g2ctl and wgrib2 problems

[Wesley Ebisuzaki]

Jean Pierre,
> *** FATAL ERROR: unknown option -ctl_ens ***
The -ctl_ens option was added to wgrib2 in order to support ensemble
control files.  v0.1.7.2 is too old.
So change line 42 of g2ctl to point to a newer version.

> > /usr/local/Grads/bin/wgrib2
> wgrib2 v0.1.7.2.oga.1

    Wesley Ebisuzaki




Jean Pierre Arabonis wrote:
> Hi
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>  I am trying to get the g2ctl script to work under opensuse 11.1.
>  I downloaded wgrib2 directly from cpc.ncep.noaa.gov and established
> that it does work is in my path etc.
>  It runs fine on a nww3 file eg:
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> >wgrib2 -ctl_inv nww3.t18z.grib.grib2
> 1:0:WIND 1,0 0,2,1 none Wind Speed [m/s]
> 2:41554:WDIR 1,0 0,2,0 none Wind Direction (from which blowing) [deg]
> etc .....
>
> But if I try using g2ctl i get the following
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> wam/wave.20091013> /work/Gradsextra/g2ctl.pl nww3.t18z.grib.grib2
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> *** FATAL ERROR: unknown option -ctl_ens ***
>
> Big problem:
>   either nww3.t18z.grib.grib2 is missing or not a grib file
>   or wgrib2 is not on your path or wgrib2 is too old
>   or can not write to /tmp/g15864.tmp (full disk or permissions).
> wam/wave.20091013> /work/Gradsextra/g2ctl.pl nww3.t18z.grib.grib2
>
> *** FATAL ERROR: unknown option -ctl_ens ***
>
> Big problem:
>   either nww3.t18z.grib.grib2 is missing or not a grib file
>   or wgrib2 is not on your path or wgrib2 is too old
>   or can not write to /tmp/g15882.tmp (full disk or permissions).
>
> In Line 42 of g2ctl I have pointed to wgrib2 in the right place, and
> its in may path ie
> $wgrib2='/usr/local/Grads/bin/wgrib2';
>
> Which is the latest available and seems to work
>
> > /usr/local/Grads/bin/wgrib2
> wgrib2 v0.1.7.2.oga.1 wesley ebisuzaki, Jaakko Hyvätti, Karl Pfeiffer,
> Manfred Schwarb, Kristian Nilssen, Sergey Varlamov
>
>  Built Thu Mar 20 11:46:55 EDT 2008 for i686-pc-linux-gnu
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> Finally my disk is not fiull and I have write permission.
>
> Anyone have some ideas where I am going wong and have some suggestions.
>
> Many Thanks
>   Jean Pierre
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