Re: GRIB Lambert proj errors

From: Jamie Lahowetz <jlahowe2_at_nyahnyahspammersnyahnyah>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:36:00 -0500

I bet these are all very basic questions.

I don't understand how to get the polymarker to plot on the same plot as the
data. When I click a separate plot opens that is blank with the white marker
by itself.

load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"
load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_csm.ncl"
begin

  fili = "/home/jlahowet/THOR/test/wind/narr-a_221_20070314_0300_000.grb"
  f = addfile (fili, "r")

  names = getfilevarnames(f)
  print(names)

  atts = getfilevaratts(f,names(0))
  dims = getfilevardims(f,names(0))
  print(atts)
  print(dims)

  vpt = f->VSTM_221_HTGY
  lat2d = f->gridlat_221
  lon2d = f->gridlon_221

  vpt_at_lat2d = lat2d
  vpt_at_lon2d = lon2d

  wks = gsn_open_wks("x11","lcnative")
  gsn_define_colormap(wks,"gui_default")

  res = True
  res_at_tiMainString = "Native Lambert Conformal"

  res_at_mpLimitMode = "Corners"
  res_at_mpLeftCornerLatF = 40.0
  res_at_mpLeftCornerLonF = -105.0
  res_at_mpRightCornerLatF = 50.0
  res_at_mpRightCornerLonF = -90.0

  res_at_mpProjection = "LAMBERTCONFORMAL"
  res_at_mpLambertParallel1F = lon2d_at_Latin1
  res_at_mpLambertParallel2F = lon2d_at_Latin2
  res_at_mpLambertMeridianF = lat2d_at_Lov

  res_at_pmTickMarkDisplayMode = "Always"
  res_at_mpFillOn = False
  res_at_mpOutlineDrawOrder = "PostDraw"
  res_at_mpOutlineBoundarySets = "GeophysicalAndUSStates"
  res_at_mpGridAndLimbOn = True

  res_at_tfDoNDCOverlay = False

  res_at_cnFillOn = True
  res_at_cnLinesOn = False
  res_at_gsnSpreadColors = True
  res_at_gsnAddCyclic = False

  plot = gsn_csm_contour_map(wks,vpt,res)

  ;plot marker
  x = -101.35
  y = 45.15
  polyres = True
  polyres_at_gsMarkerIndex = 16
  polyres_at_gsMarkerSizeF = 10.0
  polyres_at_gsMarkerColor = (/"white"/)

  gsn_polymarker(wks,plot,x,y,polyres)
  frame(wks)

end

On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Dennis Shea <shea_at_ucar.edu> wrote:

> See:
>
> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Graphics/Interfaces/gsn_polymarker.shtml
>
> It might help if you downloaded the mini-reference manuals:
> Language and Graphics.
>
> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Manuals/
>
> Jamie Lahowetz wrote:
>
>> Thanks that worked perfectly.
>>
>> One more question:
>> how can I add a mark to the plot at both a lat lon point and a grid point?
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 3:06 PM, Mary Haley <haley_at_ucar.edu <mailto:
>> haley_at_ucar.edu>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008, Jamie Lahowetz wrote:
>>
>> my bad. I changed the proj from 'ps' to 'x11'.
>>
>> Another question is how can I zoom into an area to get a better
>> idea of the
>> values?
>>
>>
>> Jamie,
>>
>> In order to zoom in on the data, you need to make sure that your data
>> goes through the proper transformation on the new map limits.
>>
>> To do this, add the following 2 lines:
>>
>> vpt_at_lat2d = lat2d
>> vpt_at_lon2d = lon2d
>>
>> right after:
>>
>>
>> vpt = f->VSTM_221_HTGY
>> lat2d = f->gridlat_221
>> lon2d = f->gridlon_221
>>
>> Make sure this resource is False!
>>
>> res_at_tfDoNDCOverlay = False
>>
>> You can now try zooming in on your data by playing with the values
>> of these four resources:
>>
>>
>> res_at_mpLeftCornerLatF = lat2d_at_corners(0)
>> res_at_mpLeftCornerLonF = lon2d_at_corners(0)
>> res_at_mpRightCornerLatF = lat2d_at_corners(2)
>> res_at_mpRightCornerLonF = lon2d_at_corners(2)
>>
>>
>> --Mary
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Jamie Lahowetz
>> <jlahowe2_at_bigred.unl.edu <mailto:jlahowe2_at_bigred.unl.edu>>wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the help. I did a ncl_filedump and fixed the error:
>> res_at_mpProjection = "LAMBERTCONFORMAL"
>> res_at_mpLambertParallel1F = lon2d_at_Latin1
>> res_at_mpLambertParallel2F = lon2d_at_Latin2
>>
>> Now, nothing is plotted.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Mary Haley <haley_at_ucar.edu
>> <mailto:haley_at_ucar.edu>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008, Jamie Lahowetz wrote:
>>
>> I could use some help on getting a GRIB to project over
>> a Lambert
>>
>> Conformal.
>> I get these errors:
>> warning:Attempt to reference attribute (Latin1)
>> which is undefined
>> warning:Attempt to reference attribute (Latin2)
>> which is undefined
>> warning:GKS:GSVP: --RECTANGLE DEFINITION IS INVALID
>> fatal:MapSetTrans: error initializing map:
>> MAPINT/MDPINT/GKS ERROR
>> REPORTED
>> FROM libhlu.a(Error.o)
>> warning:GKS:GSVP: --RECTANGLE DEFINITION IS INVALID
>> fatal:MapSetTrans: error initializing map:
>> MAPINT/MDPINT/GKS ERROR
>> REPORTED
>> FROM libhlu.a(Error.o)
>> warning:["SetValues.c":474]:SetValuesChild never
>> occurred on
>> map.PlotManager: Error in mapPlotClass
>> warning:tiMainString is not a valid resource in map
>> at this time
>> Segmentation fault
>>
>> I'm not sure what all these errors mean since I'm
>> new to the language.
>> Here
>> is the code:
>>
>>
>> Jamie,
>>
>> The main problem is that you are trying to reference a
>> couple of
>> attributes that don't exist:
>>
>> res_at_mpLambertParallel1F = lat2d_at_Latin1
>> res_at_mpLambertParallel2F = lat2d_at_Latin2
>>
>> This code is trying to reference attributes "Latin1" and
>> "Latin2" attached
>> to the variable "lat2d".
>>
>> I think this was an original example where the "lat2d"
>> variable did
>> indeed have these attributes, because they were
>> originally on the
>> file. However, you are using your own file, and it looks
>> like
>> f->gridlat_221 does not have "Latin1" or "Latin2"
>> attached to it.
>>
>> What you need to do is first print the contents of your
>> file, either
>> by adding a "print(f)" after the "addfile" call, or by
>> doing an
>> ncl_filedump on the UNIX command line:
>>
>> ncl_filedump
>>
>> /home/jlahowet/THOR/test/wind/narr-a_221_20070314_0000_000.grb
>>
>> Check the output closely to see if there's anything that
>> looks like it
>> might be related to the map projection of your data, and
>> especially,
>> that might give you the two lambert parallel values that
>> you need.
>>
>> For example, in one NARR example that we have, the two
>> parallels are
>> attached to a variable called "Lambert_Conformal" and
>> are stored in an
>> array called "standard_parallel" that has two elements:
>>
>> res_at_mpLambertParallel1F =
>> f->Lambert_Conformal_at_standard_parallel(0)
>> res_at_mpLambertParallel2F =
>> f->Lambert_Conformal_at_standard_parallel(1)
>>
>> Hopefully this will help you get started.
>>
>> --Mary
>>
>>
>> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"
>>
>> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_csm.ncl"
>> begin
>>
>> fili =
>>
>> "/home/jlahowet/THOR/test/wind/narr-a_221_20070314_0000_000.grb"
>> f = addfile (fili, "r")
>>
>> names = getfilevarnames(f)
>> print(names)
>>
>> atts = getfilevaratts(f,names(0))
>> dims = getfilevardims(f,names(0))
>> print(atts)
>> print(dims)
>>
>> vpt = f->VSTM_221_HTGY
>> lat2d = f->gridlat_221
>> lon2d = f->gridlon_221
>>
>> wks = gsn_open_wks("ps","lcnative")
>> gsn_define_colormap(wks,"gui_default")
>>
>> res = True
>> res_at_tiMainString = "Native Lambert Conformal"
>>
>> res_at_mpLimitMode = "Corners"
>> res_at_mpLeftCornerLatF = lat2d_at_corners(0)
>> res_at_mpLeftCornerLonF = lon2d_at_corners(0)
>> res_at_mpRightCornerLatF = lat2d_at_corners(2)
>> res_at_mpRightCornerLonF = lon2d_at_corners(2)
>>
>> res_at_mpProjection = "LambertConformal"
>> res_at_mpLambertParallel1F = lat2d_at_Latin1
>> res_at_mpLambertParallel2F = lat2d_at_Latin2
>> res_at_mpLambertMeridianF = lat2d_at_Lov
>>
>> res_at_pmTickMarkDisplayMode = "Always"
>> res_at_mpFillOn = False
>> res_at_mpOutlineDrawOrder = "PostDraw"
>> res_at_mpOutlineBoundarySets = "GeophysicalAndUSStates"
>>
>> res_at_tfDoNDCOverlay = True
>>
>> res_at_cnFillOn = True
>> res_at_cnLinesOn = False
>> res_at_gsnSpreadColors = True
>> res_at_gsnAddCyclic = False
>>
>> plot = gsn_csm_contour_map(wks,vpt,res)
>> end
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> --
>> Jamie Ryan Lahowetz
>> University of Nebraska - Lincoln
>> Graduate Student - Geosciences
>> 402.304.0766
>> jlahowe2_at_bigred.unl.edu <mailto:
>> jlahowe2_at_bigred.unl.edu>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jamie Ryan Lahowetz
>> University of Nebraska - Lincoln
>> Graduate Student - Geosciences
>> 402.304.0766
>> jlahowe2_at_bigred.unl.edu <mailto:jlahowe2_at_bigred.unl.edu>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- Jamie Ryan Lahowetz
>> University of Nebraska - Lincoln
>> Graduate Student - Geosciences
>> 402.304.0766
>> jlahowe2_at_bigred.unl.edu <mailto:jlahowe2_at_bigred.unl.edu>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jamie Ryan Lahowetz
>> University of Nebraska - Lincoln
>> Graduate Student - Geosciences
>> 402.304.0766
>> jlahowe2_at_bigred.unl.edu <mailto:jlahowe2_at_bigred.unl.edu>
>>
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-- 
Jamie Ryan Lahowetz
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Graduate Student - Geosciences
402.304.0766
jlahowe2_at_bigred.unl.edu

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