[gradsusr] ascii data in netcdf

Tue Nov 23 00:36:35 EST 2010

Hi Mr Huddleston and Mr Duda.
Thanks for the links.. :)

fadzil

On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 2:14 AM, Jennifer Adams <jma at cola.iges.org> wrote:

> The ncgen utility (which is part of the NetCDF library) is probably the
> best the tool to transform ascii data into netcdf. However, GrADS has no
> interface for station data in netcdf format, only gridded data. So if your
> ultimate objective is to read your station data with GrADS, then converting
> it to netcdf will do you no good. You must use a C or FORTRAN program to
> create a binary file in a customized format for the GrADS station data
> interface. Documentation is at
> http://iges.org/grads/gadoc/aboutstationdata.html
> --Jennifer
>
>
> On Nov 22, 2010, at 12:54 PM, Ismaila Diallo wrote:
>
> Dear John,
> I'm trying to write ascii data in netcdf format aor using it after in
> grads. so
> i've 2 grads versions 1.9b4 and 2.07 a.......
> Sincerely
> Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
>
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>   1. Re: starting grads (Huddleston, John)
>   2. help: lats4d (Marcelino II Villafuerte)
>   3. ascii data in netcdf (Ismaila Diallo)
>   4. Re: ascii data in netcdf (Huddleston, John)
>   5. Re: ascii data in netcdf (fadzil mnor)
>   6. Re: ascii data in netcdf (Huddleston, John)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 11:28:44 -0800
> From: "Huddleston, John" <Huddleston at cira.colostate.edu>
> Subject: Re: [gradsusr] starting grads
> To: GrADS Users Forum <gradsusr at gradsusr.org>
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> Sepideh
>
> The control file is fine. It can read the file. It's the data that's the
> issue.
>
> John Huddleston
>
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> From: gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org [gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org] On
> Behalf Of
> sepide sarachi [sepideh.sarachi at gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 8:55 AM
> To: GrADS Users Forum
> Subject: Re: [gradsusr] starting grads
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> 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<mailto:Huddleston at cira.colostate.edu<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->
>
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> On Behalf
> Of sepide sarachi [sepideh.sarachi at gmail.com<
> mailto:sepideh.sarachi at gmail.com <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
> <<mailto:Huddleston at cira.colostate.edu <Huddleston at cira.colostate.edu>>
> Huddleston at cira.colostate.edu<mailto:Huddleston at cira.colostate.edu<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
>
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> On Behalf Of sepide sarachi
> [<mailto:sepideh.sarachi at gmail.com <sepideh.sarachi at gmail.com>>
> sepideh.sarachi at gmail.com<mailto:sepideh.sarachi at gmail.com<sepideh.sarachi at gmail.com>
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> 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
>
> --
> Sepideh Sarachi
> PhD student at
> The Henry Samueli School of Engineering -
> Dep. of Civil & Environmental Engineering -
> University of California, Irvine
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> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:12:36 +0800
> From: Marcelino II Villafuerte <mqvillafuerte at gmail.com>
> Subject: [gradsusr] help: lats4d
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> Hi everyone,
>
> I want to compute the bias of my model results thus, I'm trying to use the
> lats4d so that they (i.e. Aphrodite & model netcdf files) may have
> equivalent resolution.
> But when I try to use the lats4d command this message is given: "Unknown
> command: lats4d".
> I'm using Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS) Version 2.0.a9. It seems
> that the grads version i have in my linux (Fedora13) doesn't support LATS?
> Is there something I can do to solve this problem?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Mar
>
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> Marcelino Q. Villafuerte II
> Weather Specialist I
> IAAS, CAD
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> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:47:41 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Ismaila Diallo <ismailadiallo64 at yahoo.fr>
> Subject: [gradsusr] ascii data in netcdf
> To: gradsusr at gradsusr.org
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> Dear Grads user's
>
> I have some station data in ascii format therefore may i convert this data
> in
> netcdf format with grads. If it possible, so could someone teach me how to
> do
> this script.
> Hope i will get your great help to resolve my problem
> Best Regard.
>
> Ismaila
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:35:02 -0800
> From: "Huddleston, John" <Huddleston at cira.colostate.edu>
> Subject: Re: [gradsusr] ascii data in netcdf
> To: GrADS Users Forum <gradsusr at gradsusr.org>
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> Ismaila
>
> Are you trying to write ASCII data into netCDF format; or, are you needing
> help
> creating a GrADS control script to read the netCDF file? Depending upon
> which
> way you are going, we need more information.
>
> John Huddleston
>
> ________________________________________
> From: gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org [gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org] On
> Behalf Of
> Ismaila Diallo [ismailadiallo64 at yahoo.fr]
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 3:47 AM
> To: gradsusr at gradsusr.org
> Subject: [gradsusr] ascii data in netcdf
>
> Dear Grads user's
>
> I have some station data in ascii format therefore may i convert this data
> in
> netcdf format with grads. If it possible, so could someone teach me how to
> do
> this script.
> Hope i will get your great help to resolve my problem
> Best Regard.
>
> Ismaila
>
>
>
>
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> Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:40:18 +0800
> From: fadzil mnor <fadzilmnor84 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [gradsusr] ascii data in netcdf
> To: GrADS Users Forum <gradsusr at gradsusr.org>
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> hi,
> if he wants to convert those *.ascii file to *.nc file, how can we do it?
> is it possible just convert it in linux command or need to do something
> else.
>
> On 11/22/10, Huddleston, John <Huddleston at cira.colostate.edu> wrote:
>
> Ismaila
>
>
> Are you trying to write ASCII data into netCDF format; or, are you needing
>
> help creating a GrADS control script to read the netCDF file? Depending
> upon
>
> which way you are going, we need more information.
>
>
> John Huddleston
>
>
> ________________________________________
>
> From: gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org [gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org] On
>
> Behalf Of Ismaila Diallo [ismailadiallo64 at yahoo.fr]
>
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 3:47 AM
>
> To: gradsusr at gradsusr.org
>
> Subject: [gradsusr] ascii data in netcdf
>
>
> Dear Grads user's
>
>
> I have some station data in ascii format therefore may i convert this data
>
> in
>
> netcdf format with grads. If it possible, so could someone teach me how to
>
> do
>
> this script.
>
> Hope i will get your great help to resolve my problem
>
> Best Regard.
>
>
> Ismaila
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:53:55 -0800
> From: "Huddleston, John" <Huddleston at cira.colostate.edu>
> Subject: Re: [gradsusr] ascii data in netcdf
> To: GrADS Users Forum <gradsusr at gradsusr.org>
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> Fadzil
>
> While there are many folks on this list who could convert ASCII to netCDF,
> that
> help can best come from the
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/support/mailinglist/mailing-list-form.htmlemail
> list.
>
> This list is for GrADS software.
>
> John Huddleston
>
> ________________________________________
> From: gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org [gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org] On
> Behalf Of
> fadzil mnor [fadzilmnor84 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 9:40 AM
> To: GrADS Users Forum
> Subject: Re: [gradsusr] ascii data in netcdf
>
> hi,
> if he wants to convert those *.ascii file to *.nc file, how can we do it?
> is it possible just convert it in linux command or need to do something
> else.
>
> On 11/22/10, Huddleston, John <Huddleston at cira.colostate.edu> wrote:
>
> Ismaila
>
>
> Are you trying to write ASCII data into netCDF format; or, are you needing
>
> help creating a GrADS control script to read the netCDF file? Depending
> upon
>
> which way you are going, we need more information.
>
>
> John Huddleston
>
>
> ________________________________________
>
> From: gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org [gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org] On
>
> Behalf Of Ismaila Diallo [ismailadiallo64 at yahoo.fr]
>
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 3:47 AM
>
> To: gradsusr at gradsusr.org
>
> Subject: [gradsusr] ascii data in netcdf
>
>
> Dear Grads user's
>
>
> I have some station data in ascii format therefore may i convert this data
>
> in
>
> netcdf format with grads. If it possible, so could someone teach me how to
>
> do
>
> this script.
>
> Hope i will get your great help to resolve my problem
>
> Best Regard.
>
>
> Ismaila
>
>
>
>
>
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