[gradsusr] Can any help with the descriptor for the ARGO data?

[Carlos Enciso Ojeda]

Hi Jim

I really appreciate your help, it's always priceless, I was checking your
descriptor file, but it doesn't run, this is what must be changed.

Open Error:  Missing or invalid dimension size.
  --> The invalid description file record is:
  --> XDEF N_PROF     1 linear 180.0 1.0
  The data file was not opened.

I'm using data from the pacific ocean, with 137 N_PROF and I don't know how
to manage this problem. Can you help with this one, please?

I really thank all your help my friend.

Best wishes

2016-08-22 14:54 GMT-05:00 James T. Potemra <jimp at hawaii.edu>:

> Hi Carlos,
>
> Following onto Jennifer's message, the Argo data are distributed as NetCDF
> files, and you will need to create a descriptor file to work with them in
> GrADS.  The profile information is contained in the "profile files" (there
> are also trajectory and metadata files associated with the Argo floats).
> Here is an example descriptor file for a profile file downloaded from one
> of the Argo DAC's:
>
> DSET ^20100828_prof.nc
> DTYPE netcdf
> TITLE Example Argo profile file 20100828_prof.nc
> UNDEF 99999
> XDEF N_PROF     1 linear 180.0 1.0
> YDEF N_PROF     1 linear   0.0 1.0
> ZDEF N_LEVELS 993 linear   5.0 1.0
> TDEF N_PROF   134 linear 28aug2010 1mo
> VARS   4
> PRES=>PRES 993  t,z  Zonal Velocity (cm/s)
> TEMP=>TEMP 993  t,z  Meridional Velocity (cm/s)
> PSAL=>PSAL 993  t,z  Meridional Velocity (cm/s)
> DOXY=>DOXY 993  t,z  Meridional Velocity (cm/s)
> ENDVARS
>
> Jim
>
> PS NetCDF profile files are available at the Argo GDAC at
> ftp://usgodae.org/pub/outgoing/argo/
>
> On 8/20/16 4:33 AM, Jennifer M Adams wrote:
>
> If ARGO is grib, http://cola.gmu.edu/grads/gadoc/grib.html
> If it is netcdf, http://cola.gmu.edu/grads/gadoc/descriptorfile.html
> Full doc page on all descriptor file elements: http://cola.gmu.edu/
> grads/gadoc/descriptorfile.html
> —Jennifer
>
> On Aug 19, 2016, at 4:10 PM, Carlos Enciso Ojeda <20071058 at lamolina.edu.pe>
> wrote:
>
> Hi everybody
>
> Hi guys, I was trying to use this data from Argo, whith the intention to
> plot the salinity, oxigen and pressure oceanic profile, but I don't know
> how to make the descriptor file, if any can help me with this one I really
> appreciate.
>
> PD. i can't attach the data from the argo project, because is too big
>
> Thank you so much!
>
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