Re: wind field eof

[Ansley Manke <Ansley.B.Manke@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Hemerson,
Ferret does not have a complex number datatype.  You
might think about computing the EOFs for various single-
variable quantities, such as each component, or windspeed,
or the phase.

Ansley Manke

Hemerson Tonin wrote:

> Hi Ferreters
>
> I have one dataset with field components (U and V), and I would like to
> perform EOF with them.
>
> One way would be using imaginary complex form for wind filed (e.g. U + i
> V), and second one is combining them into one variable only.
>
> Anyone know how to create imaginary numbers on ferret, or give me one clue
> to perform this kind of EOF with wind field ?
>
> Thank's

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Ansley Manke  Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory  Seattle WA