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Version 5.2.0 - December 2009
- span - Generates an array of equally-spaced
values given a start, end, and spacing. Similar to
ispan except the input parameters can be any
numeric value.
- str_split - Splits a string into an array of
strings given a delimiter.
- center_finite_diff_n,
dtrend_n,
dtrend_msg_n,
int2p_n,
int2p_n_Wrap,
linint1_n,
linint1_n_Wrap,
linmsg_n,
runave_n
runave_n_Wrap,
taper_n,
wgt_runave_n,
wgt_runave_n_Wrap
This suite of functions is an improvement to the existing versions of these functions which operate only on the rightmost dimension. These functions allow you to specifiy which dimension to operate on, so you don't have to reorder the input array(s) first.
-
clmDayTLL,
clmMonTLL,
clmMonTLLL,
stdMonTLL,
stdMonTLLL,
month_to_annual,
month_to_annual_weighted.
These were updated to use dim_avg_n and/or dim_stddev_n.
- gsn_add_polygon,
gsn_add_polyline,
gsn_add_polymarker
These functions have been updated to recognize the special tfPolyDrawOrder resource.
- int2p_Wrap
The argument prototype xo[*]:numeric is no longer applicable. The function allows the xo to be multidimensional.
- PopLatLon, PopLatLonV
These functions have been updated to recognize the high resolution "tx0.1v2" mappings.
- WindRoseBasic,
WindRoseColor,
WindRoseThickLine.
These were updated to allow the wspd and wdir to be multi-dimensional.
These color tables were graciously contributed by MeteoSwiss.
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image for larger version.]
For a list of all the available color tables, see the color table gallery.
- Another bug in the recent implementation of aggregated variable
subscripting for the file list returned by the
addfiles function was found in version 5.1.1 and has now been
fixed. It involves selection along the aggregated dimension only when
using vector subscripting. The problem occurs when a selection results
in a single element being accessed along the aggregated dimension for
any file in the list. The symptoms of this problem range from possible
core dumps to returned variables that have fewer coordinate variables
than expected along with odd mix-ups between the coordinate variables
that are present. Users are advised to avoid using vector subscripting
along the aggregated dimension if there is a possibility that only one
element is selected from any of the files in the list.
- dim_avg_Wrap
This function was not copying variable attributes as advertised.
- mjo_xcor_lag_season
Added a statment that fixes a possible numerical rounding issue.
- rho_mwjf
Dr. Arne Melson [Norwegian Meteorological Institute, R & D - Oceanography ] noted that the results were applicable for computing surface potential density only, i.e., where depth=0. A modification has since been applied [version 5.2.0] to accurately compute all density surfaces (depth >= 0).
- rcm2points_Wrap
Corrected an interface error.
- skewT_PlotData
Fixed an issue that occured when the attribute [resource] ThermoInfo was set to False.