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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>I am using Unix. I want to display ACRE GRIB</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2> data in GRADS</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2> Version 2.0.a8</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT SIZE=2>Copyright (c) 1988-2010</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>. The data is for 3 hour (</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>sflxgrbfgensmean_1931??????_fhr03</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>) and 6hour forecasts (</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>sflxgrbfgensmean_1931??????_fhr0</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>6) based on 6hour time-steps for each day (00, 06, 12 and 18hrs). I used a template to create a control file based on “grib2ctl.pl”. My control file for 3 hour forecast based on 6 hour time-steps for 1-day looks like</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT SIZE=2>this</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>;</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>dset //mnt/acre3/data/ensda_1890/18900101%h2/sflxgrbfgensmean_18900101%h2_fhr03</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>index sflxgrbfgensmean_18900101_fhr03.idx</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>undef 9.999E+20</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>title sflxgrbfgensmean_18900101_fhr03</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>* produced by grib2ctl v0.9.12.5p45</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>dtype grib 98</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>options template</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>options yrev</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>xdef 192 linear 0.000000 1.875</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>ydef 94 levels</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2> -88.542 -86.653 -84.753 -82.851 -80.947 -79.043 -77.139 -75.235 -73.331 -71.426</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>tdef 4 linear 00Z1jan1890 6hr</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>zdef 1 linear 1 1</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>vars 88</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>ACONDsfc 0 179,1,0 ** surface Aerodynamic conductance [m/s]</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>ALBDOsfc 0 84,1,0 ** surface Albedo [%]</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>ENDVARS”</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>The</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT SIZE=2>output</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT SIZE=2>error message I get when I run gribmap is “Time out of bounds” as below;</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>[chidzas@pollux simba]$ gribmap -v -i sflxgrbfgensmean_189001_fhr03.ctl</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2> grib1map: opening GRIB file: //mnt/acre3/data/ensda_1890/1890010100/sflxgrbfgensmean_1890010100_fhr03</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>----- Time out of bounds: 1 27173 0 98 1 0 124 1 0 96 0 btim: 1889123118:00 tau: 3 dtim: 1889123121:00</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>----- Time out of bounds: 2 54346 0 98 1 0 125 1 0 27269 0 btim: 1889123118:00 tau: 3 dtim: 1889123121:00</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>----- Time out of bounds: 3 77007 0 98 1 0 122 1 0 54442 0 btim: 1889123118:00 tau: 3 dtim: 1889123121:00</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>----- Time out of bounds: 4 99668 0 98 1 0 121 1 0 77103 0 btim: 1889123118:00 tau: 3 dtim: 1889123121:00</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>And “Time non-integral” as below;</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>grib1map: opening GRIB file: //mnt/acre3/data/ensda_1890/1890010106/sflxgrbfgensmean_1890010106_fhr03</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>----- Time non-integral. 1 1.5: 1 27173 0 98 1 0 124 1 0 96 1724354 btim: 1890010100:00 tau: 3 dtim: 1890010103:00</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>----- Time non-integral. 1 1.5: 2 54346 0 98 1 0 125 1 0 27269 1724354 btim: 1890010100:00 tau: 3 dtim: 1890010103:00</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>----- Time non-integral. 1 1.5: 3 77007 0 98 1 0 122 1 0 54442 1724354 btim: 1890010100:00 tau: 3 dtim: 1890010103:00</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>----- Time non-integral. 1 1.5: 4 97412 0 98 1 0 121 1 0 77103 1724354 btim: 1890010100:00 tau: 3 dtim: 1890010103:00</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>----- Time non-integral. 1 1.5: 5 133609 0 98 1 0 11 1 0 97508 1724354 btim: 1890010100:00 tau: 3 dtim: 1890010103:00</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>I suspect it has something to do with definition of the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT SIZE=2>‘</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>TDEF</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2> or the options I am using or not using</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT SIZE=2>with</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT SIZE=2>“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>gribmap</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT SIZE=2>I have no problem with the 6 hour forecast control files which are matching well. When I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT SIZE=2>concatenate the files into a single file, it works ok with</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT SIZE=2>“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>gribmap -0</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2> option</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT SIZE=2> for the 3hr forecast, but no -0 is required for the 6hr forecast file.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2> Can anyone help? </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>Regards</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>Simba</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2> Chidzambwa</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=2>Coastal Unit,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT SIZE=2>Dept of Environment,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT SIZE=2>Queensland Australia</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></P>
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