Re: NCL plot orientation changing from one computer cluster to another

From: Dave Allured <dave.allured_at_nyahnyahspammersnyahnyah>
Date: Tue Mar 13 2012 - 16:20:35 MDT

Move this line down below "res = True":

   gsnPaperOrientation = "landscape"

and change it to read:

  res@gsnPaperOrientation = "landscape"

--Dave

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Kelly Mahoney <kelly.mahoney@noaa.gov> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just wanted to follow-up on an email from last week about changing
> computing clusters (but not NCL versions or codes) and experiencing
> changes in postscript output.
>
> Some of the issues I have since attributed to a different version of
> ImageMagick, which I was using for viewing.
>
> The one outstanding question though, is about image orientation --
> namely that the plot used to be landscape, and now it is portrait, and I
> can't hardwire the code to do anything besides that.
>
> The example is below -- any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Kelly
>
>
> ;*************************************************
> ; WRF_pcp_1.ncl
> ;
> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"
> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_csm.ncl"
> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/wrf/WRFUserARW.ncl"
> load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/contributed.ncl"
>
> begin
> ;
> ; Open file and get variables.
> ;
>
>   fils = systemfunc("ls ./wrfout_d02_*")+".nc"    ; fils is a variable
> of type list (vs. one fil would be a variable of type file)
>   nfil = dimsizes(fils)                           ; create a count of
> individual files instead of...
>                                                   ; concatonating
> variable from all files all together
>
>   do nf=24,24
>
>   f=addfile(fils(nf),"r")
>   times  = wrf_user_list_times(f)  ; get time(s) in the file
> ;
> ; Get non-convective, convective
> ; Calculate total precipitation
> ;
>
>   rain_exp = wrf_user_getvar(f,"RAINNC",-1)
>   rain_con = wrf_user_getvar(f,"RAINC", -1)
>
>   rain_tot = (rain_exp + rain_con)
>   rain_tot@description = "CTRL Run 1km(D02) 24-h precip (mm) ending
> "+times(:)
>
>   wks =
> gsn_open_wks("ps","AZAR_1km_D02_precip_mm_NPVU_colors_v2"+nf)    ; Open
> graphics file.
> ;km  gsnMaximize = True    ;km have tried this true and false...
>   gsnPaperOrientation = "landscape"
>  gsn_define_colormap(wks,"BlAqGrYeOrReVi200")
>
>  ;
> ; Set up resource list that will be shared between the
> ; two wrf_contour calls.
> ;
>   res                      = True
>   res@gsnDraw              = False
>   res@gsnFrame             = False
>   res@cnLevelSelectionMode = "ExplicitLevels"
>   res@cnFillOn             = True
>   res@cnLinesOn            = False
>   res@lbLabelAutoStride    = True
>
>
> ; Plotting options for Precipitation
>   opts_r                      = res
>    ; Plotting options for Precipitation
>     opts_r = res
>     opts_r@UnitLabel            = "mm"
>     opts_r@cnLevelSelectionMode = "ExplicitLevels"
>     opts_r@cnLevels             = (/ .25, 2.5, 6.4, 12.7, 19.1, 25.4,
> 38., 51., 64., 76., 102., 127., 152., 203., 254. /)
>     opts_r@cnInfoLabelOn        = False
>     opts_r@cnConstFLabelOn      = False
>     opts_r@cnFillOn             = True
>     opts_r@cnFillColors         =
> (/-1,35,20,4,86,57,70,104,123,140,155,168,177,190,201,-1/)
>
>
>   opts_r@cnSmoothingOn        = True
>   opts_r@cnSmoothingDistanceF = .005
>
> ; Resources to control precipitation labelbar, which will be
> ; vertical.
>   opts_r@lbTitleString            = "Total Precipitation"
>   opts_r@lbTitleDirection         = "Down"
>   opts_r@lbTitleJust              = "CenterRight"
>   opts_r@lbTitlePosition          = "Right"
>   opts_r@lbTitleOffsetF           = 0.07
>   opts_r@ValidTime = True
>   opts_r@TimeLabel = times(:)
>
>   opts_r@lbOrientation            = "Vertical"
>   opts_r@pmLabelBarSide           = "Right"
>   opts_r@pmLabelBarHeightF        = 0.77
>   opts_r@pmLabelBarWidthF         = 0.11
>   opts_r@pmLabelBarOrthogonalPosF = 0.03
>   opts_r@lbBoxMinorExtentF        = 0.4
>
> ; Total Precipitation (color fill)
>   contour_tot = wrf_contour(f, wks, rain_tot(0,:,:), opts_r)
>
> ;
> ; Use the special wrf_map_overlays function to figure out
> ; the correct map projection and do the overlay.
> ;
> ; Set up two resource lists for wrf_map_overlays.
> ;
>   pltres                            = True
>   mpres                             = True
>   mpres@mpGeophysicalLineColor      = "Black"
>   mpres@mpNationalLineColor         = "Black"
>   mpres@mpUSStateLineColor          = "Black"
>   mpres@mpGridLineColor             = "Black"
>   mpres@mpLimbLineColor             = "Black"
>   mpres@mpPerimLineColor            = "Black"
>
>   plot = wrf_map_overlays(f,wks,(/contour_tot/),pltres,mpres)
>
>   end do
> end
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 3/2/2012 8:56 AM, Kelly Mahoney wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm having trouble getting my NCL-generated plots to look the same on
>> one computing system (NOAA's Zeus) as they do on another (NOAA ESRL's
>> Jet).
>>
>> Using the exactly same scripts (example below), the exact same
>> .hluresfile in my /home directory, and the same version of NCL
>> (6.0.0), some of my plots on Zeus remain stuck in "portrait" mode with
>> a transparent background, and on Jet, the plots are landscape and with
>> a solid white background (the latter is as desired).
>>
>> I have also tried all of the known-to-me NCL methods
>> (gsnPaperOrientation, gsnMaximize, etc.) for hardwiring the image
>> orientation, but nothing changes no matter what I set them to.
>>
>> Has anyone else come across these types of issues and know of a way to
>> fix them? I'm working with the computing folks on this too, but wanted
>> to see if the NCL community had any insight that might help.
>>
>> Thank you!
>> Kelly Mahoney
>>
>>
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