[gradsusr] Problems reading a netcdf file

[Jeff Duda]

Matt,
I would have to guess there is some sort of error in your control file.  I
frequently view netCDF files in Grads and have had similar issues in the
past.

Jeff Duda


On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Matt Bunkers - WFO UNR <
matthew.bunkers at noaa.gov> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a netcdf file that cannot be opened with sdfopen because it doesn't
> follow the COORDS convention.  After creating a descriptor file with x, y,
> and t definitions I can open the file with xdfopen and display data.
>  However, when I use the "set lat" and "set lon" commands in this scenario
> the program bombs out.  I therefore decided to create the full descriptor
> file (with dtype netcdf, pdef set accordingly, etc.) so I could plot my
> area of interest with the "set lat" and "set lon" commands.  That all seems
> to work fine; however, my data values now are all zero.  This is perplexing
> because I could see non-zero data when opening the file with the xdfopen
> command, but not when I opened the netcdf file with the open command and
> full descriptor file (I'm trying to plot forecast precipitation, by the
> way).  If needed I can provide a copy of my descriptor file.  Thanks for
> any advice you can offer.
>
> -- Matt Bunkers, NWS Rapid City, SD
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-- 
Jeff Duda
Graduate research assistant
University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology
Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms
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