[gradsusr] starting grads

[sepide sarachi]

Hi
Thank u so much for your time
That is the exact problem i am having
My guess is i need to make a control file myself for every other file
I am not sure if one can work for all and if this one is just a sample

Sepideh sarachi

On Nov 20, 2010, at 1:50 AM, "Huddleston, John" <Huddleston at cira.colostate.edu> wrote:

> Sepideh, it should work for all files as long as they are in the %y4 directory. I put your data file under a 2009 directory and opened it with GrADS. The output is below. There does seem to be a problem with your data. John
>  
> Config: v2.0.a9 little-endian readline printim grib2 netcdf hdf4-sds hdf5 opendap-grids,stn athena geotiff shapefile
> Issue 'q config' command for more detailed configuration information
> GX Package Initialization: Size = 11 8.5
> ga-> open PRCP_CU_GAUGE_V1.0GLB_0.50deg.lnx.RT.ctl
> Scanning description file:  PRCP_CU_GAUGE_V1.0GLB_0.50deg.lnx.RT.ctl
> Data file %y4/PRCP_CU_GAUGE_V1.0GLB_0.50deg.lnx.%y4%m2%d2.RT is open as file 1
> LON set to 0 360
> LAT set to -89.75 89.75
> LEV set to 1 1
> Time values set: 2007:1:1:0 2007:1:1:0
> E set to 1 1
> ga-> q file
> File 1 : global daily analysis (grid box mean, the grid shown is the center of the grid box)
>   Descriptor: PRCP_CU_GAUGE_V1.0GLB_0.50deg.lnx.RT.ctl
>   Binary: %y4/PRCP_CU_GAUGE_V1.0GLB_0.50deg.lnx.%y4%m2%d2.RT
>   Type = Gridded
>   Xsize = 720  Ysize = 360  Zsize = 1  Tsize = 9999  Esize = 1
>   Number of Variables = 2
>      rain  1  0  the grid analysis (0.1mm/day)
>      gnum  1  0  the number of stn
> ga-> d rain
> Cannot contour grid - all undefined values
> ga-> d gnum
> Cannot contour grid - all undefined values
> ga->
>  
> From: gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org [gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org] On Behalf Of sepide sarachi [sepideh.sarachi at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 7:01 PM
> To: GrADS Users Forum
> Subject: Re: [gradsusr] starting grads
> 
> thanks for the answer
> the version that i am using is 2.0 a8
> my main problem is do i have to make a control file for every one of the files that i want to read?
> I have a bunch of daily precipitations,that i attach one of them, but i just have one control file and i have no idea if that is just a sample, or it works for all of the files.
> 
> the first one is the only control file that i have and the second one is precipitation for 01/04/2009
> 
> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Huddleston, John <Huddleston at cira.colostate.edu> wrote:
> Hi Sepideh,
>  
> You are going to have to give us more information. Try and be more focused on the GrADS files you are using, show us an example of one of the CTL files, give us a link to the data files, and tell us what version of GrADS you are using with the 'q config' command.
>  
> John Huddleston, PhD
> Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
>  
> From: gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org [gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org] On Behalf Of sepide sarachi [sepideh.sarachi at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 3:25 PM
> To: gradsusr at gradsusr.org
> Subject: [gradsusr] starting grads
> 
> Hi,
> Can anyone help me with this problem:
> I have a set of data with the extension of .lnx, and i have the control file for them.
> I open the control file, but i don't know how to read the data afterward.
> 
> thanks
> 
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> Sepideh Sarachi
> PhD student at 
> The Henry Samueli School of Engineering -
> Dep. of Civil & Environmental Engineering -
> University of California, Irvine
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