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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=116280308-10092011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Thanks Arlindo,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=116280308-10092011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>That would be nice for single numbers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=116280308-10092011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>It as one notch more elaborate:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=116280308-10092011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial> 'set dfile 2'<BR> 'set t 2 33'<BR>
'define obs = 'var'.2'<BR></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=116280308-10092011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial> 'set dfile 3'<BR> 'set t 2 33'<BR>
'define fx = 'var'.3'<BR></DIV></FONT></SPAN>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=116280308-10092011>file 2
and 3 have different time frames.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=116280308-10092011></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=116280308-10092011>d
fx-obs </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=116280308-10092011></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=116280308-10092011>fails.
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=116280308-10092011>And it
would be a real bummer to have to calculate the times from one file
relative</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=116280308-10092011>to the
other file.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=116280308-10092011></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=116280308-10092011>Compositing in this way would be really hard.
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=116280308-10092011></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=116280308-10092011>Enjoy
the weekend!<BR>Bernd.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>--<BR>Bernd Becker Climate Impacts Product
Development<BR>Met Office Hadley Centre FitzRoy Road
Exeter Devon EX1 3PB United Kingdom<BR>Tel.: +44 (0) 1392
884511 Fax: +44 (0)870 900 5050<BR>E-mail:bernd.becker@metoffice.gov.uk - <A
href="http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/our-scientists/seasonal-to-decadal/bernd-becker">http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/our-scientists/seasonal-to-decadal/bernd-becker</A><BR><A
href="http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/releases/archive/2011/weather-game">http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/releases/archive/2011/weather-game</A><BR></FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org
[mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Arlindo da
Silva<BR><B>Sent:</B> 09 September 2011 17:40<BR><B>To:</B> GrADS Users
Forum<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [gradsusr] define variable independent of
time<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Becker, Bernd <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:bernd.becker@metoffice.gov.uk">bernd.becker@metoffice.gov.uk</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
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style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex"
class=gmail_quote><BR>Simple question,<BR>complicated answer:<BR><BR>I would
like to composite stuff from several files.<BR><BR>Each file has its own
time and date info in its own .ctl file.<BR><BR>How can I add elements from
different such files?<BR><BR>How can I break away from the strict treatment of
the time dimension in<BR>grads?<BR><BR>open file1.ctl<BR>define
a=ave(b,t=1,t=34)<BR>close 1<BR>open file2.ctl<BR>define c=
ave(b,t=3,t=9)<BR>close 2<BR>etc.<BR><BR>d a+c<BR>Cannot contour grid - all
undefined values<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Try:</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>d a(t=1)+c(t=1)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV></DIV>-- <BR>Arlindo da Silva<BR><A
href="mailto:dasilva@alum.mit.edu">dasilva@alum.mit.edu</A><BR></BODY></HTML>