[gradsusr] Help to draw the Domain area in the plot

Tue Aug 30 23:45:15 EDT 2016

Dear Muhammadhn,

As I suspected. The problem of the shapefile is the "PROJECTION". I looked
at the shapefile in QGIS and retransformed it to WGS84. I am attaching the
created files here.

This will be the script:

'sdfopen test_001_SRF.2005050100.nc'
'set display color white'
'c'
'set t 5'
'set lat 6.8 7.55'
'set lon 80.3 80.8'
'd ts'
'draw shp test3.shp'
'printim catchment.png'
'quit'

Also see the attached png file for the output image.

*Lyndon Mark P. Olaguera*
Department of Physics
Ateneo de Manila University

Regional Climate Systems Group
Manila Observatory

On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 6:34 AM, Lyndon Mark Olaguera <
olagueralyndonmark429 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Muhammadn,
>
> I think there is something wrong with your shapefile.
> I tried to use the shapefile from the link that I sent you before.
>
> http://www.diva-gis.org/datadown
> Use the *LKA_adm2.shp*
>
> And it's working.See the attached file.
>
> On Aug 30, 2016 2:38 AM, "Muhammadhn Muhammadh Khalid" <
> kmmuhammadh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Lyndon,
>>
>> Thank you for sharing that link. Found it very useful. The . shx file is
>> attached. But now I couldn't see anything drawn after giving the command to
>> draw shapefile.
>>
>> On 29 August 2016 at 12:44, Lyndon Mark Olaguera <
>> olagueralyndonmark429 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Correction *.shx
>>> On Aug 29, 2016 3:11 PM, "Lyndon Mark Olaguera" <
>>> olagueralyndonmark429 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Muhammad in,
>>>>
>>>> I forgot to tell you that the file with extension *.she is needed.Can
>>>> you send it? See this link for the required files h
>>>> ttp://cola.gmu.edu/grads/gadoc/shapefiles.html
>>>> On Aug 29, 2016 3:42 AM, "Muhammadhn Muhammadh Khalid" <
>>>> kmmuhammadh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Lyndon,
>>>>>
>>>>> You are really very much helpful. Thanks a lot. I have attached those
>>>>> files.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 28 August 2016 at 11:21, Lyndon Mark Olaguera <
>>>>> olagueralyndonmark429 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Muhammad,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I also need the attribute files to test if your shapefile is working.
>>>>>> These are the files with *.prj, *.dbf . These files are created together
>>>>>> with the .shp.
>>>>>> On Aug 28, 2016 5:59 AM, "Muhammadhn Muhammadh Khalid" <
>>>>>> kmmuhammadh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I created my shape file using ArcGIS and when I was trying to open
>>>>>>> it as you said I'm getting error message. It says my shape file can't e
>>>>>>> opened.
>>>>>>> I have attached my shape file.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 22 August 2016 at 16:18, Lyndon Mark Olaguera <
>>>>>>> olagueralyndonmark429 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear Muhammadhn,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> One solution to your problem is to use shape files. I downloaded
>>>>>>>> the shapefile of sri lanka from this site (administrative boundaries).
>>>>>>>> http://www.diva-gis.org/datadown
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Use the *LKA_adm2.shp*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So your commands would be
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> sdfopen test_001_SRF.2005050100.nc
>>>>>>>> set lat 7.28 7.8
>>>>>>>> set lon 80 81
>>>>>>>> set mpdraw off
>>>>>>>> d ts
>>>>>>>> draw shp LKA_adm2.shp
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> One problem is that you only want the outline of a specific area.
>>>>>>>> So I suggest that you edit the shapefiles.
>>>>>>>> Crop the area that you want!. I am using QGIS to do this. See the
>>>>>>>> following tutorial:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/37226/how-to-crop-sha
>>>>>>>> pefiles-in-qgis
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Once you cropped the shapefile, you can use the same commands above
>>>>>>>> to upload the shape file.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *Lyndon Mark P. Olaguera*
>>>>>>>> Department of Physics
>>>>>>>> Ateneo de Manila University
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regional Climate Systems Group
>>>>>>>> Manila Observatory
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Muhammadhn Muhammadh Khalid <
>>>>>>>> kmmuhammadh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm using netcdf file. I have attached it.
>>>>>>>>> I want to draw the area shown in red color, in the attached
>>>>>>>>> picture, named Domain area, in the following image, similar to the the area
>>>>>>>>> drawn in the picture named example. I mean only the out line of that area.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>  image.png
>>>>>>>>> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5uOgEO-8RyyeFYyZWZqRFk0cDZFLVI2M0ktVDN2cjZta3FJ/view?usp=drive_web>
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 22 August 2016 at 14:49, Lyndon Mark Olaguera <
>>>>>>>>> olagueralyndonmark429 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Muhammadhn,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> What type of file are you plotting? Is it a netcdf file or a ctl
>>>>>>>>>> file?
>>>>>>>>>> Can you attach it here?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Can you also resend the image?I cant see it in the email.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *Lyndon Mark P. Olaguera*
>>>>>>>>>> Department of Physics
>>>>>>>>>> Ateneo de Manila University
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Regional Climate Systems Group
>>>>>>>>>> Manila Observatory
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 5:14 PM, Muhammadhn Muhammadh Khalid <
>>>>>>>>>> kmmuhammadh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> What I need exactly is using the command draw map. I want to
>>>>>>>>>>> draw my map on the plot. Can I get any help on how to do it.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 20 August 2016 at 20:03, Jennifer M Adams <jadams21 at gmu.edu>
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> In the Users Guide (http://cola.gmu.edu/grads/gadoc/users.html),
>>>>>>>>>>>> have a look at the section on Dimension Environment:
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://cola.gmu.edu/grads/gadoc/dimenv.html
>>>>>>>>>>>> —Jennifer
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 20, 2016, at 4:48 AM, Muhammadhn Muhammadh Khalid <
>>>>>>>>>>>> kmmuhammadh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Andrew
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> First thing I need is drawing my domain area in that plot. Can
>>>>>>>>>>>> you please say me how to do it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 15 August 2016 at 23:32, Andrew Friedman <andfried at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Muhammadh,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> To plot only over land areas you can use the GrADS function
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘maskout’, along with a variable for the land-ocean mask:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://cola.gmu.edu/grads/gadoc/gradfuncmaskout.html
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Andrew
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > On Aug 15, 2016, at 7:18 PM, Muhammadhn Muhammadh Khalid <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> kmmuhammadh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Hi everyone,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > I'm using GrADS Version 2.0.1.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > I have plotted the precipitation in shaded plot over an
>>>>>>>>>>>>> area. Following diagram is my plot.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > <image.png>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Now I want my study area to be drawn and want my shaded plot
>>>>>>>>>>>>> to appear only inside that area as shown in the following diagram, which I
>>>>>>>>>>>>> found in a journal.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > <image.png>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Any help toward doing this task is highly appreciated and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> looking forward to hear from you soon.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > --
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Muhammadh M Khalid
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
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>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
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>>>>>>>>>>>> Muhammadh M Khalid
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>>>>>>>>>>>> Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
>>>>>>>>>>>> George Mason University
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>> Muhammadh M Khalid
>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>> --
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>>>>>>>>> Muhammadh M Khalid
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