angel@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Jim Angel) (11/15/90)
Does anybody have a program using NCAR Graphics 3.0 that will take irregularly spaced data (located by latitude and longitude) and contour it and overlay it on a map of the U.S? I used to do this on earlier versions of NCAR graphics using the calls SUPMAP and CONRAN. However, I would like to update my program to take advantage of new features (like shading). From the new manuals I have, this is a rather convoluted process and would require a lot more fortran code to get running. If someone else has this program then I wouldn't have to reinvent the wheel. I am dismayed that it now requires heroic effort to get NCAR graphics to do, IMHO, such a basic task. Oh well, that's progress. Please send e-mail to: angel@reepicheep.sws.uiuc.edu
pvo@sapphire.OCE.ORST.EDU (Paul O'Neill) (11/16/90)
In article <1990Nov15.153425.9918@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> angel@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Jim Angel) writes: > >Does anybody have a program using NCAR Graphics 3.0 that will take >irregularly spaced data (located by latitude and longitude) and contour >it and overlay it on a map of the U.S? And I just want the gridder.... "This first release of CONPACK does not include the ability to contour random data--something that will be included in the Version 4.00 release. If you have random data, we suggest that you use the BIVAR utility to interpolate from the random data to gridded data, and then use CONPACK to produce your contours. BIVAR is public domain software and is included on the NCAR Graphics Version 3.00 distribution tape. It is documented internally; no printed documentation is provided. For information on how to access the BIVAR documentation from the tape, see you NCAR Graphics site representative." RIGHT! Where is it? I found this paragraph 3 times in the docs, but can't find the bivar program. Did they forget to put it on the tape? Any pointers? Netlib? Archives? An obscure ncarg subdirectory? Thanks. Paul O'Neill pvo@oce.orst.edu DoD 000006 Coastal Imaging Lab OSU--Oceanography Corvallis, OR 97331 503-737-3251
unix307@ut-emx.uucp (H.J.Chang) (11/20/90)
In article <1990Nov16.055125.13209@scion.CS.ORST.EDU> pvo@sapphire.OCE.ORST.EDU (Paul O'Neill) writes: >In article <1990Nov15.153425.9918@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> angel@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Jim Angel) writes: >> >>Does anybody have a program using NCAR Graphics 3.0 that will take >>irregularly spaced data (located by latitude and longitude) and contour >>it and overlay it on a map of the U.S? > >And I just want the gridder.... > (some message deleted) > contours. BIVAR is public domain software and is included on > the NCAR Graphics Version 3.00 distribution tape. It is > documented internally; no printed documentation is provided. ^^^^^^^^^^ > For information on how to access the BIVAR documentation from > the tape, see you NCAR Graphics site representative." > >RIGHT! Where is it? I found this paragraph 3 times in the docs, but can't >find the bivar program. Did they forget to put it on the tape? (message and sig. deleted) I hope this is not what INTERNALLY means. But you could take a look of the source of an example program named "cbex01.f". It's PURPOSE states: To provide a simple demonstration of the use of BIVAR and CONPACK together as a temporary replacement for CONRAN. It should be in the subdirectory like ncar/ncarg2d/src/examples/emisc/ if the original source was unpacked on a UNIX machine. Good luck! PS: I'm gonna start using this bivar routine very soon. If this is not the right one, would someone please drop me a note? Thanks. Shane (h.j.) Chang shane@slave.ae.utexas.edu unix307@emx.utexas.edu