[python-users] Metpy height being read in incorrectly

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• From: "Larkin, Grant, P" <grant.larkin490@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 00:35:21 +0000
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Hi,


I am working on creating custom soundings using the Metpy programs. I am 
running into some issues, though (discovered today). The main one being that 
the height is initially read into the code correctly, but several blocks of 
Jupyter code later and the height reverts back to 0 m as the surface height. To 
combat this, I reread in the height in the block that I was working with, and 
printed the height at the beginning and end of the block of code. The height 
was read in correctly at the beginning of the block, but incorrectly at the end 
of the code. I have attached two images. One is of the block of code, and the 
other is of the output. This is throwing off some of my wind shear 
calculations, as well as my ability to plot the LCL in meters accurately (I 
have it in hPa currently, which isn't as effective at conveying the 
information). This issue isn't as big a deal in the eastern US, but on the high 
plains, it makes a big difference (example: my LCL was at 1670 m where it 
should be around 880m)! If you could be of any help, that would be awesome!


Sincerely,


Pierce Larkin

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