<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div><div>Dear Grads Users,</div><div><br></div><div>I do not understand the example on using the cdiff function at page 76 of the Grads manual.</div><div><br></div><div>For example, if (u,v) is the wind, to calculate du/dy I believe that the calculation should be:</div><div><br></div><div>define du=cdiff(u,y)</div><div>define dy=cdiff(lat,y)*(3.1416/180)*(6.37e6) (in meters)</div><div>define dudy=du/dy</div><div><br></div><div>Instead, in the Manual, at pag. 76, I find (example 1):</div><div><br></div><div>define du=cdiff(u*cos(lat*3.1416/180),y).</div><div><br></div><div>Anyone can help me to understand?</div><div><br><div><br></div></div></div></td></tr></table><br>