<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>It appears you're running grads on AIX (IBM). Unfortunately, binaries for AIX are not available for grads versions newer than the one you have (1.8). Do you have access to a Mac or Linux machine? If so, COLA provides grads binaries for the latest version at http://cola.gmu.edu/grads/downloads.html<div><br><hr id="zwchr"><b>From: </b>"Geeta Geeta" <geeta124@hotmail.com><br><b>To: </b>"grads grads" <gradsusr@gradsusr.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, May 18, 2015 5:42:13 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [gradsusr] Unable to get IDX files.<br><br>
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<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi All. </div><div> I had problem with creating the IDX files for grib2 files. </div><div><br></div><div>This is the output of Q config. Following was the error. </div><div><div>bash-3.2$ gribmap -i temp.ctl</div><div>Open Error: Data file type invalid</div><div> --> The invalid description file record is:</div><div> --> dtype grib2</div><div> </div><div> The data file was not opened.</div><div>File name is: temp.ctl</div><div>bash-3.2$</div><div><br></div></div><div>Copyright (c) 1988-2001 by Brian Doty</div><div>Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies</div><div>Institute for Global Environment and Society</div><div>All Rights Reserved</div><div> </div><div>Config: v1.8SL11 32-bit big-endian readline printim</div><div> </div><div>Issue 'q config' command for more information.</div><div> </div><div>Landscape mode? (no for portrait): n</div><div>GX Package Initialization: Size = 8.5 11</div><div>ga-></div><div>ga-></div><div>ga-></div><div>ga-> q config</div><div>Config: v1.8SL11 32-bit big-endian readline printim</div><div> </div><div>Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS) Version 1.8SL11</div><div>Copyright (c) 1988-2001 by Brian Doty</div><div>Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies</div><div>Institute for Global Environment and Society</div><div> </div><div>Built on 12/23/02 by cola (AIX 3 4)</div><div> </div><div>This version of GrADS has been configured with the following options:</div><div> </div><div> o This is a 32-bit BIG ENDIAN machine version.</div><div> o Command line editing (readline) ENABLED.</div><div> o CIRES/CDC (http://www.cdc.noaa.gov) SDF/XDF interface DISABLED.</div><div> This version is NOT configured to read NetCDF/HDF-SDS files.</div><div> o URI DODS interface DISABLED.</div><div> o PCMDI (http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov) LATS interface DISABLED.</div><div> This version is NOT configured to write GRIB or NetCDF/HDF-SDS files.</div><div> o DAO (http://dao.gsfc.nasa.gov) Athena Widget GUI DISABLED.</div><div> o NRL/DAO/PCMDI XA or ImageMagick Image Output DISABLED.</div><div> o printim command for direct png/gif output ENABLED.</div><div> (via the GD Library -- http://www.boutell.com/gd)</div><div> </div><div>For additional information please consult http://grads.iges.org/grads/</div><div> </div><div>ga-></div><div><br></div><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: geeta124@hotmail.com<br>To: gradsusr@gradsusr.org<br>Subject: RE: gradsusr Digest, Vol 63, Issue 6<br>Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 22:37:52 +0530<br><br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi Jennifer.<br>I have Grads 1.8<br><br><div>> From: gradsusr-request@gradsusr.org<br>> Subject: gradsusr Digest, Vol 63, Issue 6<br>> To: gradsusr@gradsusr.org<br>> Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 06:59:11 -0400<br>> <br>> Send gradsusr mailing list submissions to<br>> gradsusr@gradsusr.org<br>> <br>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>> http://gradsusr.org/mailman/listinfo/gradsusr<br>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>> gradsusr-request@gradsusr.org<br>> <br>> You can reach the person managing the list at<br>> gradsusr-owner@gradsusr.org<br>> <br>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>> than "Re: Contents of gradsusr digest..."<br>> <br>> <br>> Today's Topics:<br>> <br>> 1. Unable to make idx file with g2ctl (Geeta Geeta)<br>> 2. unable to create idx file. (Geeta Geeta)<br>> <br>> <br>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 1<br>> Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 10:47:02 +0000 (UTC)<br>> From: Geeta Geeta <geetag54@yahoo.com><br>> Subject: [gradsusr] Unable to make idx file with g2ctl<br>> To: "gradsusr@gradsusr.org" <gradsusr@gradsusr.org><br>> Message-ID:<br>> <118321224.273815.1431686822848.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br>> <br>> I have to plot GRIB2 data with grads. hence I am using g2ctl script.?The IDX file is NOT CREATED.?<br>> Can someone tell me whats the problem.?<br>> bash-3.2$ ~/g2ctl -0 fnl_20110422_12_00 >2011042212.ctlbash-3.2$ gribmap -i 2011042212.ctlOpen Error: ?Data file type invalid? --> The invalid description file record is:? --> dtype grib2?? The data file was not opened.File name is: ?2011042212.ctlbash-3.2$?The ctl file is created OK.?dset ^fnl_20110422_12_00index ^fnl_20110422_12_00.idxundef 9.999E+20title fnl_20110422_12_00* produced by g2ctl v0.0.8.8* command line options: -0 fnl_20110422_12_00* griddef=1:0:(360 x 181):grid_template=0: lat-lon grid:(360 x 181) units 1e-06 input WE:NS output WE:SN res 48 lat 90.000000 to -90.000000 by 1.000000 lon 0.000000 to 359.000000 by 1.000000 #points=65160:winds(N/S)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?dtype grib2ydef 181 linear -90.000000 1xdef 360 linear 0.000000 1.000000tdef 1 linear 12Z22apr2011 1mo* PROFILE hPazdef 26 levels 100000 97500 95000 92500 90000 85000 80000 75000 70000 65000 60000 5!<br>> 5000 50000 45000 40000 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 7000 5000 3000 2000 1000options pascalsvars 138no4LFTXsfc ? 0,1,0 ? 0,7,193 ** surface Best (4 layer) Lifted Index [K]no5WAVA500mb ? 0,100,50000 ? 0,3,197 ** 500 mb 5-Wave Geopotential Height Anomaly [gpm]no5WAVH500mb ? 0,100,50000 ? 0,3,193 ** 500 mb 5-Wave Geopotential Height [gpm]ABSVprs ? ?26,100 ?0,2,10 ** (1000 975 950 925 900.. 70 50 30 20 10) Absolute Vorticity [1/s]ACPCPsfc ? 0,1,0 ? 0,1,10,1 ** surface Convective Precipitation [kg/m^2]ALBDOsfc ? 0,1,0 ? 0,19,1,0 ** surface Albedo [%]APCPsfc ? 0,1,0 ? 0,1,8,1 ** surface Total Precipitation [kg/m^2]CAPEsfc ? 0,1,0 ? 0,7,6 ** surface Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg]CAPE180_0mb ?0,108,18000,0 ? 0,7,6 ** 180-0 mb above ground Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg]CFRZRsfc ? 0,1,0 ? 0,1,193,0 ** surface Categorical Freezing Rain (yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]CICEPsfc ? 0,1,0 ? 0,1,194,0 ** surface Categorical Ice Pellets (yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]CINsfc !<br>> ? 0,1,0 ? 0,7,7 ** surface Convective Inhibition [J/kg]CIN180_0mb ?0,1<br>> 08,18000,0 ? 0,7,7 ** 180-0 mb above ground Convective Inhibition [J/kg]CLWMRprs ? ?21,100 ?0,1,22 ** (1000 975 950 925 900.. 300 250 200 150 100) Cloud Mixing Ratio [kg/kg]CPRATsfc ? 0,1,0 ? 0,1,196,0 ** surface Convective Precipitation Rate [kg/m^2/s]CRAINsfc ? 0,1,0 ? 0,1,192,0 ** surface Categorical Rain (yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]CSNOWsfc ? 0,1,0 ? 0,1,195,0 ** surface Categorical Snow (yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]CWATclm ? 0,200,0 ? 0,6,6 ** entire atmosphere (considered as a single layer<br>> ?Geeta.<br>> -------------- next part --------------<br>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> URL: http://gradsusr.org/pipermail/gradsusr/attachments/20150515/a972a05c/attachment-0001.html <br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 2<br>> Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 16:29:37 +0530<br>> From: Geeta Geeta <geeta124@hotmail.com><br>> Subject: [gradsusr] unable to create idx file.<br>> To: grads grads <gradsusr@gradsusr.org><br>> Message-ID: <BLU178-W46C723F2A3A846C706805F8AC70@phx.gbl><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>> <br>> I have to plot GRIB2 data with grads. hence I am using g2ctl script. The problem is that IDX file is NOT CREATED. <br>> Can someone tell me whats the problem. <br>> bash-3.2$ ~/g2ctl -0 fnl_20110422_12_00 >2011042212.ctlbash-3.2$ gribmap -i 2011042212.ctlOpen Error: Data file type invalid --> The invalid description file record is: --> dtype grib2 The data file was not opened.File name is: 2011042212.ctlbash-3.2$ The ctl file is created OK. dset ^fnl_20110422_12_00index ^fnl_20110422_12_00.idxundef 9.999E+20title fnl_20110422_12_00* produced by g2ctl v0.0.8.8* command line options: -0 fnl_20110422_12_00* griddef=1:0:(360 x 181):grid_template=0: lat-lon grid:(360 x 181) units 1e-06 input WE:NS output WE:SN res 48 lat 90.000000 to -90.000000 by 1.000000 lon 0.000000 to 359.000000 by 1.000000 #points=65160:winds(N/S) dtype grib2ydef 181 linear -90.000000 1xdef 360 linear 0.000000 1.000000tdef 1 linear 12Z22apr2011 1mo* PROFILE hPazdef 26 levels 100000 97500 95000 92500 90000 85000 80000 75000 70000 65000 60000 5!<br>> 5000 50000 45000 40000 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 7000 5000 3000 2000 1000options pascalsvars 138no4LFTXsfc 0,1,0 0,7,193 ** surface Best (4 layer) Lifted Index [K]no5WAVA500mb 0,100,50000 0,3,197 ** 500 mb 5-Wave Geopotential Height Anomaly [gpm]no5WAVH500mb 0,100,50000 0,3,193 ** 500 mb 5-Wave Geopotential Height [gpm]ABSVprs 26,100 0,2,10 ** (1000 975 950 925 900.. 70 50 30 20 10) Absolute Vorticity [1/s]ACPCPsfc 0,1,0 0,1,10,1 ** surface Convective Precipitation [kg/m^2]ALBDOsfc 0,1,0 0,19,1,0 ** surface Albedo [%]APCPsfc 0,1,0 0,1,8,1 ** surface Total Precipitation [kg/m^2]CAPEsfc 0,1,0 0,7,6 ** surface Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg]CAPE180_0mb 0,108,18000,0 0,7,6 ** 180-0 mb above ground Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg]CFRZRsfc 0,1,0 0,1,193,0 ** surface Categorical Freezing Rain (yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]CICEPsfc 0,1,0 0,1,194,0 ** surface Categorical Ice Pellets (yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]CINsfc !<br>> 0,1,0 0,7,7 ** surface Convective Inhibition [J/kg]CIN180_0mb 0,1<br>> 08,18000,0 0,7,7 ** 180-0 mb above ground Convective Inhibition [J/kg]CLWMRprs 21,100 0,1,22 ** (1000 975 950 925 900.. 300 250 200 150 100) Cloud Mixing Ratio [kg/kg]CPRATsfc 0,1,0 0,1,196,0 ** surface Convective Precipitation Rate [kg/m^2/s]CRAINsfc 0,1,0 0,1,192,0 ** surface Categorical Rain (yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]CSNOWsfc 0,1,0 0,1,195,0 ** surface Categorical Snow (yes=1; no=0) [non-dim]CWATclm 0,200,0 0,6,6 ** entire atmosphere (considered as a single layer <br>> -------------- next part --------------<br>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> URL: http://gradsusr.org/pipermail/gradsusr/attachments/20150515/cdf12692/attachment.html <br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> gradsusr mailing list<br>> gradsusr@gradsusr.org<br>> http://gradsusr.org/mailman/listinfo/gradsusr<br>> <br>> <br>> End of gradsusr Digest, Vol 63, Issue 6<br>> ***************************************<br></div> </div></div> </div>
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