Re: Time Series for a specific Latitude

Taylor,

Okay, this gives us a much better idea of what you want. Let's assume
that you already have an NCL script to make the globally averaged
temperature vs. time plot. It sounds like you want a zonal average
east-west to the limits of the basin, at the specified latitude and
depth, as a time series.

If that is the case, then you simply take the existing script, and
constrain the input data to be read using coordinate subscripting.
You can probably just use the same averaging function that was used to
make the global averages. You need to manually determine the east and
west limits of the Atlantic basin at the specified latitude and depth;
consult an ocean map or Google Earth or something.

You can read about coordinate subscripting here:
http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Manuals/Ref_Manual/NclVariables.shtml#CoordinateSubscripts

If you need further advice, please post a copy of the global averaging
and plot script that you are using, and a printVarSummary of your
input data variable.

--Dave
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On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Taylor Hughlett
<taylor.hughlett@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Thanks for the response.
>
> What I am trying to do is plot the temperature from CCSM3 output data over
> a range of about 900 years only at 30 degrees North latitude for the
> entire Atlantic basin at a depth of 800 meters.
>
> I can produce globally averaged temperature vs. time line plots, and all I
> am wanting to do is specify a particular depth and latitude over an entire
> basin.
>
> I feel like that probably did not clairfy things much. Let me know if this
> helped.
>
> Thanks,
> Taylor
>
> On 1/7/13 5:47 PM, "Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate" <dave.allured@noaa.gov>
> wrote:
>
>>What do you mean by "for 30 degrees North latitude"? At what
>>longitude? Or, do you want an average across a range of longitudes,
>>in other words a zonal average?
>>
>>What kind of data are you starting with? Gridded?
>>
>>"Create a time series" -- You mean a line plot? See the example page
>>for "XY" plots:
>>
>>http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/xy.shtml
>>
>>--Dave
>>(Reply to list only!)
>>
>>On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Taylor Hughlett
>><taylor.hughlett@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I was wondering what I would need to do in order to create a time
>>>series for
>>> a specific latitude.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What I am trying to plot is, for example, temperature at 800 meters
>>>depth
>>> for 30 degrees North latitude.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Would anyone have an idea or know how to produce this time series plot?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Taylor Hughlett
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