19990831: NAWIPS 5.4.12 - garp question

>From: Harry Edmon <address@hidden>
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>Keywords: 199908311938.NAA19150

>I am a little confused (not surprising) about the new version of GARP and the
>fdf files.  In the new version seems to have individual directories for each
>model.  However, it seems the garp only uses the ones in "default".  How do yo
> u
>get the fdf files to follow the model name?
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Harry,

Garp uses the model key match to use a directory other than default.
If no match is found, then the default directory is used.

For instance, I have keys for different eta projections:
modelkeys       : "...,eta_grid211,eta_grid212,...

So under the fdf/scalar directory for instance:
--> ls
default      
eta_grid211  
eta_grid212
...

I have the grid numbers in the decoded file names to create unique
key matches, so the modelkeys, proj and garea all have to use the
name, eg:
eta_grid211_proj    : lcc/30.0;-100;50.0
eta_grid211_garea   : 23.0;-120.0;47.0;-65.0

If the common set of eta fdf menu selections is suitable for both,
then you can just make links in the fdf directory from the
keynames above to something simpler like "eta".

Steve Chiswell