Help to read grib files

[Grus Weir]

check your generated sample_grib_file.ctl first
use vi or something
.ctl is not any formatted data
it is just a descriptive text file for the data

On 4/7/06, oluseun idowu <oluseun_idowu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>  Dear Msaavedra and all,
>
> I discovered that the file was converted to .ctl format but when i
> attempted to give the command  $ gribmap -i sample_grib_file.ctl -0 it gave
> me the error message below
>
> [oluseun at b129pc124 ~]$ gribmap -i sample_grib_file.ctl -0
> Open Error:  missing XDEF record
> Open Error:  missing YDEF record
> Open Error:  missing ZDEF record
> Open Error:  missing TDEF record
> Open Error:  missing UNDEF record
> Open Error:  missing DSET record
> Open Error:  missing VARS record
>   The data file was not opened.
>
> I will need your further help. Thank you
>
>
> Idowu
>
> *msaavedra <msaavedra at IMARPE.GOB.PE>* wrote:
>
> Dear User :
>
> for read and make plots from grib files :
>
> $ ./grib2ctl.pl sample_grib_file.grib > sample_grib_file.ctl
> $ gribmap -i sample_grib_file.ctl -0
>
> $ gradsc
> ga> open sample_grib_file
> ga> q file
> ga> d parameter
>
> you can download the perl script grib2ctl.pl from the web.
>
> bye
>
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