[gradsusr] CTL forecast in CMC1 model

Jeff Duda jeffduda319 at gmail.com
Mon Oct 31 15:59:24 EDT 2016


Commenting isn't necessary. Just delete that line.

Jeff

On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 2:50 PM, James T. Potemra <jimp at hawaii.edu> wrote:

> Carlos,
>
> Doesn't look like you commented out the dtype line.
>
> Jim
>
> On 10/31/16 9:24 AM, Carlos Enciso Ojeda wrote:
>
> Dear Jeff
>
> This is my descriptor.
>
> dset ^CMC1.r4
> title NMME Monthly Hindcasts; CMC1-CanCM3 Sea Surface Temperature
> Initialized 00Z01JAN2012
> dtype r4
> undef 9.999e+20
> xdef 360 linear 0 1.0
> ydef 61 linear -30.0 1.0
> zdef 1 linear 0 1
> tdef 12 linear 00Z01JAN2015 1mo
> edef 10 names 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
> vars 1
> sst 0 1,e,t,y,x Sea Surface Temperature [C]
> endvars
>
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
>
> 2016-10-31 14:58 GMT-04:00 Jeff Duda <jeffduda319 at gmail.com>:
>
>> Carlos,
>> Where is the control file?
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 1:43 PM, Carlos Enciso Ojeda <
>> 20071058 at lamolina.edu.pe> wrote:
>>
>>> HI Jeff
>>>
>>> As you recommended, I commented the dtype, but the graphic is still with
>>> error. Could you check my CTL, and tell me if you see any wrong in the code.
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> 2016-10-31 14:01 GMT-04:00 Jeff Duda <jeffduda319 at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> GrADS does not recognize 'r4' as a data type. If your data are just
>>>> standard Fortran binary, then you do not need to include a DTYPE entry in
>>>> your control file. The file extension does not always indicate the data
>>>> format or type, and the DTYPE entry does not have to match the file
>>>> extension.
>>>>
>>>> Jeff Duda
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 12:44 PM, Carlos Enciso Ojeda <
>>>> 20071058 at lamolina.edu.pe> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi everybody
>>>>>
>>>>> I need your help, with the CTL of SST in format r4, my data calls
>>>>> "CMC1.r4", and my CTL is as described below .
>>>>>
>>>>> dset ^CMC1.r4
>>>>> title NMME Monthly Hindcasts; CMC1-CanCM3 Sea Surface Temperature
>>>>> Initialized 00Z01JAN2012
>>>>> dtype r4
>>>>> undef 9.999e+20
>>>>> xdef 360 linear 0 1.0
>>>>> ydef 61 linear -30.0 1.0
>>>>> zdef 1 linear 0 1
>>>>> tdef 12 linear 00Z01JAN2015 1mo
>>>>> edef 10 names 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
>>>>> vars 1
>>>>> sst 0 1,e,t,y,x Sea Surface Temperature [C]
>>>>> endvars
>>>>>
>>>>> But, something is wrong with this, the error is as follows
>>>>>
>>>>> ###########################################
>>>>> ga-> open car_cmc1.ctl
>>>>> Scanning description file:  car_cmc1.ctl
>>>>> Open Error:  Data file type invalid
>>>>>   --> The invalid description file record is:
>>>>>   --> dtype bin
>>>>>  The data file was not opened.
>>>>> ###########################################
>>>>> BUt when I commented "dtype", the plot of a point, has no sense.
>>>>> [image: Imágenes integradas 1]
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't know if I must attach the data, because is about 12 M. If
>>>>> anyone can help me with this one, I'll really appreciate it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks so much!
>>>>>
>>>>> 2016-10-27 16:54 GMT-04:00 Jennifer M Adams <jadams21 at gmu.edu>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Perhaps these will help — they point to the same URL from IRI’s data
>>>>>> server, but describe two different ensemble foreasts. The first is
>>>>>> initialized January 2012, the second is initialized in February 2012. The
>>>>>> only difference is in the variable declaration (where integers are used
>>>>>> instead of letters to specify which array index to use for that
>>>>>> coordinate). It might make more sense if you do an ncdump on the URL and
>>>>>> examine the metadata.
>>>>>> —Jennifer
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > cat 201201/sst_CMC1-CanCM3.ctl
>>>>>> dset http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.Models/.NMME/.CMC1-C
>>>>>> anCM3/.FORECAST/.MONTHLY/.sst/dods
>>>>>> title NMME Monthly Hindcasts; CMC1-CanCM3 Sea Surface Temperature
>>>>>> Initialized 00Z01JAN2012
>>>>>> dtype netcdf
>>>>>> undef 9.999e+20
>>>>>> xdef 360 linear 0 1
>>>>>> ydef 181 linear -90 1
>>>>>> zdef 1 linear 0 1
>>>>>> tdef 12 linear 00Z01JAN2012 1mo
>>>>>> edef 10 names 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
>>>>>> vars 1
>>>>>> sst 0 1,e,t,y,x Sea Surface Temperature [C]
>>>>>> endvars
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > cat 201202/sst_CMC1-CanCM3.ctl
>>>>>> dset http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.Models/.NMME/.CMC1-C
>>>>>> anCM3/.FORECAST/.MONTHLY/.sst/dods
>>>>>> title NMME Monthly Hindcasts; CMC1-CanCM3 Sea Surface Temperature
>>>>>> Initialized 00Z01FEB2012
>>>>>> dtype netcdf
>>>>>> undef 9.999e+20
>>>>>> xdef 360 linear 0 1
>>>>>> ydef 181 linear -90 1
>>>>>> zdef 1 linear 0 1
>>>>>> tdef 12 linear 00Z01FEB2012 1mo
>>>>>> edef 10 names 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
>>>>>> vars 1
>>>>>> sst 0 2,e,t,y,x Sea Surface Temperature [C]
>>>>>> endvars
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 27, 2016, at 4:33 PM, Carlos Enciso Ojeda <
>>>>>> 20071058 at lamolina.edu.pe> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi everybody
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a set of data from the IRI database, for a period of 12
>>>>>> months. Each data has 10 members and 12 leads, so I need your help in order
>>>>>> to create the CTL.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd appreciate any help that you can give me for this topic.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks so much!
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>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Jennifer Miletta Adams
>>>>>> Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
>>>>>> George Mason University
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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