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Terrain-mapped Cross Sections in MATLAB

Terrain-mapped Cross Sections in MATLAB. Erik Neemann 15 April 2014. Objective. Create cross sections visually similar to what is produced in RIP Add capability to plot time-averaged data. Before. After. Notes. Code built to produce cross section of zonal wind component in Uintah Basin

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Terrain-mapped Cross Sections in MATLAB

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  1. Terrain-mapped Cross Sections in MATLAB Erik Neemann 15 April 2014

  2. Objective • Create cross sections visually similar to what is produced in RIP • Add capability to plot time-averaged data

  3. Before After

  4. Notes • Code built to produce cross section of zonal wind component in Uintah Basin • Data is time-averaged • Based on wrfout files every 6 hours with 6 times each (hourly data) • Data is spatially averaged over 10 points on each side of cross section centerline (customizable) • Depth of cross section originally set to 25 model levels (customizable) • If deeper than 5000 m code will need minor modification • Produces multi-page pdf for figures and requires ps2pdf function, found here: • http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/19516-ps2pdf

  5. Options & Editable parameters • Can skip time-average part and just use on single wrfout time • Must create formula for “line” where cross section will be taken along • Use algebra to get slope & y-intercept from (i,j) points • slope (-.1411) - from your derived equation • yintercept (184.44) - form your derived equation • crsa (74) - igridpoint to start xsect • crsb (237) - igridpoint to end xsect • depth (25) - to cover all data along xsect (model levels) • width (10) - grid point avg on each side of xsect

  6. Basic Steps of Code • Cut angled xsect through 3D domain  Results in 2D array of data • Find height of each model level along xsect • Plot data value in new array at model level height  New array has 5000 vertical levels of 1 meter each • Linearly interpolated in vertical direction between data points for gridpoint along xsect • “Outline” terrain by making all data below ground level = -9999 • Plot final data

  7. Output Displays location of cross section and outer bounds for spatial average

  8. Output Final “terrain-mapped” cross section

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