sdfopen /grove3/iesuw/ccm1/CCM1-CNTROLPI-SEAE1520.nc

*draw label strings to identify plots
draw string 7.5 9.5 DJF 
draw string 7.5 7 MAM 
draw string 7.5 4.5 JJA 
draw string 7.5 2 SON 

*limit lat to tropics
set lat -20 20

*enable output file
enable print four_panel_tropics.prt 

*turn grads grid off
set grid off

*"scaled" mproj does not preserve aspect/ratio
*plot will fill whole area
set mproj scaled

*set map line attributes: color, style, thickness
set map 1 1 6

*set xlopts, ylopts, clopts, control axis label display 
*set xlopts color thickness size
set xlopts 1 4 0.15
set ylopts 1 4 0.15
set clopts -1 3 0.14

*set time
set t 1

*set dimensions on page of first map
*upper right corner
*set vpage xmin xmax ymin ymax
set vpage 0 7.5 7.75 11 

*turn grads label off
*need to do this before every plot
set grads off

*set contour properties
*set contour interval = 1
set cint 1
*set cthick sets thickness of contour lines
set cthick 1
*don't draw x-axis labels
set xlab %
d prectmm
draw title CNTROLPI Precipitation 20S-20N

*second plot
*must reset vpage
set vpage 0 7.5 5.25 8.75  
set t 2
set grads off
set cint 1
set cthick 1
set xlab %
d prectmm

*third plot
set vpage 0 7.5 2.75 6.25  
set t 3
set grads off
set cint 1
set cthick 1
set xlab %
d prectmm

*fourth plot
set vpage 0 7.5 .25 3.75  
set t 4
set grads off
set cint 1
set cthick 1
d prectmm
print
disable print