GDTHGT draws contours and wind barbs or arrows on a time section at a
point within a grid.
INPUT PARAMETERS
GPOINT *Grid point
GDATTIM *Grid date/time
GVCORD *Grid vertical coordinate
GFUNC *Grid function
GVECT *Grid vector function
GDFILE *Grid file
PTYPE *Plot type/h:w ratio/margins
YAXIS *Ystrt/ystop/yinc/lbl;gln;tck
BORDER *Background color/dash/width
LINE *Line color/type/width/label
CINT *Contour interval/min/max
WIND *Wind symbol/siz/wdth/typ/hdsz
TITLE *Title color/line/title
CLEAR *Clear screen flag
SCALE *Scaling factor
PANEL *Panel location/color/dash/width
DEVICE *Graphics device
TEXT *Text size/font/width/hw flag
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
GDTHGT is a user contributed program that draws a
vertical time section at a location in a grid field.
The location is specified by setting GPOINT. Gridded
data are interpolated to the time-section plane at regular
intervals of time specified in GDATTIM.
The grid vertical coordinate (GVCORD) may be PRES, THTA, or
HGHT, depending on what is available in the grid file.
The vertical axis scaling, set in PTYPE, can be LIN,
LOG, KAP or STUVE. STUVE and KAP are the same; SKEWT may
not be entered. The plot aspect ratio and margins may also be
entered in PTYPE.
Vector fields may be specified in GVECT and displayed as
arrows or barbs. The vector function CIRC cannot be
computed for time sections.
If M is entered in WIND, winds will be displayed in meters
per second unless the KNOTV operator has been specified in
GVECT, in which case the winds will be displayed in knots.
IF K is entered in WIND, the wind is displayed in knots.
EXAMPLES
1. Plot temperature in Celsius on a log-P chart on a
time section from f00 to f24 at BWI. Plot the contours
in color number 2, using thick, solid lines. Plot wind
barbs for the forecast wind. Plot the chart to 50
millibars using the default labels. Accept default
values for the other parameters.
GPOINT = bwi
GDATTIM = all
GVCORD = pres
GFUNC = temp
GVECT = wnd
WIND = bm1
GDFILE = gemdata:hrcbob.grd
PTYPE = log
YAXIS = /50
CINT =
SCALE =
LINE = 2/1/7
BORDER =
TITLE =
CLEAR = yes
DEVICE = xw
TEXT =
PANEL =
2. Now, using the same file, plot a log pressure time
section of the vorticity advection, scaled by 10**9.
Use a height-to-width plot ratio of 2.
GFUNC = adv(avor(obs);obs)
GVECT =
PTYPE = log/2
SCALE = 9
WIND = am1
ERROR MESSAGES
[GDTHGT -1] Fatal error initializing TAE.
[GDTHGT -2] Fatal error reading TAE parameters.
[GDTHGT -3] Fatal error initializing GEMPLT.
[GDTHGT -4] Invalid vertical coordinate.
[GDTHGT -7] Invalid axis type.
[GDTHGT -8] Invalid vertical coordinate type.
[GDTHGT -20] Input for YAXIS is invalid.