(hcurl(uexpr,vexpr
Calculates the vertical component of the curl (ie, vorticity) at each grid
point using finite differencing on the grids provided. It is assumed that uexpr
gives the U Wind component, and that vexpr
provides the V Wind component.
Usage Notes
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The alghorithm used for the finite difference calculation is described as an Example for the
cdiff
function.
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The function assumes an X-Y varying dimension environment, and will not operate unless that is the case. The
define
command can be used in conjunction with thehcurl
function to create 3 or 4 dimensional fields of vorticity, from which vertical cross-sections could be displayed.
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The boundaries of the grid are set to missing.
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The radius of the earth used in the calculation is in meters; thus the units of the wind expressions provided would normally be m/s.
Examples
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To display the vorticity:
d hcurl(u,v)
If you want to display a vertical cross section of vorticity, you first need to calculate it over a 3-Dimensional region:
set lon 0 360
set lat -90 90
set lev 1000 100
define vort = hcurl(u,v)
set lon -90
display vort