Re: 20040317: avn to gfs cdl files

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: address@hidden
>       > > > > > >From: Ruth Platner <address@hidden>
>       > > > > > >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
address@hidden             WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
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