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

[Carlos Enciso Ojeda]

Hi Jim

You're right, I didn't use "xdfopen" command. I tried it and it works
perfectly, I really thank you all your reaplies replies.

Thank you so much!

2016-08-22 16:09 GMT-05:00 James T. Potemra <jimp at hawaii.edu>:

> Hi Carlos,
>
> Did you try with "xdfopen" instead of just "open"?  You'll need to use
> xdfopen with the descriptor file.
>
> Jim
>
> On 8/22/16 11:04 AM, Carlos Enciso Ojeda wrote:
>
> 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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>> --
>> Jennifer Miletta Adams
>> Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
>> George Mason University
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