[gradsusr] * * * New release: GrADS 2.2.1 * * *

Brian Gaze brianw.gaze at googlemail.com
Fri Apr 27 02:38:45 EDT 2018 

Hi,

Congrats on GrADS's reaching 30!

Will there be a Windows release of  (Open) GrADS 2.2.1? On Sourceforge
2.1.0.aga.2 appears to be the latest version.

Brian

On 26 April 2018 at 15:22, <gradsusr-request at gradsusr.org> wrote:

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>    1. * * * New release: GrADS 2.2.1 * * * (Jennifer M Adams)
>    2. Re: How to get the the Laplacian of Divergence? (Jeff Duda)
>    3. query (Imran Siddiqi)
>    4. GrADS Milestones (Jennifer M Adams)
>    5. Re: GrADS Milestones (Julio Figueroa)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:25:51 +0000
> From: Jennifer M Adams <jadams21 at gmu.edu>
> To: GrADS Users Forum <gradsusr at gradsusr.org>
> Subject: [gradsusr] * * * New release: GrADS 2.2.1 * * *
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> Hi, Everybody ?
> Brian Doty and I are pleased to report that GrADS version 2.2.1 is ready
> for public release. The GrADS download page<http://cola.gmu.edu/
> grads/downloads.php> has links to the source code and pre-compiled binary
> distributions. Along with some critical bug fixes, this build has an
> exciting new feature: a C-language Python extension for GrADS, called
> GradsPy<http://cola.gmu.edu/grads/gadoc/python.html>. It is also worth
> noting that this release marks GrADS's 30th year!
>
> The use of dynamically loaded plug-ins combined with the need to compile
> GrADS as a shared library for Python has necessitated a configuration
> change: from now on we will be linking dynamically to the dependent
> libraries that GrADS relies on to enable all of its wonderful features.
> This move away from static linking means that the dependent libraries are
> not packaged into the binary executables, but are instead loaded at
> runtime, which means they will have to be present on your local server
> where you are running GrADS. I am posting tarballs containing my builds of
> all the supplemental libraries for various operating systems in
> ftp://cola.gmu.edu/grads/Supplibs/2.2/builds/ in case you need to copy
> some of them onto your system. You may need to set the environment variable
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH to help GrADS find the libs it needs.
>
> Other important features of this build are itemized in the complete
> ChangeLog<http://cola.gmu.edu/grads/ChangeLog>, and copied below for your
> convenience.
> ?Jennifer
>
>
> 2018-04-25 Version 2.2.1
>
>     Features:
>     * GrADS is officially 30 years old
>     * New Python interface called GradsPy
>     * Major configuration changes; all supplibs now linked dynamically
>     * Added support for ^ and $ at the beginning of a shared object
> filename in UDPT entries
>     * Added support for an optional fourth arg in UDPT entry for a
> function name alias
>     * Added support for netcdf attributes of type STRING
>
>     Bug Fixes:
>     * Fixed bug in gr2stn() when station expression returns a NULL result
>     * Fixed bug in 'set misswarn' when no files are open
>     * Prevents attempts to use non-Hershey fonts when using the classic
> graphics plug-ins (X11/gd)
>
>     New/Updated Documentation:
>     * http://cola.gmu.edu/grads/gadoc/python.html
>     * http://cola.gmu.edu/grads/gadoc/udpt.html
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jennifer Miletta Adams
> Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
> George Mason University
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:11:39 -0600
> From: Jeff Duda <jeffduda319 at gmail.com>
> To: GrADS Users Forum <gradsusr at gradsusr.org>
> Subject: Re: [gradsusr] How to get the the Laplacian of Divergence?
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> 1) any calculus term can be calculated with adequate applications of the
> cdiff() function. For laplacians, you will need to nest cdiff() functions.
>
> 2) set clevs
>
> Jeff Duda
>
> On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 8:36 AM, Joseph Basconcillo <
> jbasconcillo at pagasa.dost.gov.ph> wrote:
>
> > 1. I used hdivg(var1,var2) to get the divergence of U,V wind components.
> > But I also want to get the laplacia of the divergence, how can this be
> done
> > in GrADS?
> >
> > 2. I want to plot a line/contour exactly equal to 0. My values range from
> > -3 to 3. So when I try to set gxout contour there's a line equal to zero
> > when I set clevs 0. I just to get the zero contour line or the center of
> > that contour line where I presume the absolute zero is located.
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> --
> Jeff Duda, Research Scientist
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> University of Colorado Boulder
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> Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
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> NOAA/OAR/ESRL/Global Systems Division
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> From: Imran Siddiqi <iasphy at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [gradsusr] query
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> Kindly guide me how to plot
>
> Low level (Somali jet) (Period is from1980-2014)
> at 925hpa
> 20N-20S, 40E-100E
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> during July
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> Second thing:
> Heat low at MSL pressure at 30 N
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> Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:30:56 +0000
> From: Jennifer M Adams <jadams21 at gmu.edu>
> To: GrADS Users Forum <gradsusr at gradsusr.org>
> Subject: [gradsusr] GrADS Milestones
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> Dear All,
> The time has come to announce some changes at COLA that will affect all of
> us: the funding that supports GrADS has come to an end. Brian Doty will be
> retiring at the end of the summer, and I will be moving to NASA/GSFC to
> work in the Goddard Earth Sciences (GES) Data and Information Services
> Center (DISC). Both of us will continue to be active GrADS users, and our
> plan is to move the source code to GitHub where it will become a more
> traditional open source project. Our development and support of GrADS going
> forward will be a volunteer effort, but I sincerely hope you will not
> interpret this news as a reason to stop using GrADS. We feel that our
> recent changes to GrADS make it a flexible and extendable tool with a
> stable core and the necessary hooks for further customization by ambitious
> users. COLA will continue to host this forum, and I will remain as the
> moderator and frequent contributor. I promise to do what I can to ensure
> that GrADS remains relevant, useful, and fast.
> ?Jennifer
>
> --
> Jennifer Miletta Adams
> Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
> George Mason University
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 09:22:15 -0500
> From: Julio Figueroa <jcfiguero at gmail.com>
> To: GrADS Users Forum <gradsusr at gradsusr.org>
> Subject: Re: [gradsusr] GrADS Milestones
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> Dear Jenny
>
> It's sad to hear that a great team that produce an excellent tool for
> displaying a lot of our own work will not longer be funded.
> As an end user I have to say THANK YOU SO MUCH to all your effort for
> producing great tools, but also for given us support on how to use GrADS.
>
> I wish you all success with your new plans!
>
> Cheers from Mexico City.
> Julio Figueroa.
> Offshore Forecast Specialist.
>
>
> On 26 April 2018 at 08:30, Jennifer M Adams <jadams21 at gmu.edu> wrote:
>
> > Dear All,
> > The time has come to announce some changes at COLA that will affect all
> of
> > us: the funding that supports GrADS has come to an end. Brian Doty will
> be
> > retiring at the end of the summer, and I will be moving to NASA/GSFC to
> > work in the Goddard Earth Sciences (GES) Data and Information Services
> > Center (DISC). Both of us will continue to be active GrADS users, and our
> > plan is to move the source code to GitHub where it will become a more
> > traditional open source project. Our development and support of GrADS
> going
> > forward will be a volunteer effort, but I sincerely hope you will not
> > interpret this news as a reason to stop using GrADS. We feel that our
> > recent changes to GrADS make it a flexible and extendable tool with a
> > stable core and the necessary hooks for further customization by
> ambitious
> > users. COLA will continue to host this forum, and I will remain as the
> > moderator and frequent contributor. I promise to do what I can to ensure
> > that GrADS remains relevant, useful, and fast.
> > ?Jennifer
> >
> > --
> > Jennifer Miletta Adams
> > Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
> > George Mason University
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> --
> -------------------------------------------------
> Julio Figueroa
> Ocean?logo / Oceanographer
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