d. Visualize Results
In this next section, we’re going to visualize the results of the job we just ran using NCL. Please complete the steps in Preparation and Part 1: Create an HPC Cluster before proceeding, as the f. Install NCL step installs NCL.
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Connect to the Head node via DCV, following instructions from part b. Connect to the Cluster
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The
supercell.nclscript by default will produce a PDF file of the plots. We are going to change this to X11 with the following command.
sed -i 's/pdf/x11/' supercell.ncl
- Visualize the supercell following variables at various levels and forecast times.
- Perturbation potential temperature (perturbation theta)
- Upward component of wind (w)
- Rain water mixing ratio (qr)
spack load ncl
ncl supercell.ncl
