DKRZ NCL contour unstructured example#
DKRZ NCL example script:
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; DKRZ NCL Example: NCL_unstructured_grid.ncl
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; 30.10.14 kmf
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begin
;-- read the data and define
diri = "$HOME/NCL/general/data/new_data/"
fili = "camse_unstructured_grid.nc"
f = addfile(diri+fili, "r")
var = f->T850
lat1d = f->lat
lon1d = f->lon
;-- define the workstation (plot type and name)
wks = gsn_open_wks("png","plot_unstructured_grid")
;-- set resources
res = True
res@gsnMaximize = True ;-- maximize graphics output
res@cnFillOn = True ;-- turn on contour fill
res@cnLinesOn = False ;-- turn off contour lines
res@cnLineLabelsOn = False ;-- turn off line labels
res@cnFillMode = "RasterFill" ;-- use CellFill method
res@tiMainString = "DKRZ NCL Example: unstructured grid (CAM-SE)" ;-- title string
res@tiMainFontHeightF = 0.02 ;-- title font size
;-- lat/lon arrays of curvelinear frid for overlaying on map
res@sfXArray = lon1d
res@sfYArray = lat1d
;-- draw the contour map
plot = gsn_csm_contour_map(wks,var,res)
end
Result: