GrADS, AOGS2010, Thesis

Three things that i have to do in once...not yet including sculpturing my body! anyway, i just got task from Prof A, mapping some biological data..well, i like the work, just time to complete it may take for awhile, which will definitely have to share with time that i have to brainstorming the Abstract to be submitted for AOGS2010 (deadline is 1Dec) and considering and reading articles and journal, not to forget studying Dynamic Meteorology, MATLAB and looking back to C/C++ and statistics... wow, my life is full with study..yet i have to enjoy part of it so that i wont be 'regretting' for not doing so. especially going to gym and get the best shape of my life..

me:pray hard for a better life

PARMA and current typhoones

Directly copied from http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com/

Typhoon Parma

PAST AND FORECAST TRACK

Current Typhoons

			Current Data				24-hr Ahead Projections
			8 Oct, 2009 4:29 GMT				9 Oct, 2009 4:29 GMT
System	Basin		Lat	Long	Wind	Cat	Lat	Long	Wind	Cat
PARMA	NW Pacific		17.3 N	122.0 E	30 kts	TD	17.5 N	120.5 E	25 kts	TD
MELOR	NW Pacific		36.0 N	138.1 E	55 kts	TS	42.8 N	148.5 E	40 kts	TS
HENRI	N Atlantic		19.5 N	59.7 W	30 kts	TD	20.7 N	63.0 W	25 kts	TD

Current Satellite Images Region Image Type Atlantic IR Visible Atlantic WV IR En NE Pacific IR Visible NW Pacific IR WV Indian Ocean IR Visible W Australia IR WV E Australia IR WV SW Pacific IR WV

Tropical Cyclone Windspeed Scale Strength Category 1 Minute Maximum Sustained Winds knots mph km/h Tropical Depression TD <34 <39 <63 Tropical Storm TS 34-63 39-73 63-118 Hurricane Cat 1 64-82 74-95 119-153 Hurricane Cat 2 83-95 96-110 154-177 Intense Hurricane Cat 3 96-113 111-130 178-210 Intense Hurricane Cat 4 114-135 131-155 211-250 Intense Hurricane Cat 5 >135 >155 >250

Writing

oh-keeyyhh...i am now brainstorming what to write (essential items) in 3 topics i am suppose to start writing, Siberian High,ENSO and Arctic Oscillation. and after that ( or during) i will start relating it to the malaysian NE monsoon. (>.<) Sooo many!

me: Feels like i've been brainstorming since 3 months ago! huhu..o yeah, i was distracted by learning Dynamic meteorology by myself and scripting...essential knowledge though. Vectors!! OMG. i need to brush up my vector knowledge. grrr!!!

huh~

It's been about 3 months...i have produce nothing. i should have done at least a quarter of it. and study on your own is soooooooooooooo.....oooooooooo slow, and i missed a guide from a person named TEACHER. Anyhow anyway, i need to push myself further...Ganbatteeee!!!!!

me: hup hup huuppp!!

Anomaly- GrADS and Scripting

I've been doing this for this week (and last week)...now, i need to do a control file that grab the data and save it...(..and now i'm confused. what should i do next?? i should ask Mr.O...)

************************************************************************************
* Long Term Mean Skin Temperature, NCEP/NCAR data taken from cdc.noaa.gov
* ////////////////////////////////////
* AVERAGE TEMPERATURE EACH MONTH FROM 1978 - 2008

'reinit'
'sdfopen f:\ncep\skt.temp\skt.mon.mean.nc'
'set lat -60 80'
'set lon 80 300'
*
* calculating mean by month*
*JANUARY MEAN
'define atmpjan = ave(skt,t=361,t=732,12)'
*FEB MEAN
'define atmpfeb = ave(skt,t=362,t=732,12)'
*MARCH MEAN
'define atmpmar = ave(skt,t=363,t=732,12)'
*APRIL MEAN
'define atmpapr = ave(skt,t=364,t=732,12)'
*MAY MEAN
'define atmpmay = ave(skt,t=365,t=732,12)'
*JUNE MEAN
'define atmpjun = ave(skt,t=366,t=732,12)'
*JULY MEAN
'define atmpjul = ave(skt,t=367,t=732,12)'
*AUGUST MEAN
'define atmpaug = ave(skt,t=368,t=732,12)'
*SEPTEMBER MEAN
'define atmpsep = ave(skt,t=369,t=732,12)'
*OCTOBER MEAN
'define atmpoct = ave(skt,t=370,t=732,12)'
*NOVEMBER MEAN
'define atmpnov = ave(skt,t=371,t=732,12)'
*DECEMBER MEAN
'define atmpdec = ave(skt,t=372,t=732,12)'
*******************************************************
* calculating diff for respective month
* for interested year. let 2008
* time index start with t=372 until t=732

'define djan08 = skt(t=721) - atmpjan'
'define dfeb08 = skt(t=722) - atmpfeb'
'define dmar08 = skt(t=723) - atmpmar'
'define dapr08 = skt(t=724) - atmpapr'
'define dmay08 = skt(t=725) - atmpmay'
'define djun08 = skt(t=726) - atmpjun'
'define djul08 = skt(t=727) - atmpjul'
'define daug08 = skt(t=728) - atmpaug'
'define dsep08 = skt(t=729) - atmpsep'
'define doct08 = skt(t=730) - atmpoct'
'define dnov08 = skt(t=731) - atmpnov'
'define ddec08 = skt(t=732) - atmpdec'
*
*******************************************************
p=1
while (p=1)
'c'
prompt "Enter the time index "
pull tindex
prompt "Enter the month "
pull mth

'set gxout contour'
'set csmooth on'
'set cint 0.5'
'define diffx = skt(t='tindex') - atmp'mth''
'd diffx'
'run basemap L 0 1 M'

prompt "continue? ( 1 to end 0 to cont) "
pull resp

if ( resp = 1)
p = p + resp
endif
endwhile
*endscript

*************************************************************************************

it's quite easy actually, but without strong basic it's damn confusing. anyway, manipulating it for real life use can be very confusing. well, i need to learn this a lot more. (including all the AO, ENSO writing and Dynamic meteorology stuff)

me: _"(x.x)__

my Workstation @ NARC

A.K.A my table at National Antarctic Research Center..LOL

choices

this page is so slow to load! sicko!

Anyway, while i was doing thing on GrADS and reading essentials of meteorology, a lot of thing came into my mind. well, finally i asked my currently supervisor, about the financial-assistanship offer from U.K.M. He said, he won't hold any of his student to stayu there long but adviced me to at least stay there for better exposure. and i said, of course i will at least finish my MPhil at U.M first, before I can go anywhere i chose to. The exposures he meant are so great, he said that he has connection with cambridge and univ of washington, i i need a reference for my PhD in the future. Wow, that's early right? even my MPhil's offer letter is still pending.

Good to know that, i [most probably] having job after finishing MPhil and later PhD.

In the mean time, i need to at least take a glimps of which uni i'll go for PhD. since i need to be in Math department [not earth science like i was planned way before i finished my BSc],i came across a lot of interesting applied maths field they offer, especially in modelling climate, atmosphere and enviroment. Right now, i have three uni that i will consider. Univ of Washington, Austalian National University and University of New South Wales. they have an interesting interdepartment research, which combined my both interest, maths and meteorology.
anyway, i was thinking, is it possible if they support me for graduate degree before i go for PhD...?
i pray to God that everything will be fine, and give me strength to make all this happen.