[gradsusr] lambert map projection for small grids

[Jeff Duda]

Cool, thanks!  It looks much better.  Might want to update the
documentation, though, because it implies the command only applies when
using a polar stereographic plot.

Jeff

On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Jennifer Adams <jma at cola.iges.org> wrote:

> You can use the 'set mpvals' command to limit the domain displayed when
> drawing projected data. It's kind of like zooming in with a rubber-banding
> rectangle of your choice, if you know what I mean. --Jennifer
>
>
> On Jan 25, 2013, at 2:20 PM, Jeff Duda wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I frequently use grids that are projected using the Lambert conformal
> conic projection.  I see that Grads has an mproj option for LCC grids, but
> they always look horrible for the sizes of the domains I want to plot.
> I've attached a few examples.  Compare the attached plot
> full_nam_300mb_f01.gif to the plot at
> http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/~jdduda/forecast/NAM/full_300mb_f01.gif.
> For this particular comparison the projected plot doesn't look all that
> bad, but there is still a hint of the problem (look at how much white
> surrounds the image).  I have parea set to give 0.25 page inches of space
> around the plot.  For a better example of this, compare attached image
> nam_0-3_SRH_f05 to the image at
> http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/~jdduda/forecast/NAM/0-3_SRH_f01.gif.  Now
> the image using mproj lambert has a significant amount of white space where
> it seems like there should be room to fill.  I'm familiar enough with this
> projection to know that it doesn't have to be applied to global grids, but
> why does it look so bad, especially for smaller areas?  Can this be
> improved upon?
>
> Jeff Duda
>
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> Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms
> <nam_0-3_SRH_f05.gif><full_nam_300mb_f01.gif>
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Jeff Duda
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University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology
Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms
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