2) 20464
(3) 20467
(4) 20471
(5) 20474
(6) 20478
(7) 20481
(8) 20485
(9) 20488
(10) 20492
(11) 20495
(12) 20499
(13) 20502
(14) 20506
(15) 20509
(16) 20513
(17) 20516
(18) 20520
(19) 20523
(20) 20527
(21) 20530
(22) 20534
(23) 20537
(24) 20541
(25) 20544
(26) 20548
(27) 20551
(28) 20555
(29) 20558
(30) 20562
(31) 20565
(32) 20569
(33) 20572
(34) 20579
(35) 20583
(36) 20586
(37) 20590
(38) 20593
(39) 20600
(40) 20604
(41) 20607
(42) 20611
(43) 20614
(44) 20618
(45) 20621
(46) 20625
(47) 20628
(48) 20632
(49) 20635
(50) 20639
(51) 20640
(52) 20641
(53) 20642
(54) 20643
(55) 20644
(56) 20645
(57) 20646
(58) 20647
(59) 20648
(60) 20649
(61) 20650
(62) 20651
(63) 20652
(64) 20653
(65) 20654
(66) 20655
(67) 20656
(68) 20657
(69) 20658
(70) 20659
(71) 20660
(72) 20661
(73) 20662
(74) 20663
(75) 20664
(76) 20665
(77) 20666
(78) 20667
(79) 20668
(80) 20669
(81) 20670
(82) 20671
(83) 20672
(84) 20673
(85) 20674
(86) 20675
(87) 20676
(88) 20677
(89) 20678
(90) 20679
(91) 20680
(92) 20681
(93) 20682
(94) 20684
(95) 20685
(96) 20686
(97) 20687
(98) 20688
(99) 20689
(100) 20691
(101) 20692
(102) 20693
(103) 20694
(104) 20695
(105) 20696
(106) 20697
(107) 20698
(108) 20699
(109) 20701
(110) 20702
(111) 20703
(112) 20704
(113) 20705
(114) 20706
(115) 20707
(116) 20708
(117) 20709
(118) 20710
(119) 20711
(120) 20712
(121) 20713
(122) 20714
(123) 20715
(124) 20716
(125) 20717
(126) 20718
(127) 20719
(128) 20720
(129) 20721
(130) 20722
(131) 20723
(132) 20724
(133) 20725
(134) 20726
(135) 20727
(136) 20728
(137) 20729
(138) 20730
(139) 20731
(140) 20732
(141) 20733
(142) 20734
(143) 20735
(144) 20736
(145) 20737
(146) 20738
(147) 20741
(148) 20742
(149) 20743
(150) 20744
(151) 20745
(152) 20746
(153) 20747
(154) 20748
(155) 20749
(156) 20750
(157) 20751
(158) 20752
(159) 20754
(160) 20755
(161) 20756
(162) 20757
(163) 20758
(164) 20759
(165) 20760
(166) 20761
(167) 20762
(168) 20763
(169) 20764
(170) 20765
(171) 20766
(172) 20767
(173) 20768
(174) 20769
(175) 20770
(176) 20771
(177) 20772
(178) 20773
(179) 20774
(180) 20775
(181) 20776
(182) 20777
(183) 20778
(184) 20779
(185) 20780
(186) 20782
(187) 20783
(188) 20784
(189) 20785
(190) 20786
(191) 20787
(192) 20788
(193) 20789
(194) 20790
(195) 20791
(196) 20792
(197) 20793
(198) 20794
(199) 20795
(200) 20796
(201) 20797
(202) 20798
(203) 20799
(204) 20800
(205) 20801
(206) 20802

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Allured" <dave.allured_at_noaa.gov>
To: <ncl-talk_at_ucar.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 1:21 AM
Subject: Re: setting time axis

> Marjolaine,
>
> To get the desired time axis behavior, the variable "msla" must have not
> only a dimension named "time", but also an associated time coordinate
> variable that is proportional to real calendar time.
>
> I suspect that's what you are missing. What do you get with the following
> diagnostic just in front of your plot statement?
>
> print (msla&time(yearind))
> exit
>
> "Please reply to the list."
>
> --Dave A.
> CU/CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center (CDC)
> NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Climate Analysis Branch (CAB)
>
> Marjolaine Rouault wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I am plotting a variable using the following comand:
>> plot = gsn_csm_hov(wks, msla(lon|:,time|yearind), res)
>> yearind represents the indices of the variable msla falling within a
>> specific year. My problem is that my time axis is not regular. As you
>> will see in the plot, the space between the months changes according to
>> the number of points. I would like the months on my time axis to be
>> regularly spaced even if the number of points within a specific month is
>> not constant.
>> The output of the program gives the attached plot.
>> Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.
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