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dim_rmsd_n_Wrap

Computes the root-mean-square-difference between two variables' given dimensions at all other dimensions.

Available in version 5.1.1 and later.

Prototype

load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/contributed.ncl"

	function dim_rmsd_n_Wrap (
		x        : numeric,  
		y        : numeric,  
		dims [*] : integer   
	)

	return_val  :  float or double

Arguments

x

A variable of numeric type and any dimensionality.

y

A variable of numeric type and same dimensionality as x.

dims

The dimension(s) of x on which to to do the root-mean-square-difference on. Must be consecutive and monotonically increasing.

Return value

The output will be double if x is double, and float otherwise.

The output dimensionality will be the same as all but dims's dimensions of the input variable. The dimension rank of the input variable will be reduced by the rank of dims.

Description

The dim_rmsd_n_Wrap function computes the root-mean-square difference of all elements of the dimensions indicated by dims for each index of the remaining dimensions. A wrapper function. Missing values are ignored.

See Also

dim_rmsd_Wrap, dim_rmsd, dim_rmsd_n, dim_avg, dim_median, dim_num, dim_product, dim_rmsd, dim_rmvmean, dim_rmvmed, dim_standardize, dim_stat4, dim_rmsd, dim_sum, dim_rmsd

Examples

Example 1

Create two variables q and r of size (3,5,10) array. Then calculate the root-mean-square-difference of the rightmost dimension. 

    q   = random_uniform(-20,100,(/3,5,10/))
    r   = random_uniform(-50, 99,(/3,5,10/))
    rmsd= dim_rmsd_n(q,r,2)   ;==>  rmsd(3,5)
Note: when operating across the rightmost dimension, it is simpler to use dim_rmsd.

Example 2

Let x and y be of size (ntim,nlat,mlon) and with named dimensions "time", "lat" and "lon", respectively. Then, for each time and latitude, the root-mean-square-difference is: 

    rmsdLon= dim_rmsd_n(x,y,2)    ; ==> rmsdLon(ntim,nlat)
Generally, users prefer that the returned variable have metadata associated with it. This can be accomplished via the dim_rmsd_n_Wrap function: 

    rmsdLon = dim_rmsd_n_Wrap(x,y,2)    ; ==> rmsdLon(time,lat)
Example 3

Let x be defined as in Example 2: x(time,lat,lon). Compute the temporal root-mean-square-difference at each latitude/longitude grid point. 

    rmsdTime = dim_rmsd_n(x,y,0)    ; ==> rmsdTime(nlat,nlon)
If metadata is desired use: 

    rmsdTime = dim_rmsd_n_Wrap(x,y,0)    ; ==> rmsdTime(lat,lon)
Example 4

Let x be x(time,level,lat,lon). Compute the temporal root-mean-square-difference at each latitude/longitude grid point. 

    rmsd = dim_rmsd_n(x,y,(/0,1/)) ; ==> rmsd(nlat,nlon)
If metadata is desired use: 

    rmsd = dim_rmsd_n_Wrap(x,y,(/0,1/))    ; ==> rmsd(lat,lon)