matlab_class/gcmfaces_convert/convert2pcol.m

function [X,Y,FLD]=convert2pcol(varargin);
%object:    gcmfaces to 'pcolor format' conversion
%inputs:    x is longitude (e.g. mygrid.XC)
%           y is latitude (e.g. mygrid.YC)
%           fld is the 2D field of interest (e.g. mygrid.hFacC(:,:,1))
%outputs:   X,Y,FLD are array versions of x,y,fld
%
%note:      this function is designed so that one may readily
%           plot the output in geographic coordinates
%           using e.g. 'figure; pcolor(X,Y,FLD);'

input_list_check('convert2pcol',nargin);

c=varargin{1};

if strcmp(c.gridType,'llc');
   [X,Y,FLD]=convert2pcol_llc(varargin{:});
elseif strcmp(c.gridType,'cube');
   [X,Y,FLD]=convert2pcol_cube(varargin{:});
elseif strcmp(c.gridType,'llpc');
   [X,Y,FLD]=convert2pcol_llpc(varargin{:});
elseif strcmp(c.gridType,'ll');
   [X,Y,FLD]=convert2pcol_ll(varargin{:});
else;
   error(['convert2pcol not implemented for ' c.gridType '!?']);
end;

1	function [X,Y,FLD]=convert2pcol(varargin);
2	%object: gcmfaces to 'pcolor format' conversion
3	%inputs: x is longitude (e.g. mygrid.XC)
4	% y is latitude (e.g. mygrid.YC)
5	% fld is the 2D field of interest (e.g. mygrid.hFacC(:,:,1))
6	%outputs: X,Y,FLD are array versions of x,y,fld
7	%
8	%note: this function is designed so that one may readily
9	% plot the output in geographic coordinates
10	% using e.g. 'figure; pcolor(X,Y,FLD);'
11
12	input_list_check('convert2pcol',nargin);
13
14	c=varargin{1};
15
16	if strcmp(c.gridType,'llc');
17	[X,Y,FLD]=convert2pcol_llc(varargin{:});
18	elseif strcmp(c.gridType,'cube');
19	[X,Y,FLD]=convert2pcol_cube(varargin{:});
20	elseif strcmp(c.gridType,'llpc');
21	[X,Y,FLD]=convert2pcol_llpc(varargin{:});
22	elseif strcmp(c.gridType,'ll');
23	[X,Y,FLD]=convert2pcol_ll(varargin{:});
24	else;
25	error(['convert2pcol not implemented for ' c.gridType '!?']);
26	end;
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