> I have a 3D numerical model for atmospheric boundary layer simulation.
> The horizontal coordinates are linear and have 370 points in the x and
> y directions with a dz = dy = 2 m. I use a vertically stretched
> vertical coordinate, so that the grid spacing is smallest near the
> surface. For example, I use 84 total vertical gridpoints. The
> vertical coordinate, z, goes from:
>
> k z (m)
> ___________
> 1 2.500
> 2 7.669
> 3 13.065
> 4 18.686
> 5 24.532
> .
> .
> .
>
> 82 1152.854
> 83 1176.314
> 84 1200.000
> ____________
>
> I use both conrec (I know it's obsolete - but for B&W plots) and
> conpack (for color plots). My 3D data arrays are dimensioned as, real
> un(84,370,370). Then I take a 2D slice and plot at some given j index
> to obtain an XZ contour plot.
>
> Is there a way to plot the stretched coordinate in an XZ contour plot
> (x linear, z stretched) directly? I have previously been interpolating
> the vertical data to a linear coordinate before invoking NCARgraphics.
>
> I would be most grateful for any help you can give me on this issue.
>
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