; load functions and procedures
load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"
load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/wrf/WRFUserARW.ncl"
begin
; WRF ARW input file (NOTE, your wrfout file does not need the .nc,
;
but NCL needs it so make sure to add it in the line below)
a = addfile("../wrfout_d01_2000-01-24_12:00:00.nc","r")
; Output on screen (type="x11"). Output will be called "plt_Surface1"
type = "x11"
wks = gsn_open_wks(type,"plt_Surface1")
; Set basic resources
res = True
res@MainTitle = "REAL-TIME WRF" ; Give plot a main title
res@Footer = False ; Set Footers off
pltres = True ; Plotting resources
mpres = True ; Map resources
;---------------------------------------------------------------
times = wrf_user_getvar(a,"times",-1) ; get all times in the file
ntimes = dimsizes(times) ; number of times in the file
it = 0 ; only interested in first time
res@TimeLabel = times(it) ; keep some time information
;---------------------------------------------------------------
; Get variables
slp = wrf_user_getvar(a,"slp",it) Get slp
wrf_smooth_2d( slp, 3 ) ; Smooth slp
t2 = wrf_user_getvar(a,"T2",it) ; Get T2 (deg K)
tc2 = t2-273.16 ; Convert to deg C
tf2 = 1.8*tc2+32. ; Convert to deg F
tf2@description = "Surface Temperature"
tf2@units = "F"
u10 = wrf_user_getvar(a,"U10",it) ; Get U10
v10 = wrf_user_getvar(a,"V10",it) ; Get V10
u10 = u10*1.94386 ; Convert to knots
v10 = v10*1.94386
u10@units = "kts"
v10@units = "kts"
;---------------------------------------------------------------
; Plotting options for T
opts = res ; Add basic resources
opts@cnFillOn = True ; Shaded plot
opts@ContourParameters = (/ -20., 90., 5./) ; Contour intervals
opts@gsnSpreadColorEnd = -3 _
contour_tc = wrf_contour(a,wks,tf2,opts) ; Create plot
delete(opts)
; Plotting options for SLP
opts = res ; Add basic resources
opts@cnLineColor = "Blue" ; Set line color
opts@cnHighLabelsOn = True ; Set labels
opts@cnLowLabelsOn = True
opts@ContourParameters = (/ 900.,1100.,4./) ; Contour intervals
contour_psl = wrf_contour(a,wks,slp,opts) ; Create plot
delete(opts)
; Plotting options for Wind Vectors
opts = res ; Add basic resources
opts@FieldTitle = "Winds" ; Overwrite the field title
opts@NumVectors = 47 ; Density of wind barbs
vector = wrf_vector(a,wks,u10,v10,opts) ; Create plot
delete(opts)
; MAKE PLOTS
plot = wrf_map_overlays(a,wks, \
(/contour_tc,contour_psl,vector/),pltres,mpres)
;---------------------------------------------------------------
end |