Re: 20040317: avn to gfs cdl files

• To: Ruth Platner <rlp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: 20040317: avn to gfs cdl files
• From: Robb Kambic <rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 08:53:32 -0700 (MST)

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Ruth Platner wrote:

Hi Robb,

I collected a raw file of the thinned grids using the following in my
pqact file

HRS  ^H[UVHRP][I-P]... KWB. (..)(..).*(/mAVN|/mSSIAVN)
     FILE    data/GRIB/(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1\2_gfsraw.grib


then I ran gribtocdl as follows

2004032000_gfsraw.grib
 > gfs-1.25x1.25_37-44.cdl

This created a cdl file, but it had a lot of problems. The latitude and

Ruth,

I know gribtocdl has lots of problems, it was created as an afterthought.
But it does save a lot of time in creating a cdl and usually the editing
is minor.

longitudes were every 1.25 degrees, but there were only 73X73 of them and
they only covered part of the world. This might be because the different
sections of the world are in different grids and the cdl file gets
created with the first grid it encounters? I ended up just creating a cdl
file by modifying the cdl file that came with the decoders. I changed the
number of latitudes and longitudes and the lists of latitudes and
longitudes. If you diff the attached file with gfs_37-44.cdl, you can see
what changes I made. It seems to be working fine.

Great, I'll add it to the cdl's in the decoders package so others have
access to it.

Thanks,
Robb...

Ruth

Robb Kambic wrote:
      Ruth,

      I forgot to have the Makefile.in in the manifest, fixed it.
      The decoders
      release should work now.  Thanks for catching that.

      Robb...

      On Fri, 19 Mar 2004, Ruth Platner wrote:

      > Oops, I forgot to attach the files before. Sorry.
      >
      > Ruth Platner wrote:
      >
      > > Hi Rob,
      > >
      > > I got the new release and I get an error from configure
      about the zone subdirectory.
      > > I've attached two files, in case you want them, they are
      configure.log which is the
      > > output from running configure and config.log.
      > >
      > > Thanks.
      > >
      > > Ruth
      > >
      > > Robb Kambic wrote:
      > >
      > > > Ruth,
      > > >
      > > > I made the new release, it's decoders-3.0.3.tar.Z.
      Also, if you create
      > > > the new 1.25 degree grid could you send me a copy so I
      could added it to
      > > > the release. Also, if you make mods to the 1 degree, I
      would like to have
      > > > that one too.
      > > >
      > > > Thanks,
      > > > Robb...
      > > >
      > > > ps. There's man pages on how to use gribtocdl. A side
      note, use a raw file
      > > > containing all the desired variables otherwise they
      will not be in the
      > > > created cdl file.
      > > >
      > > >  On Fri, 19 Mar 2004, Robb Kambic wrote:
      > > >
      > > > > On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, Unidata Support wrote:
      > > > >
      > > > > >
      > > > > > ------- Forwarded Message
      > > > > >
      > > > > > >To: support-decoders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
      > > > > > >From: Ruth Platner <rlp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
      > > > > > >Subject: avn to gfs cdl files
      > > > > > >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
      > > > > > >Keywords: 200403172118.i2HLI4rV029423
      > > > > >
      > > > > > Hi,
      > > > > >
      > > > > > The new  decoders, decoders-3.0.2, came with new
      cdl files. The file
      > > > > > avn-x.cdl was replaced with gfs_37-44.cdl. I'm
      wondering if there are
      > > > > > similar ready to go replacements for
      avn-1.0x1.0.cdl and
      > > > >
      > > > > Hiya,
      > > > >
      > > > > I attached gfs-1.0x1.0_3.cdl for the 1 degree grid,
      it might needs some
      > > > > minor modifications to make it 100% correct.  I don't
      have any
      > > > > 1.25 raw data to make that one. You can make the cdls
      yourself with the
      > > > > gribtocdl program. When making the 1 degree, I found
      some bugs in the
      > > > > gribtocdl program so I need to make a new release. It
      was missing some
      > > > > level info in the program.  So release decoders-3.0.3
      should be able to
      > > > > create the 1.25 one. Will let you know when I
      completed the release.
      > > > >
      > > > > Robb...
      > > > >
      > > > > > avn-1.25x1.25.cdl.
      > > > > >
      > > > > > Thanks for your help,
      > > > > >
      > > > > > Ruth
      > > > > >
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Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
Software Engineer III                      Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research
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