Declaration of Variable

[Cindy Bruyere]

For WRF model output you may want to read this:
        http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/graphics/ARWpost/ARWpost.htm

The WRF model has a staggered grid, so in general you way want to use
the above converter to convert the data to unstaggered grids, which
are easier to deal with.

GrADS 1.9 has a "gradsnc" script that can display the staggered grid
of WRF ARW. But you need 4 .ctl files to display the data correctly.
Inside the ARWpost code there is a utility (under the directory
util/) that you can use to generate the 4 .ctl files.

Cindy

On Feb 28, 2007, at 6:34 AM, Rafael Mundaray wrote:

> Hi to all!
>
> I have a problem to open of my output file of my WRF model. The
> output file is in CDF format and the GrADS gives a referred error
> me to that it does not find variable X. I used the  xdfopen command
> and the GrADS says that it needs a description file. Then, I need
> to know, HOW DO BUILD THIS DESCRIPTOR FILE? The file contains 50
> atmospheric variables approximately.
>
> Thank you...!!!
>
> --
> Ing. Rafael E. Mundaray M.