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<DIV>Dear Bob,</DIV>
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<DIV>Could you provide me with FTP link to download the CMORPH daily data . I
was looking through this ftp link but I think there has been changes to it. I
was able access to all the historical database and I know that CMORPH data began
on 2002 up to now. </DIV>
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<DIV><A title=ftp://ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/precip/global_CMORPH/
href="ftp://ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/precip/global_CMORPH/">ftp://ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/precip/global_CMORPH/</A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>For the <A class=file
href="ftp://ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/precip/global_CMORPH/CMORPH+MWCOMB_025deg-3hr.ctl"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">CMORPH+MWCOMB_025deg-3hr.ctl</FONT></A> if go into this
ctl file and try to open it, it would not allow you to access the data I am not
sure why.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>and thanks I was able to open the daily CMORPH
file. However, I want to try to open all flies using one ctl file is that
possible </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>Best regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>Marwan </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bob.kuligowski@noaa.gov
href="mailto:bob.kuligowski@noaa.gov">Bob Kuligowski - NOAA Federal</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 06, 2013 7:00 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=gradsusr@gradsusr.org
href="mailto:gradsusr@gradsusr.org">gradsusr@gradsusr.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [gradsusr] How to read CMORPH data</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>Dear Marwan,<BR><BR> I only see the
.ctl file and a screenshot in the attachment; there is no binary file
attached. However, the file name is not the standard file name for CMORPH
files...where are you getting the file from?<BR><BR> Also,
please delete the 'template' entry from OPTIONS. I don't see a need for it
and it will keep GrADS from informing you that the source file is
missing.<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR>Bob<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Dear Bob,</DIV>
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<DIV>I really value your help however I am not sure why is this ctl file would
not work with the binary file that I have included also in the attachment.
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<DIV>Is there is anyway I can change this file into NetCDF or Ascii file,
which I know how to use. <BR>If you could take a look at the files, and tell
me what I am doing wrong. </DIV>
<DIV>Also, you could see the error message </DIV>
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<DIV>P.S. </DIV>
<DIV>PC user ( cygwin)</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bob.kuligowski@noaa.gov
href="mailto:bob.kuligowski@noaa.gov" moz-do-not-send="true">Bob Kuligowski -
NOAA Federal</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 04, 2013 6:03 AM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [gradsusr] How to read CMORPH data</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>Dear Marwan,<BR><BR> My .ctl file
is attached. It assumes that the target file is located in the same
directory as the .ctl file. Please make sure that the file name in the
DSET entry is exactly the same as the file you are
using.<BR><BR> You should not need to define the contour
line values at all to get the display to work; I didn't need to do that.
However, you will want to multiply the value of 'cmorph' by 0.2 in order to
get units of mm/h.<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR>Bob<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Dear Bob, </DIV>
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<DIV>I have followed the steps you have suggested and I was able to open the
file only, yet I could not display of the input file. I am still getting the
same error message.<BR><FONT face="Courier New">”entire grid
undefined”</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>In step two:</DIV>
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<DIV>DSET entry: I could not find the typo error "intrp" to " interp"</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Courier New">If you could send me the corrected ctl file to
try it will be great. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Do I need to define each contour line value to enable me
display?<BR><BR>Best rgards,</DIV>
<DIV>Marwan </DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bob.kuligowski@noaa.gov
href="mailto:bob.kuligowski@noaa.gov" moz-do-not-send="true">Bob Kuligowski
- NOAA Federal</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 01, 2013 6:04 AM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [gradsusr] How to read CMORPH
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<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>Dear Marwan,<BR><BR> I just
tried it and got the same result, but I was able to fix it and make it
work. You will need to make four changes in the .ctl file:<BR>
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<LI>DSET entry: Put your data path in the "your-data-set-path" section.
<LI>DSET entry: Change "intrp" to "interp" in the file name (it's a typo
and I just notified the developer).
<LI>DSET entry: Put the date of the file you're interested in in the
"%y4%m2%d2%h2" part. </LI></OL>(To summarize the first three points, the
file name in the DSET entry should EXACTLY match the name of the file you're
trying to plot).
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<LI>If your machine is little Endian rather than big Endian, change the
OPTIONS entry from "big_endian" to "little_endian". (If you're not
sure, just try both. The bad one will give you nonsensical
values).<BR></LI></OL> One other suggestion is to get rid
of the "template" option in the OPTIONS entry. It has its uses, but
one of the bad things about it is that it stops GrADS from giving an error
message if it can't find the actual file (hence it didn't yell about any of
the issues in changes 1-3 which kept it from finding the file) and it kept
me from realizing the problem sooner.<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR>Bob<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid:DUB406-EAS40589BA106E428C4215F00AB51C0@phx.gbl
type="cite"><PRE wrap="">Hi NICK and Bob,
I am deeply thankful for all of your help and support but could you give me a reason why l am getting this error message ^entire grid undefined ^
IS it becuase i did not set the range of vlues if not could anyone help me with that as in script or code
Nicholas Graham <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="mailto:ngraham@hrc-lab.org" moz-do-not-send="true">mailto:ngraham@hrc-lab.org</A> wrote:
Hello Marwan,
From looking at a fortran The CMORPH data files are flat (only data)
files - the data are big-endian 4-byte floating point numbers.
You can read the data in to GrADS and process it as you like. You could
also read the gridded data in Matlab using "fread" and extract or process
the data at the point of interest.
regards - Nick
Marwan Kheimi wrote:
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">Dear Bob,
Could you be more a specific about what type of program I should be
using because I am new to this. I am trying to simple calculation such as
Regression analysis, Correlation, RMS
Also, I am trying to compute the annual, monthly, 10-daily, daily for
a specific coordinate and plot.
I was working on matlab because I am familiar with it but now with
CMORPH files I am not sure what use. I am kinda of beginner user.
However, I am a fast learner if you could guide through the process or
at least referring to me some website that would be great.
Best regards,
Marwan
On Jan 31, 2013, at 6:36 AM, "Bob Kuligowski - NOAA Federal"
<<A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="mailto:bob.kuligowski@noaa.gov" moz-do-not-send="true">bob.kuligowski@noaa.gov</A> <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="mailto:bob.kuligowski@noaa.gov" moz-do-not-send="true">mailto:bob.kuligowski@noaa.gov</A>> wrote:
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">Dear Marwan,
The only way I know to plot CMORPH data is to use the control files
and README guidance in <A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="ftp://ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/precip/global_CMORPH/" moz-do-not-send="true">ftp://ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/precip/global_CMORPH/</A>.
Cheers,
Bob
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">Hi gradusers,
I have been trying to open and plot these data but before that is
there is anyway to change there extension from binary to familiar
extenstion as in HDF NetCDF or Asccii file.
Also, is there is away to install grad into windows os or is it
better to use ubuntu linxus distribution or any other referrals. I
am new on this but I wish someone could have some experience with
that to help/ share.
Thank you all for your help in advance.
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