Jose,<br>No, I don't know any other tricks. Like I said, this sounds like a parsing error when Grads reads the control file. Arlindo or Jennifer will probably have the answer.<br><br>Jeff<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Jose Augusto Paixão Veiga <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:veiga.uea@gmail.com">veiga.uea@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word">Yes Jeff.<div>I tried use a different number like 73.9480 and GrAds split it into 73 and .9480. So, I used 73.0 instead of the original value of 73.9475 (after your hint) and GrAds produced the values 73 and .0</div>
<div><br></div><div>I really don't know what could be happening.</div><div><br></div><div>Any other hint Jeff? </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><div class="im"><br><div>
<span style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><span style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">
<span style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">
<span style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><font color="#333333"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">José Augusto P. Veiga, </span><br>
<br>======================================<br>Universidade do Estado do Amazonas <br>Departamento de Meteorologia<br><span style="border-collapse:separate;font-family:arial;font-size:small">Escola Superior de Tecnologia (EST)</span><br>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><span style="border-collapse:separate;font-family:arial;font-size:small"><font color="#333333">Av. Darcy Vargas, 1200, Manaus-AM Brasil<br>
Work phone: (92) 3878 4333<br>Skype:<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> veiga_j.a.p.</span><br></font></span></span></div><div><font color="#333333"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br>
CV: <a href="http://lattes.cnpq.br/4027612512091565" target="_blank"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#333333">http://lattes.cnpq.br/4027612512091565</font></a><br>URL:<font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><a href="http://scientificmet.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://scientificmet.wordpress.com/</a></font></font></div>
<div><font color="#333333"><a href="http://nmet.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://nmet.wordpress.com/</a></font></div><div><font color="#333333"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></font></div>
</span></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></span>
</div>
<br></div><div><div></div><div class="h5"><div><div>On Dec 22, 2011, at 6:59 PM, Jeff Duda wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite">Jose,<br>Have you tried using other numbers that are similar to 73.9475 but have fewer digits? It sounds like some odd parsing error.<br>
<br>Jeff Duda<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Jose Augusto Paixão Veiga <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:veiga.uea@gmail.com" target="_blank">veiga.uea@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><font size="4">Dear all,</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div>
<font size="4">I am facing the following problem in GrAds:</font></div>
<div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">After producing my CTL file and plotted the results I get surprised with plot result (Figure in attach). Note that the fifth point from the last latitude is shifted for the equatorial latitude. So, I decided to use the command q ctlinfo to get some information about the latitudes ingested by GrAds after I've been opened the CTL file. Them, I realize that GrAds "make" some confusing with one specific latitude point. Pay attention,</font></div>
<div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><div><font size="4">This is a part of the result from the command q ctlinfo :</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><div><font size="4">xdef 1 linear 1 1</font></div>
<div><font size="4">ydef 64 levels -87.8638 -85.0965 -82.3129 -79.5256 -76.7369 -73.9475 -71.1577 -68.3678</font></div><div><font size="4"> -65.5776 -62.7873 -59.997 -57.2066 -54.4162 -51.6257 -48.8352 -46.0447 -43.2542 -40.4636</font></div>
<div><font size="4"> -37.6731 -34.8825 -32.0919 -29.3014 -26.5108 -23.7202 -20.9296 -18.139 -15.3484 -12.5578</font></div><div><font size="4"> -9.76715 -6.97653 -4.18592 -1.39531 1.39531 4.18592 6.97653 9.76715 12.5578 15.3484</font></div>
<div><font size="4"> 18.139 20.9296 23.7202 26.5108 29.3014 32.0919 34.8825 37.6731 40.4636 43.2542</font></div><div><font size="4"> 46.0447 48.8352 51.6257 54.4162 57.2066 59.997 62.7873 65.5776 68.3678 71.1577</font></div>
<div><font size="4"> <b><font color="#e81f13">73</font> <font color="#e81f13">0.9475</font></b> 76.7369 79.5256 82.3129 85.0965</font></div><div><font size="4">zdef 1 linear 1 1</font></div></div></div><div><font size="4"><br>
</font></div><div><font size="4">Thus, GrAds separates one latitude value into two others. I told this because the latitude point 73.9475 is duplicated into the points <font color="#e81f13"><b>73</b></font> and <font color="#ec3978"><b>0.9475</b></font>. When I change the value for the integer 73 everything goes well and the value is not shifted for the "center of figure". However I wouldn't like to to this all the time I face this.</font></div>
<div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">I would appreciate any hint and help. I don't know what is producing this split in the latitude value.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4"><br>
</font></div><div><font color="#bd2b5c" size="4"><b>This is part of my ctl file </b></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><div><font size="4">title CNRM model output prepared for IPCC Fourth Assessment climate of the 20th Century experiment (20C3M)</font></div>
<div><font size="4">xdef 1 linear 1 1</font></div><div><font size="4">ydef 64 levels -87.8638 -85.0965 -82.3129 -79.5256 -76.7369 -73.9475 -71.1577 -68.3678 -65.5776 -62.7873 -59.997 -57.2066 -54.4162 -51.6257 -48.8352 -46.0447 -43.2542 -40.4636 -37.6731 -34.8825 -32.0919 -29.3014 -26.5108 -23.7202 -20.9296 -18.139 -15.3484 -12.5578 -9.76715 -6.97653 -4.18592 -1.39531 1.39531 4.18592 6.97653 9.76715 12.5578 15.3484 18.139 20.9296 23.7202 26.5108 29.3014 32.0919 34.8825 37.6731 40.4636 43.2542 46.0447 48.8352 51.6257 54.4162 57.2066 59.997 62.7873 65.5776 68.3678 71.1577 <font color="#232323">73.9475</font> 76.7369 79.5256 82.3129 85.0965 87.8638 </font></div>
<div><font size="4">zdef 1 linear 1 1</font></div><div><font size="4">tdef 252 linear JAN1979 1MO</font></div><div><font size="4">vars 17</font></div><div><font size="4">gz 0 33,100 generation of available potential energy</font></div>
</div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Cheers,</font></div><div><br></div><br><div>
<div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">
<span style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><font color="#333333"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">José Augusto P. Veiga, </span><br>
<br>======================================<br>Universidade do Estado do Amazonas <br>Departamento de Meteorologia<br><span style="border-collapse:separate;font-family:arial;font-size:small">Escola Superior de Tecnologia (EST)</span><br>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><span style="border-collapse:separate;font-family:arial;font-size:small"><font color="#333333">Av. Darcy Vargas, 1200, Manaus-AM Brasil<br>
Work phone: (92) 3878 4333<br>Skype:<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> veiga_j.a.p.</span><br></font></span></span></div><div><font color="#333333"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br>
CV: <a href="http://lattes.cnpq.br/4027612512091565" target="_blank"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#333333">http://lattes.cnpq.br/4027612512091565</font></a><br>URL:<font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><a href="http://scientificmet.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://scientificmet.wordpress.com/</a></font></font></div>
<div><font color="#333333"><a href="http://nmet.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://nmet.wordpress.com/</a></font></div><div><font color="#333333"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></font></div>
</span></div></div></span></div></span></div>
</div>
<br><div><img src="" height="800" width="1000"></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
gradsusr mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:gradsusr@gradsusr.org" target="_blank">gradsusr@gradsusr.org</a><br>
<a href="http://gradsusr.org/mailman/listinfo/gradsusr" target="_blank">http://gradsusr.org/mailman/listinfo/gradsusr</a><br>
<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Jeff Duda<br>Graduate research assistant<br>University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology<br>Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms<br><br>
_______________________________________________<br>gradsusr mailing list<br><a href="mailto:gradsusr@gradsusr.org" target="_blank">gradsusr@gradsusr.org</a><br><a href="http://gradsusr.org/mailman/listinfo/gradsusr" target="_blank">http://gradsusr.org/mailman/listinfo/gradsusr</a><br>
</blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
gradsusr mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:gradsusr@gradsusr.org">gradsusr@gradsusr.org</a><br>
<a href="http://gradsusr.org/mailman/listinfo/gradsusr" target="_blank">http://gradsusr.org/mailman/listinfo/gradsusr</a><br>
<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Jeff Duda<br>Graduate research assistant<br>University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology<br>Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms<br><br>