[ferret_users] Adding a units label to the time stamp

["Gustafson, William I" <william.gustafson@xxxxxxx>]

Title: Adding a units label to the time stamp

Dear Ferreters,

Is there a way to modify the time label in the top-left corner of Ferret plots? Maybe with a PPL command? Specifically, I want to add UTC to the time so it is clear what time zone the plot is for.

The “easy” way to do this is just to output a string at the correct location. However, I am scripting up plots for automated weather forecasts (http://science.arm.gov/clasic/forecasts.php) and for some reason, with the script I am using, the first time a plot is made in each Ferret session the labels are offset downward a little bit. Subsequent plots have the titles plotted up a little higher. So, I cannot use the same script to place the “UTC” label at the right of the time consistently.

Thanks,
    Bill

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William I. Gustafson Jr.
Atmospheric Science and Global Change Division
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
3200 Q Ave., MSIN K9-30
Richland, WA 99352
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