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19.0 GEMPAK Objective Analysis Programs

Creating grid files

Prior to running the objective analysis routines, a grid file must be created in which to store the output grids. Grid files can be created either with OAGRID or with GDCFIL.

GDCFIL is typically used when the user has some knowledge about the data that will be gridded, and is experienced in the selection of the Barnes Analysis parameteres. The program OAGRID is designed to query that data that will be gridded, and suggest reasonable values for the parameters used in Barnes Analysis, which if accepted will be used to create the grid file.

Grid files may also be created by using information in existing grid files and copying the navigation and analysis parameters to the newly generated grid file.


OAGRID

Variables             Default
GDFILE                              new grid file name

DELTAN         0                    station spacing

DELTAX         0                    grid spacing
DELTAY         0

GRDAREA                             output grid region
EXTEND         2;2;2;2              extra grid rows for first pass

DTAAREA   Data area for OA          blank uses EXTEND area 

SOURCE                              data source (SN or SF) 
SNFILE                              sounding data input file 
SFFILE                              surface data input file

SNPARM                              Sounding parameter list 
SFPARM                              Surface parameter list

DATTIM                              Date/time 
LEVELS                              Levels to search

MAXGRD                              Maximum number of grids in output file

The computed station spacing DELTAN is the average of the computed and uniform station spacing. This spacing will be used in the Barnes Analysis routines to determine the search radius also known as the radius of influence. A default value of 0 should be used for OAGRID to compute and select its own value. The value of DELTAN is used with the selected grid region to compute DELTAX and DELTAX. If values are given for DELTAN, DELTAX, and DELTAY, OAGRID will accept those values for the grid.

The EXTEND area is the number of grid rows to extend the GRDAREA for the first pass of the Barnes analysis. The purpose of extending the desired grid area is to reduce the edge effects. DTAAREA is the region in which station data is considered.

OAGRID produces evenly spaced lat/lon (CED) grids. For greater flexibility in choosing the projection, GDCFIL may be used.


GDCFIL

For more experienced users of objective analysis schemes, GDCFIL cay be used to create a new grid file or copy grid information from an existing file. GDCFIL allows the user the ability to choose the projection and number of grid points the file will contain.

New Variables

KXKY              The number of X;Y grid points
CPYFIL            Used to copy grid file information from an existing
                  grid file. Other variables are ignored if CPYFIL 
                  is not blank.

ANLYSS            DELTAN / EXTEND

If the DELTAN field in ANLYSS is left blank, the DELTAN values is assigned as twice the grid spacing computed from the gridarea and KXKY.

CPYFIL can be used to transfer the grid information from an existing file, or to generate a grid based on one of the known grids in the grid navigation table used for model grids.

 


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