Hi Adrienne, You'll always get great help for these kinds of questions if you subscribe and post to the R-SIG-Geo mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-geo I highly recommend that you join!
I have encountered this before, and usually it is because I have mistakenly assumed that source and destination data are roughly coincident. I'm not sure if that is true in your case. I have tried to replicate your steps. I transformed the coordinates of your source and destination rasters into SpatialPoints objects, and then I reprojected your source coordinates to the projection of your destination coordinates. Unless I have messed up a step, you can see in the plot generated that there is a significant difference in the extent of the source and destination rasters. Perhaps your destination coordinates are amiss? Cheers, Ben ### Start library(sp) library(raster) nc <- 234 nr <- 229 m <- matrix(runif(nc*nr), ncol = nc, nrow = nr) r1 <- raster(m, xmn = -1747.5, xmx = 1762.5, ymn = -1710, ymx = 1725, crs = CRS('+proj=lcc +lon_0=-77 +lat_0=38 +lat_1=30 +lat_2=60')) newlon <- c(-102.97288, -74.05399) newlat <- c(25.13511, 40.27023) newnr <- 113 newnc <- 215 template <- raster(nrows = newnr, ncol = newnc, xmn = newlon[1], xmx = newlon[2], ymn = newlat[1], ymx = newlat[2], crs = CRS("+proj=longlat +datum=WGS84")) r2 <- setValues(template, runif(ncell(template))) xy_r1 <- SpatialPoints(coordinates(r1), proj4string = CRS('+proj=lcc +lon_0=-77 +lat_0=38 +lat_1=30 +lat_2=60')) xy_r1_tr <- spTransform(xy_r1, CRS("+proj=longlat +datum=WGS84")) xy_r2 <- SpatialPoints(coordinates(r2), proj4string = CRS("+proj=longlat +datum=WGS84")) plot(xy_r2, pch = '.', axes = TRUE) points(xy_r1_tr, pch = 1, col = 'orange') ### END > On May 17, 2016, at 1:02 PM, Adrienne Wootten <amwoo...@ncsu.edu> wrote: > > All, > > Greetings! Any help with this problem is appreciated! > > I'm working to get a netcdf file that has a Lambert Conformal Conic > projection into geographic, but also a smaller area. Here's the issue I'm > having - essentially it looks like projectRaster is working, but the > resulting raster has no values. > > The data itself is massive so I can't include that, but here's what's going > on. > > >> testvar2 = raster("SE/test.nc",band=t,varname="TAMAX") # pulling first > time slice of my netcdf >> testvar2 > > class : RasterLayer > band : 1 (of 4 bands) > dimensions : 229, 234, 53586 (nrow, ncol, ncell) > resolution : 15, 15 (x, y) > extent : -1747.5, 1762.5, -1710, 1725 (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax) > coord. ref. : +proj=lcc +lon_0=-77 +lat_0=38 +lat_1=30 +lat_2=60 > +ellps=WGS84 > data source : /projdata/dcerp/DSdata/regcmdata/SE/test.nc > names : Avg.Max.Aneom.Temperature > z-value : 1960-01-01 > zvar : TAMAX > >> summary(testvar2) # yes is does have values > Avg.Max.Aneom.Temperature > Min. -23.347107 > 1st Qu. -4.706635 > Median 4.347733 > 3rd Qu. 16.109032 > Max. 24.556152 > NA's 0.000000 > >> newlocs <- raster(ncols=length(newlon), nrows=length(newlat)) # dummy > raster with new grid I want >> projection(newlocs)=CRS("+proj=longlat +datum=WGS84") > >> newlat=c(25.13511, 25.27025, 25.40538, 25.54052, 25.67565, 25.81079, > 25.94592, 26.08106, 26.21619, 26.35133, 26.48646, 26.62160, 26.75673, > 26.89187, 27.02700, 27.16214, 27.29727, 27.43241, 27.56754, 27.70268, > 27.83781, 27.97295, 28.10808, 28.24322, 28.37835, 28.51349, 28.64862, > 28.78376, 28.91889, 29.05403, 29.18916, 29.32430, 29.45943, 29.59457, > 29.72970, 29.86484, 29.99997, 30.13511, 30.27024, 30.40538, 30.54051, > 30.67565, 30.81078, 30.94592, 31.08105, 31.21619, 31.35132, 31.48646, > 31.62159, 31.75673, 31.89186, 32.02700, 32.16213, 32.29727, 32.43240, > 32.56754, 32.70267, 32.83781, 32.97294, 33.10808, 33.24321, 33.37835, > 33.51348, 33.64862, 33.78375, 33.91889, 34.05402, 34.18916, 34.32429, > 34.45943, 34.59456, 34.72970, 34.86483, 34.99997, 35.13510, 35.27024, > 35.40537, 35.54051, 35.67564, 35.81078, 35.94591, 36.08105, 36.21618, > 36.35132, 36.48645, 36.62159, 36.75672, 36.89186, 37.02699, 37.16213, > 37.29726, 37.43240, 37.56753, 37.70267, 37.83780, 37.97294, 38.10807, > 38.24321, 38.37834, 38.51348, 38.64861, 38.78375, 38.91888, 39.05402, > 39.18915, 39.32429, 39.45942, 39.59456, 39.72969, 39.86483, 39.99996, > 40.13510, 40.27023) # the new regular grid in geographic I'd like to work > with > >> newlon=c(-102.97288, -102.83774, -102.70261, -102.56747, -102.43234, > -102.29720, -102.16207, -102.02693, -101.89180, -101.75666, -101.62153, > -101.48639, -101.35126, -101.21612, -101.08099, -100.94585, -100.81072, > -100.67558, -100.54045, -100.40531, -100.27018, -100.13504, -99.99991, > -99.86477, -99.72964, -99.59450, -99.45937, -99.32423, -99.18910, > -99.05396, -98.91883, -98.78369, -98.64856, -98.51342, -98.37829, > -98.24315, -98.10802, -97.97288, -97.83775, -97.70261, -97.56748, > -97.43234, -97.29721, -97.16207, -97.02694, -96.89180, -96.75667, > -96.62153, -96.48640, -96.35126, -96.21613, -96.08099, -95.94586, > -95.81072, -95.67559, -95.54045, -95.40532, -95.27018, -95.13505, > -94.99991, -94.86478, -94.72964, -94.59451, -94.45937, -94.32424, > -94.18910, -94.05397, -93.91883, -93.78370, -93.64856, -93.51343, > -93.37829, -93.24316, -93.10802, -92.97289, -92.83775, -92.70262, > -92.56748, -92.43235, -92.29721, -92.16208, -92.02694, -91.89181, > -91.75667, -91.62154, -91.48640, -91.35127, -91.21613, -91.08100, > -90.94586, -90.81073, -90.67559, -90.54046, -90.40532, -90.27019, > -90.13505, -89.99992, -89.86478, -89.72965, -89.59451, -89.45938, > -89.32424, -89.18911, -89.05397, -88.91884, -88.78370, -88.64857, > -88.51343, -88.37830, -88.24316, -88.10803, -87.97289, -87.83776, > -87.70262, -87.56749, -87.43235, -87.29722, -87.16208, -87.02695, > -86.89181, -86.75668, -86.62154, -86.48641, -86.35127, -86.21614, > -86.08100, -85.94587, -85.81073, -85.67560, -85.54046, -85.40533, > -85.27019, -85.13506, -84.99992, -84.86479, -84.72965, -84.59452, > -84.45938, -84.32425, -84.18911, -84.05398, -83.91884, -83.78371, > -83.64857, -83.51344, -83.37830, -83.24317, -83.10803, -82.97290, > -82.83776, -82.70263, -82.56749, -82.43236, -82.29722, -82.16209, > -82.02695, -81.89182, -81.75668, -81.62155, -81.48641, -81.35128, > -81.21614, -81.08101, -80.94587, -80.81074, -80.67560, -80.54047, > -80.40533, -80.27020, -80.13506, -79.99993, -79.86479, -79.72966, > -79.59452, -79.45939, -79.32425, -79.18912, -79.05398, -78.91885, > -78.78371, -78.64858, -78.51344, -78.37831, -78.24317, -78.10804, > -77.97290, -77.83777, -77.70263, -77.56750, -77.43236, -77.29723, > -77.16209, -77.02696, -76.89182, -76.75669, -76.62155, -76.48642, > -76.35128, -76.21615, -76.08101, -75.94588, -75.81074, -75.67561, > -75.54047, -75.40534, -75.27020, -75.13507, -74.99993, -74.86480, > -74.72966, -74.59453, -74.45939, -74.32426, -74.18912, -74.05399) > >> extent(newlocs) = c(min(newlon),max(newlon),min(newlat),max(newlat)) # > dummy raster put to the right extent > >> testproj2 = projectRaster(from=testvar2,to=newlocs,method="bilinear") # > project raster itself > >> testproj2 # literally no values. > class : RasterLayer > dimensions : 113, 215, 24295 (nrow, ncol, ncell) > resolution : 0.1345065, 0.1339391 (x, y) > extent : -102.9729, -74.05399, 25.13511, 40.27023 (xmin, xmax, ymin, > ymax) > coord. ref. : +proj=longlat +datum=WGS84 +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0 > data source : in memory > names : Avg.Max.Aneom.Temperature > values : NA, NA (min, max) > > > I'm quite perplexed with this one, I feel like I'm doing everything right > so I'm not sure what's failing. The R version is R 3.2.3 in a Linux/Unix > environment. > > Many thanks for your help! > > Adrienne > -- > Adrienne Wootten > Ph.D Candidate / Graduate Research Assistant > State Climate Office of North Carolina > Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences > North Carolina State University > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. Ben Tupper Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences 60 Bigelow Drive, P.O. 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