Re: Vertical averaging using varying depths

variable > 2GB are not an issue for NCL 6.0.0 and higher

If you are encountering a memory error, it is likely that
you are exceeding your operating system memory

On 1/24/13 4:22 AM, Hyacinth Nnamchi wrote:
>
> Hi Dennis,
> A more fundamental constraint is the size of my data: 624x29x193x256 and 624x193x256, which exceed 2G by far even before I create additional arrays. I'll therefore have to subset at some fixed levels and average directly. Thanks for your repeated hints, they may be useful for me elsewhere.
> Hyacinth
>
>> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:10:47 -0700
>> From: shea@ucar.edu
>> To: hyacinth.1@hotmail.com
>> CC: ncl-talk@ucar.edu
>> Subject: Re: Vertical averaging using varying depths
>>
>> The denominators should have a 2nd argumenty
>>
>> dim_sum_n(dz) ==> dim_sum_n(dz , 0)
>> dim_sum_n(dz4) ==> dim_sum_n(dz4, 1) ;
>>
>> On 01/23/2013 09:09 AM, Hyacinth Nnamchi wrote:
>>> Thanks for your response Dennis, I'll try out your suggestion.
>>>
>>> Hyacinth
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:26:15 -0700
>>> > From: shea@ucar.edu
>>> > To: hyacinth.1@hotmail.com
>>> > CC: ncl-talk@ucar.edu
>>> > Subject: Re: Vertical averaging using varying depths
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > There can not be function for everything.
>>> > You can always write your own.
>>> > Also, is the (x,y,z,t) fortran ordering???
>>> > Is 'z' one dimensional or 4 dimensional?
>>> >
>>> > let: dz=layer_thickness,
>>> > q=variable, fortran(x,y,z,t)=>ncl(t,z,y,x) ; 0,1,2,3
>>> >
>>> > z_zavg = dim_sum_n(q*dz, 1)/dim_sum_n(dz) ; q and dz (x,y,z,t)
>>> > --
>>> > dz4 = conform(dz,z,1)
>>> > z_zavg = dim_sum_n(q*dz4, 1)/dim_sum_n(dz4) ; q(x,y,z,t), dz(z)
>>> >
>>> > On 1/21/13 10:00 AM, Hyacinth Nnamchi wrote:
>>> > >
>>> & gt; > Hi users,
>>> > > I want to calculate the vertical average of a 4D (x,y,z,t) ocean
>>> variable. The problem is that the depths will have to vary: I want to
>>> use the thermocline depth (already calculated, x,y,t) as the base at
>>> each grid point, for the vertical vertical averaging. Is there a
>>> way/function to do this ncl?
>>> > > Thanks in advance.
>>> > > Hyacinth
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >
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