Re: [ferret_users] HYCOM output in Z coordinates

["William S. Kessler" <William.S.Kessler@xxxxxxxx>]

Hello Jean -

Ferret has a function that will do this automatically. See the  
documentation under ZAXREPLACE.

BK

On Jul 13, 2006, at 7:16 AM, jean oliveira wrote:

> Hi friends,
> I`m working with the HYCOM ocean model and I`d like to manage the  
> temperature in Z coordinates. I dont know if a simple linear  
> interpolation is the best method since a temperature represent a  
> entire isopycnal layer. For example, suppose it has a isopycnal   
> layer with thickness of  5 meters and temperature of  20ºC and the  
> below isopycnal layer has a thickness of 20 meters and temperature  
> of  18ºC and it wants to represent de temperature to each one  
> meter. What I doing: I take the middle of the layer as the position  
> of the temperature and then make the linear interpolation to eache  
> meter. Mainly for those that use HYCOM and FERRET, is this the best  
> way to represent the hycom`s output in Z coordinates? If not, how  
> can I do a different method in the FERRET?
>
> Thanks a lot for all
>
> Jean