Re: skewT

The barbs disappeared because 60 put them out of the viewport. Try a small
number.

If you want the line to disappear or be in a different location, change
lines 633 and 634 where the procedures gsn_polyline and gsn_polymarker are
called.

On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 11:20 AM, steve kirby <thin_runner@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Paula,
>
> Thanks for that reference. However, I tried this, (in skewt_func.ncl):
>
> ; note, the original block is below
> ypWind = skewty (pw)
> xpWind = new (dimsizes(pw), float)
> if (isatt(localOpts,"xpWind")) then
> xpWind = skewtx (localOpts@xpWind , skewty(1013.) ) ;
> location of wind barb
> else
> xpWind = skewtx (45. , skewty(1013.) ) ; location of
> wind barb
> end if
>
> ;here's where I tried to set xpWind to a new value
> xpWind = 60
>
> yet, the vertical wind profile location remained the same, but the barbs
> went away leaving just a vertical line.
>
> --Steve
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Paula Doubrawa Moreira <pmoreira@alaska.edu>
> *To:* steve kirby <thin_runner@yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* "ncl-talk@ucar.edu" <ncl-talk@ucar.edu>
> *Sent:* Monday, August 29, 2011 11:34 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [ncl-talk] skewT
>
> Use the resource xpWind
>
> ; *"x" location for windbarbs*
> dataOpts@xpWind =42 ; default=45
>
> from http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/skewt.shtml
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 9:16 AM, steve kirby <thin_runner@yahoo.com>wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm using wrf_SkewT.ncl to generate skewT plots from WRF data. All is well
> except that the vertical profile of wind speed and direction (wind barbs) is
> overlaid by the temperature/dew point temperature plot (the green and white
> shaded area), below 5km. My best guess is that the positioning is setup
> in:
>
> $NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/skewt_func.ncl
>
> in that, I do see a couple of references,
> xWind=skewtx(45.,skewty(presWind(0)))
> sx(0:npres-1)=xWind; "x" location of wind plot
>
>
>
>
> but not being versed in NCL I wouldn't know how to change the positioning correctly. Could someone pls advise?
>
> Thanks much,
> Steve
>
>
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>
> --
> *Paula Doubrawa Moreira**
> *Graduate Student - Research Assistant
> International Arctic Research Center
> University of Alaska Fairbanks
>
>
>

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*Paula Doubrawa Moreira**
*Graduate Student - Research Assistant
International Arctic Research Center
University of Alaska Fairbanks

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