Gribmap for GrADS 2.0.a2 with template option issue? (grib2 files)

Uwe Gramann weather at UNISERVE.COM
Fri Jun 6 15:19:22 EDT 2008


Hmm that's interesting, I was not aware that I HAD to use the ensemble descriptor.  
This leads me then to a more basic question, though: 
g2ctl.pl then would be able to generate the control file from the original files, right?  The orginals are: 

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-rw-r--r-- 1 ugramann ugramann  64919 Jun  5 03:56 gep20.t00z.pgrb2af240.grib
-rw-r--r-- 1 ugramann ugramann  64866 Jun  5 03:56 gep20.t00z.pgrb2af252.grib
-rw-r--r-- 1 ugramann ugramann  65039 Jun  5 03:56 gep20.t00z.pgrb2af264.grib
-rw-r--r-- 1 ugramann ugramann  65079 Jun  5 03:56 gep20.t00z.pgrb2af276.grib
-rw-r--r-- 1 ugramann ugramann  64692 Jun  5 03:56 gep20.t00z.pgrb2af288.grib
-rw-r--r-- 1 ugramann ugramann  65104 Jun  5 03:56 gep20.t00z.pgrb2af300.grib
-rw-r--r-- 1 ugramann ugramann  64787 Jun  5 03:56 gep20.t00z.pgrb2af312.grib
-rw-r--r-- 1 ugramann ugramann  65517 Jun  5 03:56 gep20.t00z.pgrb2af324.grib
-rw-r--r-- 1 ugramann ugramann  65090 Jun  5 03:56 gep20.t00z.pgrb2af336.grib
-rw-r--r-- 1 ugramann ugramann  65445 Jun  5 03:56 gep20.t00z.pgrb2af348.grib
-rw-r--r-- 1 ugramann ugramann  64933 Jun  5 03:56 gep20.t00z.pgrb2af360.grib
-rw-r--r-- 1 ugramann ugramann  65708 Jun  5 03:56 gep20.t00z.pgrb2af372.grib
-rw-r--r-- 1 ugramann ugramann  65313 Jun  5 03:56 gep20.t00z.pgrb2af384.grib

but the following line does not find any files:

g2ctl.pl -verf gep%e.t00z.pgrb2af%f3.grib > uwe.ctl
(if I replace the %e template with '20' it finds the files, but not with '%e2')

I am still doing something wrong with the ensemble template??

Thanks so much and Cheers,
Uwe



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jennifer Adams 
  To: GRADSUSR at LIST.CINECA.IT 
  Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 11:17 AM
  Subject: Re: Gribmap for GrADS 2.0.a2 with template option issue? (grib2 files)


  Uwe, 
  There's no need to have a separate descriptor file for each member -- that's the whole purpose of the E dimension, to aggregate members into a single data set! An example of a GFS ensemble descriptor file with full EDEF is here:
     http://iges.org/grads/gadoc/gfsens.ctl


  Specifically, what your descriptor needs, is this:
  edef 1
  20  33  00z05jun2008  3,20
  endedef


  The name "20" is a guess from your filename. If you want to template over E, change DSET to 
  dset ^gens_%e_2008060500z_P%f3.grib


  Then get the ensemble grib codes from the grib2scan output (grep on "Ens") or from the gribmap -v output (look for "ens=") 


  The EDEF documentation is at http://iges.org/grads/gadoc/descriptorfile.html#EDEF


  Jennifer




  On Jun 6, 2008, at 12:22 PM, Uwe Gramann wrote:


    Hi Jennifer, 
    thanks for looking into this! 
    I have attached the output of the gribmap/grib2scan and the ctl file (which does not contain a edef declaration).  I am not sure if I need an edef declaration, though, since I am treating each member as a separate model and create control files for each independently?

    In case I will not get anywhere ... is there a server that has grib1 data of the gfs ensembles still? 

    Cheer and thanks again, 
    Uwe
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Jennifer Adams 
      To: GRADSUSR at LIST.CINECA.IT 
      Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 12:00 PM
      Subject: Re: Gribmap for GrADS 2.0.a2 with template option issue? (grib2 files)




      On Jun 4, 2008, at 10:13 PM, Uwe Gramann wrote:


        Hello everybody,

        I have not much luck trying to open GFS ensemble grib2 files with the template option.  After downloading all members and trying to apply the time-template option to a member like:

        g2ctl.pl -verf gens_20_2008060400z_P%f3.grib > uwe.ctl
        gribmap -i uwe.ctl

        gribmap reports no errors, the control file looks okay, but all variables are undef in Grads 2.0.a2! 
      What does your descriptor file look like? I don't think g2ctl handles the ensemble declarations for EDEF (yet),  you may have to add those manually.
      What is the output from gribmap -v ? 
      What is the output from grib2scan -v ? 
      Jennifer




          
        I have no issues opening the individual files in Grads or combining each forecast-member's files into one large file and then opening those. 

        Jennifer just mentioned that a gribmap time-template bug has been fixed, but I still have one ....

        Does anybody have any ideas ... suggestions ...

        Cheers and thanks to all

        Uwe

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          ----- Original Message -----
          From: Jennifer Adams
          To: GRADSUSR at LIST.CINECA.IT
          Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 9:40 AM
          Subject: NEW RELEASE of GrADS 2.0.a2


          Dear All, 
          I have posted a new version of GrADS:  2.0.a2. This version has several new features and important bug fixes. The GrADS downloads web page (http://iges.org/grads/downloads.html) has also been updated with links to the source code and two binary releases (more binaries to follow as soon as possible). 


              Features:
              * ready for use with GDS-2.0 to access 5-dimensional data sets via OPeNDAP
              * support for thinned grib2 grids 
              * gribmap has -0 option for grib2
              * allows non-float data types for hdf coordinate axes 
              

              Bug Fixes:
              * memory leak when replacing an existing defined variable
              * multiple fixes for netcdf/hdf handling (templating, zrev, %nodim%, et al.)
              * contour interval and label handling for double precision numbers
              * changed 'query dims' output for ensembles
              * fixed gribmap's handling of data sets templated over T but not E
              * fixed 'set annot' command and other minor bugs


          This release is a companion for GDS 2.0, which can now serve 5-D data sets. COLA is running a 2nd GDS for testing on port 9191 that is serving everything on the 9090 server plus GFS ensemble forecasts. Check 'em out at 
               http://monsoondata.org:9191/dods/gfsens/ 
          A public release of GDS 2.0 is forthcoming -- we are still testing. If you'd like to help, please try using the 9191 server. 


          Please post comments and questions and bug reports here (low-tech bug tracking is still in use at COLA). As always, I must be able to reproduce a problem on my own systems in order to fix it, so keep that in mind when reporting bugs. 


          Jennifer


          --
          Jennifer M. Adams
          IGES/COLA
          4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 302
          Calverton, MD 20705
          jma at cola.iges.org










      --
      Jennifer M. Adams
      IGES/COLA
      4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 302
      Calverton, MD 20705
      jma at cola.iges.org






    <gens_20_2008060500z_P000.ctl><grib2scan.with.gens_20_2008060500z_P012.grib><gribmap.of.gens_20_2008060500z_P000.ctl>


  --
  Jennifer M. Adams
  IGES/COLA
  4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 302
  Calverton, MD 20705
  jma at cola.iges.org





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