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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello:<br><br>I have a netcdf file with many variables<br><i> float Q(time, lev, lat, lon) ;<br> Q:units = "KG/KG" ;<br> float SA1_VMR_inst(time, lev, lat, lon) ;<br> SA1_VMR_inst:units = "VMR" ;<br> float SOA_VMR_inst(time, lev, lat, lon) ;<br> SOA_VMR_inst:units = "VMR" ;<br> float T(time, lev, lat, lon) ;<br> T:units = "K" ;<br> float TOLUENE_VMR_inst(time, lev, lat, lon) ;<br> TOLUENE_VMR_inst:units = "VMR" ;<br> float TROPLEV(time, lat, lon) ;<br> TROPLEV:units = "KM" ; <br>float U(time, lev, lat, lon) ;<br> U:units = "M/S" ;<br> float V(time, lev, lat, lon) ;<br> V:units = "M/S" ;<br> char current_mss(nchar) ;<br> current_mss:long_name = "MSS pathname of this file" ;<br> int date(time) ;<br> date:long_name = "current date as 6 digit integer (YYMMDD)" ;<br> int datesec(time) ;<br> datesec:long_name = "seconds to complete current date" ;<br> datesec:units = "s" ;<br> int days(time) ;<br> days:long_name = "elapsed simulation days for this case" ;<br> char first_mss(nchar) ;<br> first_mss:long_name = "MSS pathname of first file for this case"</i> <br clear=all><br>I use the following script:<br><br><i>* B Vs -VTL<br>'reinit'<br>'sdfopen /Volumes/JWS/MOZART_OUTPUT/LARGE_DOMAIN/<a href="http://mozart4-20110721100736853957.nc" target="_blank">mozart4-20110721100736853957.nc</a>'<br>'set mpdset hires'<br>'set display color white'<br>'run <a href="http://rgbset.gs" target="_blank">rgbset.gs</a>'<br><br>'c'<br>"set parea 1 10 1 7.5"<br>"set LON -30 59"<br>"set LAT -12 30"<br>"set LEV 1"<br>'set grads off'<br>'set gxout shaded'<br>"set rgb 24 255 120 120"<br>"set clevs 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240"<br>"set ccols 9 14 4 11 5 13 3 10 7 12 8 2 24"<br>'d days'<br>'set string 1 l 3'<br>'draw string 7.5 8.0' _analysis<br>"run <a href="http://cbar.gs" target="_blank">cbar.gs</a>"<br>'draw title 22 May 2006 MOZART L3\OzoneMixing Ratio (ppbv)'<br>'printim /Users/jonathanwsmith/MOZART/mozart_22may.gif'</i><br><br>For what ever reason I am only able to plot the one and three dimensional variable like days (1-D) or PS (3-D. I am am unable to plot Q or SOA_VMR_inst which are 4-D?<br><br>What could be going wrong?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jonathan Wynn Smith<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Student Trainee<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>jonathan.smith@nasa.gov<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Code 613.3-Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greenbelt, MD 20771<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>301-614-5956<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Doctoral Candidate<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>jonathan.smith@bison.howard.edu<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Howard University Program in Atmospheric Sciences<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2355 6th St NW/408 Thirkield Bldg.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Washington, DC 20059<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>