<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Excellent, glad to hear it's working. Don't forget that you will need to change all the other variables in your descriptor. --Jennifer<div><div><div><br><div><br><div><div>On Oct 6, 2010, at 3:18 PM, Roberto Mera wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Wow, that fixed it! Thanks!<br> <br> On 10/6/10 11:08 AM, Jennifer Adams wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:B1B73F20-5D1B-4147-BCE3-C17DF8438F6C@cola.iges.org" type="cite">As I suggested in my earlier email, you must change <div> Precip_1=>p1 1 T,Z,Y,X 1stdayprec (mm)</div> <div>to </div> <div> Precip_1=>p1 1 Z,Y,X 1stdayprec (mm)</div> <div>and try again. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>--Jennifer</div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> <div> <div>On Oct 6, 2010, at 1:46 PM, Roberto Mera wrote:</div> <br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> <blockquote type="cite"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Sorry about that. Here's the Grads intro:<br> <br> Welcome to the OpenGrADS Bundle Distribution<br> --------------------------------------------<br> <br> For additional information enter "opengrads -h".<br> <br> Starting "/opt/opengrads/Linux/Versions/2.0.a7.oga.3/i686/grads -HC 1 " ...<br> <br> <br> Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS) Version 2.0.a7.oga.3<br> Copyright (c) 1988-2008 by Brian Doty and the <br> Institute for Global Environment and Society (IGES)<br> GrADS comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY<br> See file COPYRIGHT for more information<br> <br> Config: v2.0.a7.oga.3 little-endian readline printim grib2 netcdf hdf4-sds hdf5 opendap-grids,stn athena geotiff<br> Issue 'q config' command for more information.<br> Loading User Defined Extensions table </opt/opengrads/Linux/Versions/2.0.a7.oga.3/i686/gex/udxt> ... ok.<br> Landscape mode? ('n' for portrait): <br> GX Package Initialization: Size = 11 8.5 <br> Command line history in /home/rjmera/.grads.log<br> ga-> sdfopen Desktop/CPDN/nhqhga.pdg6dec.pnw.nc <br> Scanning self-describing file: Desktop/CPDN/nhqhga.pdg6dec.pnw.nc<br> gadsdf: SDF file has no discernable X coordinate.<br> ga-> open Desktop/CPDN/pdg6dec.ctl<br> Scanning description file: Desktop/CPDN/pdg6dec.ctl<br> Data file Desktop/CPDN/nhqhga.pdg6dec.pnw.nc is open as file 1<br> LON set to 347.79 371.77 <br> LAT set to -11.99 13.31 <br> LEV set to 1 1 <br> Time values set: 1967:12:6:0 1967:12:6:0 <br> E set to 1 1 <br> ga-> q file<br> File 1 : Pacific northwest<br> Descriptor: Desktop/CPDN/pdg6dec.ctl<br> Binary: Desktop/CPDN/nhqhga.pdg6dec.pnw.nc<br> Type = Gridded<br> Xsize = 110 Ysize = 117 Zsize = 1 Tsize = 1 Esize = 1<br> Number of Variables = 36<br> tmin 1 t,z,y,x Tmin (C)<br> frost 1 t,z,y,x Frost (days)<br> tmin1 1 t,z,y,x Min1 (C)<br> tmin2 1 t,z,y,x Min2 (C)<br> tmin3 1 t,z,y,x Min3 (C)<br> tmax 1 t,z,y,x Tmax (C)<br> tt30 1 t,z,y,x 30Ctmax (days)<br> tt35 1 t,z,y,x 35Ctmax (days)<br> tt40 1 t,z,y,x 40Ctmax (days)<br> tmax1 1 t,z,y,x Max1 (C)<br> tmax2 1 t,z,y,x Max2 (C)<br> tmax3 1 t,z,y,x Max3 (C)<br> ustd 1 t,z,y,x monstdU (m s-1)<br> vstd 1 t,z,y,x monstdU (m s-1)<br> mxwspeed 1 1 t,z,y,x maxwindsped (m s-1)<br> drymax1 1 1 t,z,y,x daysmaxdrystart (days)<br> drymax2 1 1 t,z,y,x daysmaxdrymid (days)<br> drymax3 1 1 t,z,y,x daysmaxdryend (days)<br> wetdays 1 1 t,z,y,x numwetdays (days)<br> p1 1 1 t,z,y,x 1stdayprec (mm)<br> p2 1 1 t,z,y,x 21stdayprec (mm)<br> p3 1 1 t,z,y,x 3daysprec (mm)<br> p4 1 1 t,z,y,x preclast2days (mm)<br> p5 1 1 t,z,y,x preclastday (mm)<br> pge40 1 1 t,z,y,x 40mmprec (days)<br> pge80 1 1 t,z,y,x 80mmprec (days)<br> pge120 1 1 t,z,y,x 120mmprec (days)<br> pmax1 1 1 t,z,y,x 1stmaxprec (C)<br> pmax2 1 1 t,z,y,x 2ndmaxprec (C)<br> pmax3 1 1 t,z,y,x 3rdmaxprec (C)<br> z 1 1 t,z,y,x hgtmean500 (m)<br> zstd 1 1 t,z,y,x hgtstdv (m)<br> snowmass 1 1 t,z,y,x snowmass (kg m-2)<br> lastsnow 1 1 t,z,y,x daylastsnw (day)<br> mxrunoff 1 1 t,z,y,x maxrunoff (kg m-2 s-1)<br> datemxrunoff 1 1 t,z,y,x maxrunoffdate (day)<br> ga-> d p1<br> gancgrid error: nc_get_vara_double failed; NetCDF: Start+count exceeds dimension bound<br> Data Request Error: Error for variable 'p1'<br> Error ocurred at column 1<br> DISPLAY error: Invalid expression <br> Expression = p1<br> ga-> <br> <br> <br> Descriptor:<br> <br> DSET ^nhqhga.pdg6dec.pnw.nc <br> dtype netcdf<br> TITLE Pacific northwest <br> UNDEF -99999.f<br> XDEF 110 LEVELS<br> 347.79<br> 348.01 <br> 348.23 <br> 348.45 <br> 348.67 <br> 348.89 <br> 349.11 <br> 349.33 <br> 349.55 <br> 349.77 <br> 349.99 <br> 350.21 <br> 350.43 <br> 350.65 <br> 350.87 <br> 351.09 <br> 351.31 <br> 351.53 <br> 351.75 <br> 351.97 <br> 352.19 <br> 352.41 <br> 352.63 <br> 352.85 <br> 353.07 <br> 353.29 <br> 353.51 <br> 353.73 <br> 353.95 <br> 354.17 <br> 354.39 <br> 354.61 <br> 354.83 <br> 355.05 <br> 355.27 <br> 355.49 <br> 355.71 <br> 355.93 <br> 356.15 <br> 356.37 <br> 356.59 <br> 356.81<br> 357.03 <br> 357.25 <br> 357.47 <br> 357.69 <br> 357.91 <br> 358.13 <br> 358.35 <br> 358.57 <br> 358.79 <br> 359.01 <br> 359.23 <br> 359.45 <br> 359.67 <br> 359.89 <br> 360.11 <br> 360.33 <br> 360.55<br> 360.77 <br> 360.99 <br> 361.21 <br> 361.43 <br> 361.65 <br> 361.87 <br> 362.09 <br> 362.31 <br> 362.53 <br> 362.75 <br> 362.97 <br> 363.19 <br> 363.41 <br> 363.63 <br> 363.85 <br> 364.07 <br> 364.29 <br> 364.51 <br> 364.73 <br> 364.95 <br> 365.17 <br> 365.39 <br> 365.61 <br> 365.83 <br> 366.05 <br> 366.27 <br> 366.49 <br> 366.71 <br> 366.93 <br> 367.15 <br> 367.37 <br> 367.59 <br> 367.81 <br> 368.03 <br> 368.25 <br> 368.47 <br> 368.69 <br> 368.91 <br> 369.13 <br> 369.35 <br> 369.57 <br> 369.79 <br> 370.01 <br> 370.23 <br> 370.45 <br> 370.67 <br> 370.89 <br> 371.11 <br> 371.33 <br> 371.55 <br> 371.77<br> YDEF 117 LEVELS<br> -11.99<br> -11.77<br> -11.55<br> -11.33<br> -11.11<br> -10.89<br> -10.67<br> -10.45<br> -10.23<br> -10.01<br> -9.79<br> -9.57<br> -9.35<br> -9.13<br> -8.91<br> -8.69<br> -8.47<br> -8.25<br> -8.03<br> -7.81<br> -7.59<br> -7.37<br> -7.15<br> -6.93<br> -6.71<br> -6.49<br> -6.27<br> -6.05<br> -5.83<br> -5.61<br> -5.39<br> -5.17<br> -4.95<br> -4.73<br> -4.51<br> -4.29<br> -4.07<br> -3.85<br> -3.63<br> -3.41<br> -3.19<br> -2.97<br> -2.75<br> -2.53<br> -2.31<br> -2.09<br> -1.87<br> -1.65<br> -1.43<br> -1.21<br> -0.99<br> -0.77<br> -0.55<br> -0.33<br> -0.11<br> 0.00<br> 0.11<br> 0.33<br> 0.55<br> 0.77<br> 0.99<br> 1.21<br> 1.43<br> 1.65<br> 1.87<br> 2.09<br> 2.31<br> 2.53<br> 2.75<br> 2.97<br> 3.19<br> 3.41<br> 3.63<br> 3.85<br> 4.07<br> 4.29<br> 4.51<br> 4.73<br> 4.95<br> 5.17<br> 5.39<br> 5.61<br> 5.83<br> 6.05<br> 6.27<br> 6.49<br> 6.71<br> 6.93<br> 7.15<br> 7.37<br> 7.59<br> 7.81<br> 8.03<br> 8.25<br> 8.47<br> 8.69<br> 8.91<br> 9.13<br> 9.35<br> 9.57<br> 9.79<br> 10.01<br> 10.23<br> 10.45<br> 10.67<br> 10.89<br> 11.11<br> 11.33<br> 11.55<br> 11.77<br> 11.99<br> 12.21<br> 12.43<br> 12.65<br> 12.87<br> 13.09<br> 13.31<br> ZDEF 1 LINEAR 1 1<br> TDEF 1 LINEAR 0Z06DEC1967 1MO<br> VARS 36<br> Tmin=>Tmin 1 T,Z,Y,X Tmin (C)<br> Frost=>frost 1 T,Z,Y,X Frost (days)<br> Tmin_1=>tmin1 1 T,Z,Y,X Min1 (C)<br> Tmin_2=>tmin2 1 T,Z,Y,X Min2 (C)<br> Tmin_3=>tmin3 1 T,Z,Y,X Min3 (C)<br> Tmax=>tmax 1 T,Z,Y,X Tmax (C)<br> TT30=>tt30 1 T,Z,Y,X 30Ctmax (days)<br> TT35=>tt35 1 T,Z,Y,X 35Ctmax (days)<br> TT40=>tt40 1 T,Z,Y,X 40Ctmax (days)<br> Tmax_1=>tmax1 1 T,Z,Y,X Max1 (C)<br> Tmax_2=>tmax2 1 T,Z,Y,X Max2 (C)<br> Tmax_3=>tmax3 1 T,Z,Y,X Max3 (C)<br> U-std=>ustd 1 T,Z,Y,X monstdU (m s-1)<br> V-std=>vstd 1 T,Z,Y,X monstdU (m s-1)<br> Max_wind_speed=>mxwspeed 1 T,Z,Y,X maxwindsped (m s-1)<br> Dry_max_1=>drymax1 1 T,Z,Y,X daysmaxdrystart (days)<br> Dry_max_2=>drymax2 1 T,Z,Y,X daysmaxdrymid (days)<br> Dry_max_3=>drymax3 1 T,Z,Y,X daysmaxdryend (days)<br> Wet_days=>wetdays 1 T,Z,Y,X numwetdays (days)<br> Precip_1=>p1 1 T,Z,Y,X 1stdayprec (mm)<br> Precip_2=>p2 1 T,Z,Y,X 21stdayprec (mm)<br> Precip_3=>p3 1 T,Z,Y,X 3daysprec (mm)<br> Precip_4=>p4 1 T,Z,Y,X preclast2days (mm)<br> Precip_5=>p5 1 T,Z,Y,X preclastday (mm)<br> Pge40=>pge40 1 T,Z,Y,X 40mmprec (days)<br> Pge80=>pge80 1 T,Z,Y,X 80mmprec (days)<br> Pge120=>pge120 1 T,Z,Y,X 120mmprec (days)<br> Pmax_1=>pmax1 1 T,Z,Y,X 1stmaxprec (C)<br> Pmax_2=>pmax2 1 T,Z,Y,X 2ndmaxprec (C)<br> Pmax_3=>pmax3 1 T,Z,Y,X 3rdmaxprec (C)<br> Z=>z 1 T,Z,Y,X hgtmean500 (m)<br> Z-std=>zstd 1 T,Z,Y,X hgtstdv (m)<br> Snow_mass=>snowmass 1 T,Z,Y,X snowmass (kg m-2)<br> DlastSM=>lastsnow 1 T,Z,Y,X daylastsnw (day)<br> Max_runoff=>mxrunoff 1 T,Z,Y,X maxrunoff (kg m-2 s-1)<br> Date_max_runoff=>datemxrunoff 1 T,Z,Y,X maxrunoffdate (day)<br> ENDVARS<br> <br> <br> On 10/6/10 9:52 AM, Jennifer Adams wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:99CE51BB-AE68-4D31-BAF5-BB8D20D8482A@cola.iges.org" type="cite">You forgot to include your descriptor pgd6dec.ctl, and you omitted the critical part from the beginning of the GrADS session that includes the version you are running. I don't ask for these things for trivial reasons!!! Based on what you did send, it looks like you might have something like this in your descriptor: <div><br> <div>Precip_1=>p1 1 t,z,y,x precip in 1st day of month</div> <div><br> </div> <div>But the variable Precip_1 has only Z,Y,X dimensions. Replace "t,z,y,x" with "z,y,x" and try again. </div> <div>--Jennifer</div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> <div> <div>On Oct 6, 2010, at 12:28 PM, Roberto Mera wrote:</div> <br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> <blockquote type="cite"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Thanks, Jennifer. Here goes.<br> <br> ncdump -c Desktop/CPDN/nhqhga.pdg6dec.pnw.nc <br> netcdf nhqhga.pdg6dec.pnw {<br> dimensions:<br> X = 110 ;<br> Y = 117 ;<br> Z = 1 ;<br> variables:<br> int time(Z) ;<br> time:long_name = "time" ;<br> time:units = "month" ;<br> float latitude(Y) ;<br> latitude:long_name = "latitude" ;<br> latitude:units = "degrees_north" ;<br> float longitude(X) ;<br> longitude:long_name = "longitude" ;<br> longitude:units = "degrees_east" ;<br> float Tmin(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Tmin:long_name = "Monthly average of daily Tmin" ;<br> Tmin:units = "C" ;<br> Tmin:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Frost(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Frost:long_name = "Number of frost days per month" ;<br> Frost:units = "days" ;<br> Frost:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Tmin_1(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Tmin_1:long_name = "First monthly minimum of Tmin" ;<br> Tmin_1:units = "C" ;<br> Tmin_1:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Tmin_2(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Tmin_2:long_name = "Second montlhy minimum of Tmin" ;<br> Tmin_2:units = "C" ;<br> Tmin_2:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Tmin_3(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Tmin_3:long_name = "Third monthly minimum of Tmin" ;<br> Tmin_3:units = "C" ;<br> Tmin_3:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Tmax(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Tmax:long_name = "Monthly average of daily Tmax" ;<br> Tmax:units = "C" ;<br> Tmax:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float TT30(Z, Y, X) ;<br> TT30:long_name = "Number of days with Tmax > 30 degC" ;<br> TT30:units = "days" ;<br> TT30:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float TT35(Z, Y, X) ;<br> TT35:long_name = "Number of days with Tmax > 35 degC" ;<br> TT35:units = "days" ;<br> TT35:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float TT40(Z, Y, X) ;<br> TT40:long_name = "Number of days with Tmax > 40 degC" ;<br> TT40:units = "days" ;<br> TT40:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Tmax_1(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Tmax_1:long_name = "First monthly maximum of Tmax" ;<br> Tmax_1:units = "C" ;<br> Tmax_1:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Tmax_2(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Tmax_2:long_name = "Second monthly maximum of Tmax" ;<br> Tmax_2:units = "C" ;<br> Tmax_2:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Tmax_3(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Tmax_3:long_name = "Third monthly maximum of Tmax" ;<br> Tmax_3:units = "C" ;<br> Tmax_3:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float U-std(Z, Y, X) ;<br> U-std:long_name = "Monthly standard deviation of U surface wind" ;<br> U-std:units = "m s-1" ;<br> U-std:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float V-std(Z, Y, X) ;<br> V-std:long_name = "Monthly standard deviation of V surface wind" ;<br> V-std:units = "m s-1" ;<br> V-std:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Max_wind_speed(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Max_wind_speed:long_name = "Monthly maximum of daily wind speed" ;<br> Max_wind_speed:units = "m s-1" ;<br> Max_wind_speed:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Dry_max_1(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Dry_max_1:long_name = "Max number of consecutive dry days at start of the month" ;<br> Dry_max_1:units = "days" ;<br> Dry_max_1:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Dry_max_2(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Dry_max_2:long_name = "Max number of consecutive dry days at end of the month" ;<br> Dry_max_2:units = "days" ;<br> Dry_max_2:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Dry_max_3(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Dry_max_3:long_name = "Max number of consecutive dry days during the month" ;<br> Dry_max_3:units = "days" ;<br> Dry_max_3:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Wet_days(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Wet_days:long_name = "Number of wet days during the month" ;<br> Wet_days:units = "days" ;<br> Wet_days:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Precip_1(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Precip_1:long_name = "Total precipitation within the 1st day of the month" ;<br> Precip_1:units = "mm" ;<br> Precip_1:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Precip_2(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Precip_2:long_name = "Total precipitation on the 21st days of the month" ;<br> Precip_2:units = "mm" ;<br> Precip_2:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Precip_3(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Precip_3:long_name = "Total precipitation within 3 days" ;<br> Precip_3:units = "mm" ;<br> Precip_3:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Precip_4(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Precip_4:long_name = "Total precipitation within the 2 last days of the month" ;<br> Precip_4:units = "mm" ;<br> Precip_4:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Precip_5(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Precip_5:long_name = "Total precipitation within the last day of the month" ;<br> Precip_5:units = "mm" ;<br> Precip_5:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Pge40(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Pge40:long_name = "Number of days with daily P > 40 mm" ;<br> Pge40:units = "days" ;<br> Pge40:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Pge80(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Pge80:long_name = "Number of days with daily P > 80 mm" ;<br> Pge80:units = "days" ;<br> Pge80:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Pge120(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Pge120:long_name = "Number of days with daily P > 120 mm" ;<br> Pge120:units = "days" ;<br> Pge120:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Pmax_1(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Pmax_1:long_name = "First max daily total precipitation rate over the month" ;<br> Pmax_1:units = "mm" ;<br> Pmax_1:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Pmax_2(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Pmax_2:long_name = "Second max daily total precipitation rate over the month" ;<br> Pmax_2:units = "mm" ;<br> Pmax_2:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Pmax_3(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Pmax_3:long_name = "Third max daily total precipitation rate over the month" ;<br> Pmax_3:units = "mm" ;<br> Pmax_3:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Z(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Z:long_name = "Monthly mean geopotential height at 500mb" ;<br> Z:units = "m" ;<br> Z:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Z-std(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Z-std:long_name = "Monthly standard deviation of geopotential height at 500mb" ;<br> Z-std:units = "m" ;<br> Z-std:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Snow_mass(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Snow_mass:long_name = "Snow mass on the first day of the month" ;<br> Snow_mass:units = "kg m-2" ;<br> Snow_mass:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float DlastSM(Z, Y, X) ;<br> DlastSM:long_name = "Date of last snow mass" ;<br> DlastSM:units = "day" ;<br> DlastSM:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Max_runoff(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Max_runoff:long_name = "Maximum daily runoff" ;<br> Max_runoff:units = "kg m-2 s-1" ;<br> Max_runoff:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> float Date_max_runoff(Z, Y, X) ;<br> Date_max_runoff:long_name = "Date of maximum daily runoff" ;<br> Date_max_runoff:units = "day" ;<br> Date_max_runoff:Fill_Value = -9999.f ;<br> data:<br> }<br> <br> --------------------<br> in grads:<br> <br> GX Package Initialization: Size = 11 8.5 <br> Command line history in /home/rjmera/.grads.log<br> ga-> sdfopen Desktop/CPDN/nhqhga.pdg6dec.pnw.nc <br> Scanning self-describing file: Desktop/CPDN/nhqhga.pdg6dec.pnw.nc<br> gadsdf: SDF file has no discernable X coordinate.<br> <br> ga-> open Desktop/CPDN/pdg6dec.ctl<br> Scanning description file: Desktop/CPDN/pdg6dec.ctl<br> Data file Desktop/CPDN/nhqhga.pdg6dec.pnw.nc is open as file 1<br> LON set to 347.79 371.77 <br> LAT set to -11.99 13.31 <br> LEV set to 1 1 <br> Time values set: 1967:12:6:0 1967:12:6:0 <br> E set to 1 1 <br> ga-> q file<br> File 1 : Pacific northwest<br> Descriptor: Desktop/CPDN/pdg6dec.ctl<br> Binary: Desktop/CPDN/nhqhga.pdg6dec.pnw.nc<br> Type = Gridded<br> Xsize = 110 Ysize = 117 Zsize = 1 Tsize = 1 Esize = 1<br> Number of Variables = 36<br> tmin 1 t,z,y,x Tmin (C)<br> frost 1 t,z,y,x Frost (days)<br> tmin1 1 t,z,y,x Min1 (C)<br> tmin2 1 t,z,y,x Min2 (C)<br> tmin3 1 t,z,y,x Min3 (C)<br> tmax 1 t,z,y,x Tmax (C)<br> tt30 1 t,z,y,x 30Ctmax (days)<br> tt35 1 t,z,y,x 35Ctmax (days)<br> tt40 1 t,z,y,x 40Ctmax (days)<br> tmax1 1 t,z,y,x Max1 (C)<br> tmax2 1 t,z,y,x Max2 (C)<br> tmax3 1 t,z,y,x Max3 (C)<br> ustd 1 t,z,y,x monstdU (m s-1)<br> vstd 1 t,z,y,x monstdU (m s-1)<br> mxwspeed 1 1 t,z,y,x maxwindsped (m s-1)<br> drymax1 1 1 t,z,y,x daysmaxdrystart (days)<br> drymax2 1 1 t,z,y,x daysmaxdrymid (days)<br> drymax3 1 1 t,z,y,x daysmaxdryend (days)<br> wetdays 1 1 t,z,y,x numwetdays (days)<br> p1 1 1 t,z,y,x 1stdayprec (mm)<br> p2 1 1 t,z,y,x 21stdayprec (mm)<br> p3 1 1 t,z,y,x 3daysprec (mm)<br> p4 1 1 t,z,y,x preclast2days (mm)<br> p5 1 1 t,z,y,x preclastday (mm)<br> pge40 1 1 t,z,y,x 40mmprec (days)<br> pge80 1 1 t,z,y,x 80mmprec (days)<br> pge120 1 1 t,z,y,x 120mmprec (days)<br> pmax1 1 1 t,z,y,x 1stmaxprec (C)<br> pmax2 1 1 t,z,y,x 2ndmaxprec (C)<br> pmax3 1 1 t,z,y,x 3rdmaxprec (C)<br> z 1 1 t,z,y,x hgtmean500 (m)<br> zstd 1 1 t,z,y,x hgtstdv (m)<br> snowmass 1 1 t,z,y,x snowmass (kg m-2)<br> lastsnow 1 1 t,z,y,x daylastsnw (day)<br> mxrunoff 1 1 t,z,y,x maxrunoff (kg m-2 s-1)<br> datemxrunoff 1 1 t,z,y,x maxrunoffdate (day)<br> ga-> d p1<br> gancgrid error: nc_get_vara_double failed; NetCDF: Start+count exceeds dimension bound<br> Data Request Error: Error for variable 'p1'<br> Error ocurred at column 1<br> DISPLAY error: Invalid expression <br> Expression = p1<br> ga-> <br> <br> <br> On 10/6/10 5:17 AM, Jennifer Adams wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:57151F55-1FDB-45A6-81CB-CDBDA4DC047A@cola.iges.org" type="cite">Roberto, <div>You need to give the full ncdump -c output (just the time and latitude coordinate metadata is not adequate), as well as the xdfopen-style descriptor, and the full text of your GrADS session that delivers the error message. </div> <div>--Jennifer</div> <div><br> <div> <div>On Oct 5, 2010, at 4:59 PM, Roberto Mera wrote:</div> <br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> <blockquote type="cite"> <div><br> <br> Regarding the questions below: I'm using opengrads 2.0.a7.oga.3. and grads 1.9. on linux.<br> First, using sdfopen I get this message:<br> <br> sdfopen Desktop/CPDN/nhqhga.pdg6dec.pnw.nc<br> Scanning self-describing file: Desktop/CPDN/nhqhga.pdg6dec.pnw.nc<br> gadsdf: SDF file has no discernable X coordinate.<br> <br> Subsequently, I tried xdfopen with a control file. That did not work<br> either. Then I created another ctl file that would read its variables<br> and coordinate system. It opened fine but when I try to just draw the<br> map I get this message no matter which variable I'm working with:<br> <br> gancgrid error: nc_get_vara_double failed; NetCDF: Start+count exceeds<br> dimension bound<br> Data Request Error: Error for variable 'p1'<br> Error ocurred at column 1<br> <br> ncdump -h :<br> <br> netcdf nhqhga.pdg6dec.pnw {<br> dimensions:<br> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>X = 110 ;<br> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Y = 117 ;<br> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Z = 1 ;<br> variables:<br> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>int time(Z) ;<br> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>time:long_name = "time" ;<br> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>time:units = "month" ;<br> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>float latitude(Y) ;<br> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>latitude:long_name = "latitude" ;<br> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>latitude:units = "degrees_north" ;<br> <br> <br> .....plus other variables (37)<br> <br> Any thoughts?<br> <br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> gradsusr mailing list<br> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:gradsusr@gradsusr.org">gradsusr@gradsusr.org</a><br> <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://gradsusr.org/mailman/listinfo/gradsusr">http://gradsusr.org/mailman/listinfo/gradsusr</a><br> </div> </blockquote> </div> <br> <div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <div>--</div> <div>Jennifer M. 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