lats4d question

[Fan Fang]

Thanks Arlindo for the hint.  I thought the limit was 15 characters.  
But it seemed to work after the variable names are shortened.  The HDF 
file was made, with some error messages though.  Not sure if they are of 
concern.

-Fan

 > grads -blc 'run lats4d.gs -q -format hdf4 -i 
./gblav.PGrb2F03.091222.06z.ctl -o grib2test'

              Welcome to the OpenGrADS Bundle Distribution
              --------------------------------------------

For additional information enter "grads -h".

Starting 
"/home/ffang/grads-2.0.a7.oga.3/Contents/Linux/Versions/2.0.a7.oga.3/i686/grads   
-blc 'run lats4d.gs -q -format hdf4 -i ./gblav.PGrb2F03.091222.06z.ctl 
-o grib2test' " ...


Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS) Version 2.0.a7.oga.3
Copyright (c) 1988-2008 by Brian Doty and the
Institute for Global Environment and Society (IGES)
GrADS comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY
See file COPYRIGHT for more information

Config: v2.0.a7.oga.3 little-endian readline printim grib2 netcdf 
hdf4-sds hdf5 opendap-grids,stn athena geotiff
Issue 'q config' command for more information.
Loading User Defined Extensions table 
</home/ffang/grads-2.0.a7.oga.3/Contents/Linux/Versions/2.0.a7.oga.3/i686/gex/udxt> 
... ok.
GX Package Initialization: Size = 11 8.5
Running in Batch mode
No hardcopy metafile open
All files closed; all defined objects released;
All GrADS attributes have been reinitialized
Data Request Warning:  Request is completely outside file limits
Data Request Warning:  Request is completely outside file limits
Data Request Warning:  Request is completely outside file limits
Data Request Warning:  Request is completely outside file limits
Data Request Warning:  Request is completely outside file limits
Data Request Warning:  Request is completely outside file limits
Data Request Warning:  Request is completely outside file limits
Data Request Warning:  Request is completely outside file limits
Data Request Warning:  Request is completely outside file limits
Data Request Warning:  Request is completely outside file limits
lats4d: created hdf4 file grib2test.hdf
lats4d: exiting from GrADS...
No hardcopy metafile open
GX package terminated

Arlindo da Silva wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Fan Fang <Fan.Fang at nasa.gov 
> <mailto:Fan.Fang at nasa.gov>> wrote:
>
>     Had the following error when trying to convert a grib2 file into
>     hdf4 format.  I am using lats4d in the grads-2.0.a7.oga.3 bundle.
>      The .ctl file has the lines around soilw40_100cm:
>
>     ...
>     RH0C   0,4,0   0,1,1 ** 0C isotherm Relative Humidity [%]
>     SHTFLsfc   0,1,0   0,0,11,0 ** surface Sensible Heat Net Flux [W/m^2]
>     SOILW0_10cm  0,106,0,0.1   2,0,192 ** 0-0.1 m below ground
>     Volumetric Soil Moisture Content [Fraction]
>     SOILW10_40cm  0,106,0.1,0.4   2,0,192 ** 0.1-0.4 m below ground
>     Volumetric Soil Moisture Content [Fraction]
>     SOILW40_100cm  0,106,0.4,1   2,0,192 ** 0.4-1 m below ground
>     Volumetric Soil Moisture Content [Fraction]
>     SOILW100_200cm  0,106,1,2   2,0,192 ** 1-2 m below ground
>     Volumetric Soil Moisture Content [Fraction]
>     SPFH2m   0,103,2   0,1,0 ** 2 m above ground Specific Humidity [kg/kg]
>     ...
>
>     Anyone has insight into this?  Thanks.
>
>     -Fan
>
>
>     > grads -blc 'run lats4d.gs <http://lats4d.gs> -q -format hdf4 -i
>     ./gblav.PGrb2F03.091222.06z.ctl -o grib2test'
>                 Welcome to the OpenGrADS Bundle Distribution
>                 --------------------------------------------
>
>     For additional information enter "grads -h".
>
>     Starting
>     "/home/ffang/grads-2.0.a7.oga.3/Contents/Linux/Versions/2.0.a7.oga.3/i686/grads
>       -blc 'run lats4d.gs <http://lats4d.gs> -q -format hdf4 -i
>     ./gblav.PGrb2F03.091222.06z.ctl -o grib2test' " ...
>
>
>     Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS) Version 2.0.a7.oga.3
>     Copyright (c) 1988-2008 by Brian Doty and the
>     Institute for Global Environment and Society (IGES)
>     GrADS comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY
>     See file COPYRIGHT for more information
>
>     Config: v2.0.a7.oga.3 little-endian readline printim grib2 netcdf
>     hdf4-sds hdf5 opendap-grids,stn athena geotiff
>     Issue 'q config' command for more information.
>     Loading User Defined Extensions table
>     </home/ffang/grads-2.0.a7.oga.3/Contents/Linux/Versions/2.0.a7.oga.3/i686/gex/udxt>
>     ... ok.
>     GX Package Initialization: Size = 11 8.5
>     Running in Batch mode
>     No hardcopy metafile open
>     All files closed; all defined objects released;
>     All GrADS attributes have been reinitialized
>     LATS error (lats_var): LATS (lats.c) -->  Variable soilw40_100cm:
>     not in the variable table, file ID 1
>     lats4d: fatal error defining variables
>     lats4d: error creating hdf4 file grib2test.hdf
>     <RC> 1 </RC>
>     </IPC>
>     lats4d: exiting from GrADS...
>     No hardcopy metafile open
>     GX package terminated
>
>
> I think I know what the problem is. The variabble name *soilw40_100cm 
> *is too long. Try editing your ctl and shortening the variable name, 
> say *soilw40_100*.
>
>   Arlindo
>
>
>
> -- 
> Arlindo da Silva
> dasilva at alum.mit.edu <mailto:dasilva at alum.mit.edu>