[gradsusr] template for multiple netcdf files

[Joyce Meyerson]

Thanks Jeff,

Unfortunately, when I tried
DSET ^ta_6hrLev_HadGEM2-ES_rcp45_r1i1p1_%y4%m2%d2%h200-%y4%m2%d2%h200.nc
OPTIONS template
TDEF time 1800 linear 6Z1dec2005 6hr

I get the message
ga-> open test2.ctl
Scanning description file:  test2.ctl
Open Error:  Missing or invalid dimension size.
   --> The invalid description file record is:
   --> TDEF time 1800 linear 6Z1dec2005 6hr
   The data file was not opened.

Joyce

On Mar 10, 2011, at 5:19 PM, Jeffrey Duda wrote:

> Joyce,
> You have the general idea of templating down right, but you do have  
> a few template strings that are not right.  If the last four digits  
> in the dates of your filenames are just four-digit UTC times, use  
> %h200.  If they're forecast hours, use %f30.  Also, I think you  
> should only have one file name listed in the DSET entry (i.e., don't  
> double up on the file names, just leave the templated file name  
> string there instead).
>
> Unfortunately if that change doesn't work, that's as far as I can go  
> to help you, as I don't use sdfopen and it could be an issue related  
> to that.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Jeff Duda
>
> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Joyce Meyerson  
> <hobo at atmos.ucla.edu> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am trying to write a control file to open multiple CMIP5 6hr .nc  
> files.
>
> I am running grads-2.0.a8 on Linux version 2.6.27.45-server-1mnb.
>
> My files are 6h temperature in 3 month bundles and look like
> ta_6hrLev_HadGEM2-ES_rcp45_r1i1p1_200512010600-200603010000.nc
> ta_6hrLev_HadGEM2-ES_rcp45_r1i1p1_200603010600-200606010000.nc
> ta_6hrLev_HadGEM2-ES_rcp45_r1i1p1_200606010600-200609010000.nc
> ...
>
> They open fine individually with sdfopen.
> All the examples I've seen on the user list and elsewhere more or  
> less have names that are simple sequential (e.g., pr.1998.nc, pr. 
> 1999.nc, etc. or month, day, year, that kind of thing).
>
> I'm not sure of the nomenclature with a time interval in the name  
> like the above (xxx_%y4%m2%d2%t4-%y4%m2%d2%t4.nc)
>
> I tried %ch
> DSET ^ta_6hrLev_HadGEM2-ES_rcp45_r1i1p1_%ch.nc
> CHSUB 1 360 200512010600-200603010000
> CHSUB 361 720 200603010600-200606010000
> OPTIONS template
> DTYPE netcdf
> TDEF time 720 linear 6Z1dec2005 6hr
>  with the error message:
> ga-> open test.ctl
> Scanning description file:  test.ctl
> Open Error:  Missing or invalid dimension size.
>   --> The invalid description file record is:
>   --> TDEF time 720 linear 6Z1dec2005 6hr
>   The data file was not opened.
>
> I tried
> DSET ^ta_6hrLev_HadGEM2-ES_rcp45_r1i1p1_200512010600-200603010000.nc  
> ta_6hrLev_HadGEM2-ES_rcp45_r1i1p1_%y4%m2%d2%t4-%y4%m2%d2%t4.nc
> OPTIONS template
> TDEF time 1800 linear 6Z1dec2005 6hr
> [opens just the first file]
>
> and I tried
> DSET ^ta_6hrLev_HadGEM2-ES_rcp45_r1i1p1_%y4%m2%d2%t4-%y4%m2%d2%t4.nc
> OPTIONS template
> TDEF time 1800 linear 6Z1dec2005 6hr
> [gives error message: read_metadata: gaopfn failed (rc=-88888)
> gadsdf: Couldn't ingest SDF metadata.
> SDF Descriptor file test2.ctl was not successfully opened & parsed.]
>
> I'm not the most adept grads/computer/scripting person.  Please help.
>
> Joyce
>
>
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> hobo at atmos.ucla.edu
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Joyce Meyerson
UCLA
Dept. of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences
7235 Math Science Bld.
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1565
hobo at atmos.ucla.edu

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