Re: [ferret_users] NO_LEAP, 365_DAYS axis

[Ansley Manke <ansley.b.manke@xxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Patrick!
I'll take a look at that, and we can create similar scripts to define 
other monthly axes.  Or perhaps a script

    def_monthaxis_days.jnl

with an additional argument which would specify the calendar to be used.

-Ansley


On 3/9/2011 4:47 AM, Brockmann Patrick wrote:
> > I look for some lines to define in the simplest way a noleap axis 
> > with months or days units ?
> >
> > yes? def 
> > axis/t="01-JAN-2000":"31-DEC-2005":1/units=months/edges/cal=365_days 
> > myannual
> > *** NOTE: /UNIT=MONTHS  ... using 1/12 of 365.00 days
> >
> > Could the define command be extented to allow a direct definition of 
> > an axis
> > with a 365 days calendar and a months unit or days unit ?
> >
> > Each month should start at 01-MM-YYYY
> Answering to myself...
> You can use the attached script:
>
> yes? go def_monthaxis_noleap_days.jnl 2002 2005 2001 mytaxis
> name       axis              # pts   start                end
> MYTAXIS   TIME                48 i   16-JAN-2002 12:00    16-DEC-2005 
> 12:00
> T0 = 01-JAN-2001
> CALENDAR = NOLEAP
>  Axis span (to cell edges) = 1460
>
> yes? show axis/t mytaxis
> name       axis              # pts   start                end
> MYTAXIS   TIME                48 i   16-JAN-2002 12:00    16-DEC-2005 
> 12:00
> T0 = 01-JAN-2001
> CALENDAR = NOLEAP
>  Axis span (to cell edges) = 1460
>
>      L     T                   TBOX      TBOXLO                TSTEP 
> (DAYS)
>      1>  16-JAN-2002 12:00:00  31         01-JAN-2002 00:00:00    380.5
>      2>  15-FEB-2002 00:00:00  28         01-FEB-2002 00:00:00    410
>      3>  16-MAR-2002 12:00:00  31         01-MAR-2002 00:00:00    439.5
>      4>  16-APR-2002 00:00:00  30         01-APR-2002 00:00:00    470
>      5>  16-MAY-2002 12:00:00  31         01-MAY-2002 00:00:00    500.5
>      6>  16-JUN-2002 00:00:00  30         01-JUN-2002 00:00:00    531
> ...
>
>
>
> Patrick