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GDTSER draws a time series of a scalar at a single level.
INPUT PARAMETERS
GPOINT Grid point
GDATTIM Grid date/time
GLEVEL Grid level
GVCORD Grid vertical coordinate
GFUNC Scalar grid
GDFILE Grid file
PTYPE Plot type/h:w ratio/margins
TAXIS Time1-time2-tinc;lbl;gln;tck
YAXIS Ystrt/ystop/yinc/lbl;gln;tck
BORDER Background color/type/width
LINE Color/type/width/label/smth/fltr/scflg
MARKER Marker color/type/size/width/hw
TITLE Title color/line/title
CLEAR Clear screen flag
SCALE Scalar scale / vector scale
PANEL Panel loc/color/dash/width/regn
DEVICE Device|name|x size;y size|color type
TEXT Size/fnt/wdth/brdr/N-rot/just/hw flg
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
GDTSER draws a time series of a scalar parameter at a
fixed level. The variable may be any scalar computed by
the grid diagnostics package.
GPOINT specifies the location for the time series. It may
be entered as a latitude and longitude separated with a
semicolon, as a station character identifier or station
number, or as a set of x and y grid points separated with a
semicolon and preceded with an @. The location may also
be selected graphically by setting GPOINT using the CURSOR
command. The location of the time series is then selected
by clicking on a horizontal map in another GEMPAK XW window.
The times to plot are specified in GDATTIM. Only those
times specified will be plotted. Note that the times
may represent a series of base times with the same or no
forecast time, or a series with the same base time and
a list of forecast times.
The time axis is specified in TAXIS using the usual GEMPAK
date/time conventions, including FIRST and LAST. If
TAXIS has no increment, a reasonable value is chosen.
If TAXIS is blank, the limits are taken from the first and
last valid times set in GDATTIM.
If the user desires multiple lines on the same graph,
TAXIS and YAXIS should be explicitly set; then LINE, MARKER,
and TITLE can be varied for successive combinations of GLEVEL,
GVCORD, GPOINT, and GFUNC.
The axis type, height-to-width ratio of the plot and the
margins may be specified in PTYPE.
EXAMPLES
1. Plot the BWI 500 mb temperature for the all of the forecast
times in the file. Label the Y axis from -15 to 15 in
increments of 3 degrees. Label the time axis from
18/21 to 20/03 in increments of 12 h. Make the plot
half as high as wide.
GPOINT = bwi
GDATTIM = all
GLEVEL = 500
GVCORD = pres
GFUNC = tmpc
GDFILE = $GEMPAK/data/hrcbob.grd
PTYPE = lin/.5
TAXIS = 18/21-20/03
YAXIS = -15/15/3
BORDER = 1
LINE = 3//3
MARKER = 2/13/1.25/2
TITLE = 5//^ _ @ #
CLEAR = yes
SCALE = 0
PANEL = 0
DEVICE = xw
TEXT = 1
2. Overlay the 700 mb temperature for all of the forecast
times in the file. Use the above specifications for
the other parameters.
GPOINT = bwi
GDATTIM = all
GLEVEL = 700
GVCORD = pres
GFUNC = tmpc
GDFILE = $GEMPAK/data/hrcbob.grd
PTYPE = lin/.5
TAXIS = 18/21-20/03
YAXIS = -15/15/3
BORDER = 1
LINE = 2//3
MARKER = 3/13/1.25/2
TITLE = 5/-2/^ _ @ #
CLEAR = no
SCALE = 0
PANEL = 0
DEVICE = xw
TEXT = 1
ERROR MESSAGES
[GDTSER 1] Some points missing for plot of ....
[GDTSER -1] Fatal error initializing TAE.
[GDTSER -2] Fatal error reading TAE parameters.
[GDTSER -3] Fatal error initializing GEMPLT.
[GDTSER -4] Input for GPOINT is invalid.
[GDTSER -5] Input for GLEVEL is invalid.
[GDTSER -6] Input for GVCORD is invalid.
[GDTSER -7] Input for PTYPE is invalid.
[GDTSER -8] Error defining graph coordinates.
[GDTSER -9] No points found for plot of ....
[GDTSER -11] Input for ... in TAXIS is invalid.
[GDTSER -12] Time range is size zero.
[GDTSER -13] No grids found with times in GDATTIM.