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Re: Problem with CONDUIT grib files and WRF

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  • Subject: Re: Problem with CONDUIT grib files and WRF
  • Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 09:32:22 -0700
I think I have the answer to my question.  The WRFSI will read multiple
input files thus I should have the LDM break up the single grib file into
multiple files, each containing one forcast time.  Simple solution,
hopefully.
Mike


On Sun, 9 Jan 2005, Mike Leuthold wrote:

> Hello (Steve?),
>       As of the Jan 4 6Z runs, I've been unable to initialize the WRF
> model using the CONDUIT ETA212 grib files (or the GFS).  It appears that
> the problem is that the files since the 4th, the times are out of order in
> the file and the WRF Standard Initialization can't handle that.
> Previously, the grib file fieldswould be ordered in time.  Gempak decoding
> works fine however.  I recall that ncep was going to fool with the way
> files were put into the CONDUIT stream.  So is this a problem with the
> WRFSI or with NCEP?  In the mean time, is there a simple way to reorder
> the grib files?  Thanks. 
> Mike
> 
> (I will also send this message to the WRF people.)
> 
> Some examples: 
> 
> a file from this summer:
> 
> 1474:35553794:d=04072200:SPFH:kpds5=51:kpds6=100:kpds7=425:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:425
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 1475:35577752:d=04072200:UGRD:kpds5=33:kpds6=100:kpds7=425:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:425
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 1476:35604694:d=04072200:VGRD:kpds5=34:kpds6=100:kpds7=425:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:425
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 1477:35631636:d=04072200:TKE:kpds5=158:kpds6=100:kpds7=425:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:425
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 1478:35652612:d=04072200:CLWMR:kpds5=153:kpds6=100:kpds7=425:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:425
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 1479:35673588:d=04072200:CICE:kpds5=58:kpds6=100:kpds7=425:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:425
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 1480:35691580:d=04072200:HGT:kpds5=7:kpds6=100:kpds7=450:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:450
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 1481:35730454:d=04072200:TMP:kpds5=11:kpds6=100:kpds7=450:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:450
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 1482:35754412:d=04072200:RH:kpds5=52:kpds6=100:kpds7=450:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:450
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 1483:35775388:d=04072200:SPFH:kpds5=51:kpds6=100:kpds7=450:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:450
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 1484:35799346:d=04072200:UGRD:kpds5=33:kpds6=100:kpds7=450:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:450
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 1485:35826288:d=04072200:VGRD:kpds5=34:kpds6=100:kpds7=450:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:450
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 1486:35853230:d=04072200:TKE:kpds5=158:kpds6=100:kpds7=450:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:450
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 1487:35874206:d=04072200:CLWMR:kpds5=153:kpds6=100:kpds7=450:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:450
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 1488:35901148:d=04072200:CICE:kpds5=58:kpds6=100:kpds7=450:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:450
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 
> A file from today:
> 
> 861:21427952:d=05010912:TKE:kpds5=158:kpds6=100:kpds7=75:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:75
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 862:21451910:d=05010912:HGT:kpds5=7:kpds6=100:kpds7=525:TR=0:P1=3:P2=0:TimeU=1:525
> mb:3hr fcst:NAve=0
> 863:21490784:d=05010912:HGT:kpds5=7:kpds6=100:kpds7=875:TR=0:P1=0:P2=0:TimeU=1:875
> mb:anl:NAve=0
> 864:21526676:d=05010912:CICE:kpds5=58:kpds6=100:kpds7=75:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:75
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 865:21547652:d=05010912:LFTX:kpds5=131:kpds6=101:kpds7=12900:TR=0:P1=9:P2=0:TimeU=1:500-1000
> mb:9hr fcst:NAve=0
> 866:21571610:d=05010912:TMP:kpds5=11:kpds6=100:kpds7=525:TR=0:P1=3:P2=0:TimeU=1:525
> mb:3hr fcst:NAve=0
> 867:21598552:d=05010912:LAND:kpds5=81:kpds6=1:kpds7=0:TR=0:P1=9:P2=0:TimeU=1:sfc:9hr
> fcst:NAve=0
> 868:21601630:d=05010912:HGT:kpds5=7:kpds6=100:kpds7=100:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:100
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 869:21643488:d=05010912:RH:kpds5=52:kpds6=100:kpds7=525:TR=0:P1=3:P2=0:TimeU=1:525
> mb:3hr fcst:NAve=0
> 870:21664464:d=05010912:TMP:kpds5=11:kpds6=100:kpds7=875:TR=0:P1=0:P2=0:TimeU=1:875
> mb:anl:NAve=0
> 871:21691406:d=05010912:SPFH:kpds5=51:kpds6=100:kpds7=525:TR=0:P1=3:P2=0:TimeU=1:525
> mb:3hr fcst:NAve=0
> 872:21715364:d=05010912:PRES:kpds5=1:kpds6=109:kpds7=1:TR=0:P1=9:P2=0:TimeU=1:hybrid
> lev 1:9hr fcst:NAve=0
> 873:21739322:d=05010912:TMP:kpds5=11:kpds6=100:kpds7=100:TR=0:P1=6:P2=0:TimeU=1:100
> mb:6hr fcst:NAve=0
> 874:21763280:d=05010912:RH:kpds5=52:kpds6=100:kpds7=875:TR=0:P1=0:P2=0:TimeU=1:875
> mb:anl:NAve=0
> 
> --
> Mike Leuthold
> Atmospheric Sciences/Institute of Atmospheric Physics
> University of Arizona
> address@hidden
> 520-621-2863
> 
> "Is there some difference between the despotism of the monarch and 
>  the despotism of the multitude?"
> 
> Edmund Burke
> 
> 

--
Mike Leuthold
Atmospheric Sciences/Institute of Atmospheric Physics
University of Arizona
address@hidden
520-621-2863

"Is there some difference between the despotism of the monarch and 
 the despotism of the multitude?"

Edmund Burke