1 ;***************************************************************************************************************
2 ; This is a sample NCL script to process GRIB data, plot surface variable (SKINTEMP and MSLP) and upper-air
3 ; variables (U, V, T, RH) in pressure level.
5 ;**************************************************************************************************************
7 load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"
8 load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_csm.ncl"
10 grb_file = addfile( "gfs_150416_12_00.grb","r")
11 names = getfilevarnames(grb_file) ; Get the variable names in the
12 print(names) ; GRIB file and print them out.
14 ; atts = getfilevaratts(grb_file,names(0)) ; Get the variable attributes and
15 ; dims = getfilevardims(grb_file,names(0)) ; dimension names from the GRIB
16 pres= grb_file->lv_ISBL0
18 presRH= grb_file->lv_ISBL6
19 npresRH=dimsizes(presRH)
20 soil= grb_file->lv_DBLL10_l0
22 wks = gsn_open_wks("x11","gfs") ; Open an X11 workstation.
23 gsn_define_colormap(wks,"wh-bl-gr-ye-re")
25 ;----------- MCHEN Begin plot -----------------------------------------
27 resources@cnFillOn = True ; turn on color
28 resources@cnLinesOn = False ; no contour lines
29 resources@gsnSpreadColors = True ; use full color map
30 resources@lbLabelAutoStride = True ; every other label
31 resources@cnLevelSelectionMode = "ManualLevels" ; manual levels
33 do i = 0,dimsizes(names)-1
34 names_char = stringtochar(names(i))
36 if(names(i).eq."PRMSL_P0_L101_GLL0") then
37 MSLP = grb_file->PRMSL_P0_L101_GLL0
38 if(isatt(MSLP,"units").eq.True)
39 resources@tiMainString = "MSLP ( " + MSLP@units + ")"
41 resources@tiMainString = "PRMSL_P0_L101_GLL0"
43 plot = gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,MSLP,resources)
46 if(names(i).eq."TMP_P0_L1_GLL0") then
47 SKINTEMP = grb_file->TMP_P0_L1_GLL0
48 if(isatt(SKINTEMP,"units").eq.True)
49 resources@tiMainString = "SKINTEMP ( " + SKINTEMP@units + ")"
51 resources@tiMainString = "TMP_P0_L1_GLL0"
53 plot = gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,SKINTEMP,resources)
56 if(names(i).eq."TMP_P0_L103_GLL0") then
57 T2 = grb_file->TMP_P0_L103_GLL0
58 if(isatt(T2,"units").eq.True)
59 resources@tiMainString = "T2 (" + T2@units + ")"
61 resources@tiMainString = "TMP_P0_L103_GLL0"
63 plot = gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,T2(0,:,:),resources)
66 if(names(i).eq."UGRD_P0_L103_GLL0") then
67 U10 = grb_file->UGRD_P0_L103_GLL0
68 if(isatt(T2,"units").eq.True)
69 resources@tiMainString = "U10 (" + U10@units + ")"
71 resources@tiMainString = "UGRD_P0_L103_GLL0"
73 plot = gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,U10(0,:,:),resources)
76 if(names(i).eq."VGRD_P0_L103_GLL0") then
77 V10 = grb_file->VGRD_P0_L103_GLL0
78 if(isatt(T2,"units").eq.True)
79 resources@tiMainString = "V10,UNIT: " + V10@units + ")"
81 resources@tiMainString = "VGRD_P0_L103_GLL0"
83 plot = gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,V10(0,:,:),resources)
86 if(names(i).eq."SOILW_P0_2L106_GLL0") then
87 SOILM = grb_file->SOILW_P0_2L106_GLL0
88 if(isatt(SOILM,"units").eq.True)
89 MainString = "SOILM, UNIT:" + SOILM@units + ")"
92 resources@tiMainString = MainString + " At " + soil(nlev) + " m"
93 plot = gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,SOILM(nlev,:,:),resources)
97 if(names(i).eq."TMP_P0_2L106_GLL0") then
98 SOILT = grb_file->TMP_P0_2L106_GLL0
99 if(isatt(SOILT,"units").eq.True)
100 MainString = "SOILT (" + SOILT@units + ")"
103 resources@tiMainString = MainString + " At " + soil(nlev) + " m"
104 plot = gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,SOILT(nlev,:,:),resources)
108 ; if(names_char(0:15).eq."TMP_P0_L100_GLL0") then
109 if(names(i).eq."TMP_P0_L100_GLL0") then
110 T = grb_file->TMP_P0_L100_GLL0
111 if(isatt(T,"units").eq.True)
112 MainString = "TEMPERATURE ( " + T@units + ")"
115 resources@tiMainString = MainString + " At " + pres(nlev)/100 +"hpa"
116 plot = gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,T(nlev,:,:),resources)
120 ; if(names_char(0:14).eq."RH_P0_L100_GLL0") then
121 if(names(i).eq."RH_P0_L100_GLL0") then
122 RH = grb_file->RH_P0_L100_GLL0
123 if(isatt(RH,"units").eq.True)
124 MainString = "RH (" + RH@units + ")"
127 resources@tiMainString = MainString + " At " + presRH(nlev)/100 +"hpa"
128 plot = gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,RH(nlev,:,:),resources)
132 ; if(names_char(0:16).eq."UGRD_P0_L100_GLL0") then
133 if(names(i).eq."UGRD_P0_L100_GLL0") then
134 U = grb_file->UGRD_P0_L100_GLL0
135 if(isatt(U,"units").eq.True)
136 MainString = "U ( " + U@units + ")"
139 resources@tiMainString = MainString + " At " + pres(nlev)/100 +"hpa"
140 plot = gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,U(nlev,:,:),resources)
144 ; if(names_char(0:11).eq."VGRD_P0_L100") then
145 if(names(i).eq."VGRD_P0_L100_GLL0") then
146 V = grb_file->VGRD_P0_L100_GLL0
147 if(isatt(V,"units").eq.True)
148 MainString = "V ( " + V@units + ")"
151 resources@tiMainString = MainString + " At " + pres(nlev)/100 +"hpa"
152 plot = gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,V(nlev,:,:),resources)