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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have been trying to plot horizontal current data
from the RTOFS dods/opendap site but, it does not seem right.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For example if I open this site </FONT><A
href="http://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov:9090/dods/ofs/ofs20100818/daily/rtofs_native_024_atl">http://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov:9090/dods/ofs/ofs20100818/daily/rtofs_native_024_atl</A><FONT
face=Arial size=2> through sdfopen, and use the following
commands:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ga->set lev 3</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ga-> d mag(2*uogrddsl,2*vogrddsl)<BR>Contouring:
1 to 7 interval 1<BR>ga-> cbarn<BR>ga-> set gxout vector<BR>ga-> set
cthick 4<BR>cthick = 4<BR>ga-> d skip(2*uogrddsl,3,3);2*vogrddsl</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The plotted vectors don't look right. It seems more
like a radial outward component than a horizontal current direction. The plotted
vectors don't correlate with real life data.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Did I overlook something ?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Marck</FONT></DIV>
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