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> > the vertical motion has already been exaggerated > > Really?! Well it would certainly be good to know what the multiplier is > that is used. Where might I find this information? > > Thanks! > > Dave Actually, I was wrong. You should do the formula way to create the display. Yuan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden] > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 4:53 PM > To: Sills,David [Ontario] > Cc: address@hidden > Subject: [IDV #VRY-580628]: Question re vertical velocity > > > Hello, > > > > I am plotting a vertical cross-section through u-v-w data but want to > > increase the scale of the vertical motion relative to the horizontal > > motion so that it is more prominent. What is the best way to do this? > > > > I thought that maybe I could take the vertical motion field and > > multiply by 10, then use that field with the u and v to generate the > > cross-sections. Would that work? I'm not even sure how to do that > > however. > > > > Many thanks! > > > > Dave > > Hi Dave, > In the vertical cross section display, the vertical motion has > already been exaggerated (not sure how much). If you want to do it > yourself, you need to add a simple formula like w*10, and then using the > Formula > Grids > Make flow vectors from u,v, and w. Make sure the unit > in these variables are the same. > > > Yuan > > > > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: VRY-580628 > Department: Support IDV > Priority: Normal > Status: Closed > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: VRY-580628 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed