DKRZ NCL plot ICON global data using CellFill mode#

Example script:

;--------------------------------------------------------------------
; DKSR NCL example:  contour_plot_ICON_global_CellFill.ncl
;
; Description:   plot global ICON data using CellFill mode
;
; 18.06.18 kmf
;--------------------------------------------------------------------
begin

 r2d = get_r2d("float")

 f = addfile("lkm1003_tas.nc","r")

 tas = f->tas

 clat           = f->clat * r2d
 clat@units     = "degrees_north"
 clat@long_name = "latitude"

 clon           = f->clon * r2d
 clon@units     = "degrees_east"
 clon@long_name = "longitude"

 clatbnds = f->clat_bnds * r2d
 clonbnds = f->clon_bnds * r2d

 wks_type = "png"
 wks_type@wkWidth  = 1200
 wks_type@wkHeight = 1200
 wks = gsn_open_wks(wks_type,"plot_ICON_DYAMOND_tas_global")

 res = True
 res@cnFillPalette = "WhiteBlueGreenYellowRed"   ;-- choose colormap - no white
 res@cnFillOn      = True
 res@cnLinesOn     = False
 res@cnInfoLabelOn = False
 res@cnFillMode    = "CellFill"

 res@sfXArray      = clon
 res@sfYArray      = clat
 res@sfXCellBounds = clonbnds
 res@sfYCellBounds = clatbnds

 res@tiMainString = "ICON: contour plot using CellFill "

 plot = gsn_csm_contour_map(wks,tas(0,0,:),res)

end

Result:

../../../../../../_images/plot_ICON_DYAMOND_tas_global_CellFill_w400.png