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RE: frustrating problem with GEMPAK5.8+ distros

The likely problem lies in the rewrite of the DG/GD library routines
that Garp is using. Possibly an incorrect number of arguments or
uninitialized value in the Garp routine that we can check for.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support

On Tue, 2005-08-02 at 12:28, Robert Mullenax wrote:
> It does appear that way in his example.  Here is what I see a lot of
> the time with Isotachs at 10m
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden
> To: James Murakami
> Cc: Robert Mullenax; address@hidden; address@hidden
> Sent: 8/2/2005 1:21 PM
> Subject: RE: frustrating problem with GEMPAK5.8+ distros
> 
> Just an observation... It looks like 273 is being subtracted from the
> value on
> the good plot to give you the value on the bad plot. It looks like an
> incorrect attempt to change the plotted temps from Celsius to Kelvin.
> 
> Jim Koermer
> Plymouth State
> 
> Quoting James Murakami <address@hidden>:
> 
> > Robert,
> >
> > You're right. Sort of...
> > If you plot values first and contour second, everything goes right
> (see
> > attached gif image). If you contour first and plot values second,
> you
> > get weird numbers ploted (see second attached gif). The contour
> scheme
> > remains fine. Even if you invoke clear and reset, the plotted
> numbers
> > are incorrect (they change with each new attempt). So, yes, there
> seems
> > to be a bug in the software.
> >
> > James
> >
> > (For reference, I just used current NAM212 data set and used default
> > settings for displaying 500mb temperature(deg C). I'm running
> version
> > 5.8.2a on a Solaris8 machine from source.)
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------
> > James Murakami
> > Staff Meteorologist/Student Affairs
> > Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
> > University of California, Los Angeles
> > 405 Hilgard Ave.
> > Los Angeles, CA  90095-1565
> >
> >
> >    e-mail:  address@hidden
> > telephone:  310-825-2418
> >       Fax:  310-206-5219
> > -----------------------------------------------
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >  Just to clarify, contour and fills work fine, but the plotted
> values
> > (More>>,
> > click Value) give just zeros about 50% of the time.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: address@hidden
> > > To: address@hidden
> > > Sent: 8/2/2005 11:58 AM
> > > Subject: frustrating problem with GEMPAK5.8+ distros
> > >
> > > Ever since GEMPAK5.8.1 I have noticed an annoying (and
> showstopping
> for
> > > us) problem with GARP and/or GEMPAK itself.  GEMPAK5.7.2p2 is
> fine.
> I
> > > was wondering if anyone else has seen it or could try to duplicate
> it.
> > >
> > > Intermittently (say 50% of the time) if you try to plot a value in
> GARP
> > > (More, click Value) of model data, you will get values of zero
> plotted
> > > for all points.  The thing that makes no sense is that contoured
> values
> > > are just fine.  It is just when you choose to plot data that you
> see
> the
> > > problem.  I believe the problem is in GARP as I have yet to get it
> to
> > > gail using one of the gp programs.  I am running Solaris 9/Solaris
> 10
> > > x86 using the Unidata binary, locally compiled versions with and
> without
> > > any optimization, and it happens on each one.  Another department
> here
> > > still uses Linux and have seen the same problem with the
> GEMPAK5.8+
> > > versions.
> > >
> > > Can someone attempt to duplicate (just doing Isotachs_kts and
> More,
> > > Value) would work?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Robert Mullenax
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> 
> 
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