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

Muhammadhn Muhammadh Khalid kmmuhammadh at gmail.com
Wed Aug 31 08:28:47 EDT 2016 

Hi Lyndon

Its really a great help. Thanks a lot. I try and get back to you if I need
any help.
On 31 Aug 2016 09:15, "Lyndon Mark Olaguera" <
olagueralyndonmark429 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Muhammadh M Khalid
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jennifer Miletta Adams
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> George Mason University
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>> Muhammadh M Khalid
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>> Muhammadh M Khalid
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