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epsZero

Sets all values in input array to zero that are +/- a user supplied epsilon about zero.

Prototype

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

	procedure epsZero (
		x    : numeric,  
		eps  : numeric   
	)

	return_val  :  numeric

Arguments

x

(output)
An array of any dimensionality.

eps

The epsilon value about zero. Must be the same type as x.

Description

Sets all values in input array to zero that are +/- a user supplied epsilon about zero.

Examples

Example 1 

     X        = (/ 1,-2, -999., 1.e-05, -1.e-07, 10/)
     X@_FillValue = -999.
     eps          = 1.e-04
     epsZero (X, eps)
     print(X)
       X(0) 1
       X(1) -2
       X(2) -999.
       X(3) 0
       X(4) 0
       X(5) 10