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>From: Brett Newkirk <address@hidden> >Organization: . >Keywords: 199908052049.OAA17576 >Steve: > I am have not used the gbuddy system. Where do I put the file and >what is the password? > I am sorry I changed the model from AVN to ETA. But I tried to >recreate the problem with the AVN (because I wanted to be sure I know what >I did from a few weeks ago) but I now get a GDVINT -15 error (no message >with it). Does this have something to do with exceeding the points on the >grid (I set GAREA=grid)? >Nevertheless, the ETA104 grid I used contained only the 00Z grids (522 >grids) so I would not exceed the MAXGRD=3000 criteria. > So if you could let me know the passwork and the site I will get >the eta file over to you. Thanks much-- >Brett >Brett Newkirk E-MAIL: address@hidden >Office: ATG 424 Atmospheric Science/Geophysics Building >Mailing Address: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington > Box 351640 > Seattle, WA 98195-1640 >Office Phone: (206) 685-2183 > > Brett, Looking at the $GEMPAKHOME/src/programs/gdvint/vgopen.f source, the -15 error can be caused by the output grid file possesing a different grid projection and/or projection angles than the input file- eg trying to output to a lcc projection if the input is ced, or if the proj = lcc/25;-90;25 and the output was to lcc with different angles. To get to our ftp account, use the following: machine: ftp.unidata.ucar.edu login: gbuddy password: XXXXXX once connected, you can cd to the incoming directory and upload your files. Steve Chiswell