[gradsusr] The new and improved wxmaps.org and monsoondata.org, now featuring GrADS 2.1

[Muthuvel Chelliah - NOAA Federal]

Jennifer,
Just took a look at various maps.
Great, yet simple, eye pleasing graphics
in weather maps, WOW! You r good!
If only we have that aesthetics skills? :-)
Muthu


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On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Jennifer Adams <jma at cola.iges.org> wrote:

> Hi, Everyone --
> After the release of version 2.1, I spent some time reworking the scripts
> that generate the real time weather maps at wxmaps.org and monsoondata.org.
> I wanted to provide some good examples of what the new graphics features
> can be used for. The anti-aliasing and the fonts make all the graphics look
> better, but I have also used transparent colors for cloud cover overlays,
> for showing continental outlines without drawing any lines, and for letting
> the topographic relief show through the shaded contours. Just adding a
> fixed alpha value to an existing color palette can make it look a little
> softer, in contrast to the fully saturated colors that stand out a bit
> more. I also used stippling of different colors and sizes for the various
> precipitation types, overlaid on top of the shaded contours showing
> accumulation amounts -- little white dots showing areas where snow is
> forecasted! I'm so pleased with how it all looks. Thanks to Ryan Maue for
> telling me about pngquant, which shrinks the image files down to a
> manageable size, about 2x the size of the images rendered with the GD
> library.
> --Jennifer
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