Creating a Logarithmic Spaced Array in Idl
I Was Looking for a Way to Generate a Logarithmic Spaced Array in Idl. from the L3 Harris Geospatial Website I Came Across "Arrgen" and Was Trying to Use It...
I was looking for a way to generate a logarithmic spaced array in IDL. From the L3 Harris Geospatial website I came across "arrgen" and was trying to use it for this purpose. However,
arrgen(1,215,/log)
returns the error: Variable is undefined: ARRGEN.
What would be the correct way to do it? Thanks in advance for your help
1 Answer
Start by defining your lower and upper bounds in which ever log-base you prefer. I will use base $e$ for brevity sake.
lowe = ALOG(low[0])
uppe = ALOG(upp[0])
where low and upp are scalar, numerical values you, the user, define (e.g., 1 and 215 in your example). Then construct an evenly spaced array of n elements, such as:
dinde = DINDGEN(n[0])*(uppe[0] - lowe[0])/(n[0] - 1L) + lowe[0]
where n is a scalar integer. Now convert back to linear space to get:
dind = EXP(dinde)
This will be a logarithmically spaced array. If you want to use base-10 log, then substitute ALOG for ALOG10. If you need another base, then you can use the logarithmic change of base rule given by:
logb x = logc x / logc b
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