Analysis commands sorted on name

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Fred
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Analysis commands sorted on name

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I like to have the commands also in order of name. This helps in understanding other scripts. A copy from the manual, 2 functions and a sort in Excel and the result is below.

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Fred

ADVT scalar,vector Calculates advection of a scalar by a vector
ALST Altimeter setting (QNH) (in Hg)
ANLB Sets analysis method to Barnes
ANLC Sets analysis method to Cressman
ANLN Sets analysis method to Nearest Neighbor
ANLW Sets analysis method to Weighted
AVRT Absolute vorticity of a vector field (adds Earth’s rotation; used for upper air)
BARB Wind barbs (m/s)
BKMH Wind barbs (m/s shown as km/h)
BKNT Wind barbs (m/s shown as kt)
BMPH Wind barbs (m/s shown as mph)
BULB Wet bulb temperature (deg C)
CINT [number] Contour interval (must be an nonzero positive number)
COLOR =r:g:bSet draw color to color r=red,g=green,b=blue (each is 0-255)
CONT Contour (defaults to contour interval of 1)
CUST Custom data field (from a manual GRIB field selection or other source)
CVVD Plots C above data at gridpoint minimum
DADD Plot contours as dash-dot-dot
DADO Plot contours as dash-dot
DASH Plot contours as dashes
DATA Data grid values
DEGC deg F to deg C
DEGF deg C to deg F
DOTS Plot contours as dots
DVCV Plots D or C above data at gridpoint maximum/minimum
DVRG Divergence of a vector field
DVVD Plots D above data at gridpoint maximum
DWPT Dewpoint (deg C)
ELEV Elevation (m)
EQUA [number] Plot a contour equal to this number
FILL Fill using fill color
FILL Perform a floodfill
FILS [number] Set fillstyle to one of the following:
GHGT Geostrophically balanced height field (m)
GRTN [number] Contours or fills greater than this number
H000 Set level to 1000 mb
H100 Set level to 100 mb
H150 Set level to 150 mb
H200 Set level to 200 mb
H250 Set level to 250 mb
H300 Set level to 300 mb
H400 Set level to 400 mb
H500 Set level to 500 mb
H700 Set level to 700 mb
H850 Set level to 850 mb
H925 Set level to 925 mb
HGHT Geopotential height (m)
HIDX Heat index (deg F)
HIID Plots H above data at gridpoint maximum
HILO Plots H or L above data at gridpoint maximum/minimum
HSFC Set level to surface
HUMX Humidex (deg C)
LATT Latitude (deg)
LINE [number] Set line width (must be nonzero positive integer)
LONG Longitude (deg)
LOWD Plots L above data at gridpoint minimum
LSTN [number] Contours or fills less than this number
MAGN Magnitude of a vector field (produces speed for a wind field)
MAXD Plots X above data at gridpoint maximum
MIND Plots N above data at gridpoint minimum
MIXR Mixing ratio (g/kg)
MNND Plots - above data at gridpoint minimum
MXMN Plots X or N above data at gridpoint maximum/minimum
NMCN Plot highs and lows in std font (default is in Preferences > Analysis)
NMCY Plot highs and lows in NMC font (default is in Preferences > Analysis)
OVER Overlay basemap translucently (good for fills)
PLLD Plots + above data at gridpoint maximum
PLMN Plots + or - above data at gridpoint maximum/minimum
PRES Pressure (mb) (used for upper-level heights)
PTEN Reported pressure tendency
RELH Relative humidity (%)
RVRT Relative vorticity of a vector field (pure; used mainly at surface)
SADC [f1:#] Calculates sum of field f1 and any number #
SAVG [f1:f2] Calculates average of fields f1 and f2
SDIF [f1:f2] Calculates difference of fields f1 and f2
SDVC [f1:#] Calculates quotient of field f1 and any number #
SDVD [f1:f2] Calculates quotient of fields f1 and f2
SLPR Sea level pressure (QFF) (mb)
SMLC [f1:#] Calculates product of field f1 and any number #
SMLT [f1:f2] Calculates product of fields f1 and f2
SMTC [number] Set smoothing coefficient (0 to 1 only) (default 0.5)
SMTH Apply Haltiner smoother
SMTP [number] Allow this number of smoothing passes (default 1)
SOLD Plot contours as solid line
SSBC [f1:#] Calculates difference of field f1 and any number #
SSUM [f1:f2] Calculates sum of fields f1 and f2
STOR n Store field in slot n (1-9)
STRM Streamline
TEMP Temperature (deg C)
THTA Theta, or potential temperature (deg K)
THTE Theta-e, or equivalent potential temperature (deg K)
TSEA Temperature, sea-surface (deg C)
UGRD Wind, west-to-east component (m/s) (referenced to true north)
VAOF Prohibit plotting of numeric values below minimum/maximum
VAON Allow plotting of numeric values below minimum/maximum (default)
VECT Vector grid
VGRD Wind, south-to-north component (m/s) (referenced to true north)
VKMH m/s to km/h
VKNT m/s to kt
VMPH m/s to mph
WCHL Wind chill (deg F)
WDRC Wind, direction (deg)
WIND Wind, vector (m/s) (referenced to true north)
WLD1 Sea swell direction 1 (screen relative)
WLD2 Sea swell direction 2 (screen relative)
WLH1 Sea swell height 1 (m)
WLH2 Sea swell height 2 (m)
WLP1 Sea swell period 1 (sec)
WLP2 Sea swell period 2 (sec)
WSPD Wind, speed (m/s)
WSWH Wave height (m)
WSWP Wave period (sec)
WWWH Wind wave height (m)
WWWP Wind wave period (sec)
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