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Steve, If you can post the file, I'd be willing to take a look at it. Seems like the time range is causing a problem. It looks like the first example should stop at f06031, but I see output for f10831 and f12031. Thats not what I would expect. Its possible to have problems in a range or list is there are any times in the file with Time1:time2 defined. I also notice a level of -9999 for one of the parameters, and not sure how things like that might affect the lookup. Steve On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Steven L. Mullen wrote: > Steve, > > Thanks for the excellent tip on ps directories. I would like > to tap your genius status again. > > We have another particularity with our installation of gempak. > What might cause gdplot to not be able to plot certain times > for fields that definitely exist (I can gdlist them and gddiag > them) in a gempak grid management file? I have a couple of > gdplots outputs, a gdlist output, and a portion of a gdlist output. > > Your advice is appreciated. > > Steve > > GDFILE Grid file > /cuser/mullen/for/sanders/plots/gem/semi1.gem > GDATTIM Grid date/time f00031-f06031-01200 > GLEVEL Grid level 500 > GVCORD Grid vertical coordinate pres > PANEL Panel loc/color/dash/width/regn 0 > SKIP Skip_cntr/skip_plt_x;skip_plt_y 0 > SCALE Scalar scale / vector scale 15!-1 > GFUNC Scalar grid > cros(grad(sm9s(zbar)),grad(mag(grad(sm9s(zbar)))!sm9s(zbar) > CTYPE Contour type: C/F f!c > CONTUR Subbox/smooth 0 > CINT Contour interval/min/max !6 > LINE Line color/type/width/label !1/1/4 > FINT Fill interval/min/max > -10;-9;-8;-7;-6;-5;-4;-3;-2;-1;0;1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10 > FLINE Fill colors 30-21;0;0;20-10 > HILO Color/symbol/rng/rad/cnt/intp > HLSYM HILO txt size/posn/font/wdth/hw > CLRBAR Color/ornt/anch/x;y/ln;wd/freq 1/h/ll/.01;.01/.8;.02 > GVECT Vector grid > WIND Wind symbol/siz/wdth/typ/hdsz am1 > REFVEC Mag;x;y;txtsiz/font/wdth/HW;labl > TITLE Title color/line/title 1 > TEXT Text size/font/width/hw flag 1 > CLEAR Clear screen flag YES > GAREA Graphics area 5;130;45;-75 > PROJ Map projection/angles/margins|dr lcc/60;-180;30 > MAP Map color/dash/width 8/1/2 > LATLON Line color/dash/width/label/inc 8/30/3 > DEVICE Device|name|x size;y size|color XW > STNPLT Txc|mkc/mkt/mks/mkwd/hwfl|stnfil > SATFIL Satellite image filename(s) > RADFIL Radar image filename(s) > LUTFIL Enhancement lookup table filenam > GEMPAK-GDPLOT>gdattim=f00031-f12031-01200 > GEMPAK-GDPLOT>r > > PARAMETERS FOR GDPLOT: > > Grid file: /cuser/mullen/for/sanders/plots/gem/semi1.gem > TIMES: 760106/1200F00031 > 760106/1200F01231 > 760106/1200F02431 > 760106/1200F03631 > 760106/1200F04831 > 760106/1200F06031 > 760106/1200F10831 > 760106/1200F12031 > > GRID IDENTIFIER: > PLOT LEVEL VCORD PARM WPARM > 1 500 PRES CROS(GRAD(SM9S(ZBAR)),GRAD( > 2 500 PRES SM9S(ZBAR) > > GAREA: 5;130;45;-75 > Parameters requested: > GDFILE,GDATTIM,GLEVEL,GVCORD,PANEL,SKIP,SCALE,GFUNC, > CTYPE,CONTUR,CINT,LINE,FINT,FLINE,HILO,HLSYM,CLRBAR,GVECT,WIND,REFVEC,TITLE, > > TEXT,CLEAR,GAREA,PROJ,MAP,LATLON,DEVICE,STNPLT,SATFIL,RADFIL,LUTFIL. > GEMPAK-GDPLOT> > > > GDFILE Grid file > /cuser/mullen/for/sanders/plots/gem/semi1.gem > GDATTIM Grid date/time f00031-f12031-01200 > GLEVEL Grid level 500 > GVCORD Grid vertical coordinate pres > PANEL Panel loc/color/dash/width/regn 0 > SKIP Skip_cntr/skip_plt_x;skip_plt_y 0 > SCALE Scalar scale / vector scale 15!-1 > GFUNC Scalar grid > cros(grad(sm9s(zbar)),grad(mag(grad(sm9s(zbar)))!sm9s(zbar) > CTYPE Contour type: C/F f!c > CONTUR Subbox/smooth 0 > CINT Contour interval/min/max !6 > LINE Line color/type/width/label !1/1/4 > FINT Fill interval/min/max > -10;-9;-8;-7;-6;-5;-4;-3;-2;-1;0;1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10 > FLINE Fill colors 30-21;0;0;20-10 > HILO Color/symbol/rng/rad/cnt/intp > HLSYM HILO txt size/posn/font/wdth/hw > CLRBAR Color/ornt/anch/x;y/ln;wd/freq 1/h/ll/.01;.01/.8;.02 > GVECT Vector grid > WIND Wind symbol/siz/wdth/typ/hdsz am1 > REFVEC Mag;x;y;txtsiz/font/wdth/HW;labl > TITLE Title color/line/title 1 > TEXT Text size/font/width/hw flag 1 > CLEAR Clear screen flag YES > GAREA Graphics area 5;130;45;-75 > PROJ Map projection/angles/margins|dr lcc/60;-180;30 > MAP Map color/dash/width 8/1/2 > LATLON Line color/dash/width/label/inc 8/30/3 > DEVICE Device|name|x size;y size|color XW > STNPLT Txc|mkc/mkt/mks/mkwd/hwfl|stnfil > SATFIL Satellite image filename(s) > RADFIL Radar image filename(s) > LUTFIL Enhancement lookup table filenam > GEMPAK-GDPLOT>gdattim=f08431 > GEMPAK-GDPLOT>r > [TG 2] The time 760106/1200F08431 is not found in the data set. > [TG -5] Invalid time range. > [TG 0] > Parameters requested: > GDFILE,GDATTIM,GLEVEL,GVCORD,PANEL,SKIP,SCALE,GFUNC, > CTYPE,CONTUR,CINT,LINE,FINT,FLINE,HILO,HLSYM,CLRBAR,GVECT,WIND,REFVEC,TITLE, > > TEXT,CLEAR,GAREA,PROJ,MAP,LATLON,DEVICE,STNPLT,SATFIL,RADFIL,LUTFIL. > GEMPAK-GDPLOT> > > > > GDATTIM Grid date/time f08431 > GLEVEL Grid level 500 > GVCORD Grid vertical coordinate pres > GFUNC Scalar grid > cros(grad(sm9s(zbar)),grad(mag(grad(sm9s(zbar))) > GDFILE Grid file > /cuser/mullen/for/sanders/plots/gem/semi1.gem > GAREA Graphics area 25;160;55;-150 > PROJ Map projection/angles/margins|dr lcc/60;-180;30 > SCALE Scalar scale / vector scale 15 > OUTPUT Output device/filename t > GEMPAK-GDLIST>r > > > GDLIST PARAMETERS: > > Grid file: /cuser/mullen/for/sanders/plots/gem/semi1.gem > GRID IDENTIFIER: > TIME1 TIME2 LEVL1 LEVL2 VCORD PARM > 760106/1200F08431 500 PRES CROSGRADUGRA > > GAREA: 25;160;55;-150 > SCALE FACTOR : 10**15 > OUTPUT: TERM/ > > MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM VALUES -15.78 10.79 > Enter <cr> to accept parameters or type EXIT: > > > Grid file: /cuser/mullen/for/sanders/plots/gem/semi1.gem > GRID IDENTIFIER: > TIME1 TIME2 LEVL1 LEVL2 VCORD PARM > 760106/1200F08431 500 PRES CROSGRADUGRA > AREA: 25;160;55;-150 GRID SIZE: > 24 24 > COLUMNS: 9 17 ROWS: 17 23 > > Scale factor: 10**15 > > > COLUMN: 9 10 11 12 13 14 > 15 16 > 17 > ROW 23 .14 .06 -.54 -1.70 -2.41 -1.98 > -1.30 -.91 > -.53 > ROW 22 .21 1.10 1.48 .75 -.82 -2.01 > -2.67 -2.47 > -1.52 > ROW 21 .22 3.15 5.66 6.13 3.02 -2.00 > -5.81 -6.15 > -4.00 > ROW 20 .27 5.07 9.59 10.79 5.27 -3.94 > -11.38 -12.54 > -7.87 > ROW 19 -.91 3.78 8.45 9.73 4.31 -5.37 > -14.51 -15.78 > -7.78 > ROW 18 -3.38 -.53 3.16 5.42 3.12 -3.45 > -10.14 -9.05 > .41 > ROW 17 -5.00 -3.12 -.91 2.26 3.10 .55 > -2.27 .12 > 4.24 > Parameters requested: > GDATTIM,GLEVEL,GVCORD,GFUNC,GDFILE,GAREA,PROJ,SCALE, > OUTPUT. > GEMPAK-GDLIST> > > > Portion of gdlist output of > /cuser/mullen/for/sanders/plots/gem/semi1.gem > > 511 760106/1200F08427 0 PRES PMSL > 512 760106/1200F08427 500 PRES HGHT > 513 760106/1200F08428 0 PRES PMSL > 514 760106/1200F08428 500 PRES HGHT > 515 760106/1200F08429 0 PRES PMSL > 516 760106/1200F08429 500 PRES HGHT > 517 760106/1200F08430 0 PRES PMSL > 518 760106/1200F08430 500 PRES HGHT > 519 760106/1200F08431 0 PRES PMSL > 520 760106/1200F08431 500 PRES HGHT > 521 760106/1200F08431 500 PRES VORADV > > 522 760106/1200F08431 500 PRES ZBAR > 523 760106/1200F08431 -9999 PRES > THCKADV > 524 760106/1200F09601 0 PRES PMSL > 525 760106/1200F09601 500 PRES HGHT > -- > ------------------------------------------------------- > {} Steven L. 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