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dim_acumrun_n

Calculates individual accumulated sums of sequences ('runs') of a specified length.

Available in version 6.2.1 and later.

Prototype

	function dim_acumrun_n (
		x        : numeric,  
		lrun [1] : integer,  
		opt      : integer,  
		dims [*] : integer   
	)

	return_val [dimsizes(x)] :  float, double (int, long, float, double in NCL V6.4.0 and later)

Arguments

A variable of numeric type and any dimensionality. NOTE: If there is no explicit _FillValue associated with x, the default _FillValue will be used.

lrun

A scalar specifying the length of the run. lrun must be greater than or equal to 2.

opt

A scalar indicating how an individual run with _FillValue are handled. The default is opt=0.

opt=0: if a _FillValue is encountered, set the current accumulated run value to _FillValue.
opt=1: if a _FillValue is encountered, continue calculating the accumulated sum using available values.

dims

The dimension(s) of x on which to calculate the sum. Must be consecutive and monotonically increasing.

Return value

In NCL Versions 6.3.0 and earlier, this routine returned either a float or double of the same dimensions as x.

In later versions of NCL, it was enhanced to return the following:

double if x is double
float if x is float
long if x is long
integer if x is any other type

Description

The dim_acumrun_n function calculates the cumulative sum of the current values and the previous (lrun-1) values. This type of calculation is often done for precipitation values to assess drought.

Examples

Example 1: Calculate the accumulated individual running sums of the current and previous (lrun-1i) values. When no _FillValue are encountered opt=0 and 1 yield the same answer.


  x        = (/1,2,3,4,5,7,-23/)
  x@_FillValue = -999     
  x_ars    = dim_acumrun_n(x,3,0,0)            ; (/-999,-999, 6, 9, 12, 16, -11 /)
  x_ars    = dim_acumrun_n(x,3,1,0)            ; (/-999,-999, 6, 9, 12, 16, -11 /)

Example 2: When one or more _FillValue are encountered, opt=0 and 1 yield different results.