19991207: No echoes

Tim,

Radtim uses the same syntax as dattim, though you will want
to insure you specify yymmdd/hhmm instead of just mmdd/hhmm as you
show below, eg radtim=991207/1500.

The raddur is taken as the number of minutes prior to radtim to
start looking for data.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support




>From: Tim Doggett <address@hidden>
>Organization: .
>Keywords: 199912071757.KAA20691

>Steve,
>
>The new binaries did the trick.  I've got one last question for you.  What
>is the syntax for setting RADTIM to look for past data?  In the
>documentation it says RADTIM can be "current" or "dattim".  Do you set
>RADTIM to the string "dattim" and then set the DATTIM variable... or does
>the RADTIM variable carry the same syntax as DATTIM (e.g. 1207/1500)?  I
>have tried both and can't get any data processed in either case.
>
>Thanks a bunch for all the help.
>
>-Tim
>
>At 09:44 AM 12/07/1999 -0700, Unidata Support wrote:
>>
>>Tim,
>>
>>I may have tarred up the x86 binary with a versionitis problem
>>between the tables and the binary. I just repacked it and
>>retested it here.
>>
>>Can you tell me if this fixes your problems? Otherwise,
>>can you send me the xterm listing of your settings and
>>the program output if any?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Steve Chiswell
>>Unidata User Support
>>
>>
>>>From: Tim Doggett <address@hidden>
>>>Organization: .
>>>Keywords: 199912062312.QAA18670
>>
>>>Steve,
>>>
>>>I installed the gprcm binaries, and the program runs.  However, the radar
>>>echoes are not plotting when I run the program.  I do get the echo top,
>>>meso signatures, radar information, and centroid motion (I'll assume it
>>>would plot the TVS if there were one)... so it is accessing the data files
>>>and getting at least some of the information out of them.
>>>
>>>Here's what I've tried to remedy the situation:
>>>
>>>* set ECHO=1 and 2 to make sure radars weren't in clear air mode (I know
>>>there were echoes there, as they plotted on your current RCM image)
>>>* tried varius DEVICES, including GF, XW, and PS.
>>>* experimented with longer RADDUR
>>>* tried including a LUTFIL = mdr.tbl ... and DEFAULT
>>>
>>>I've tried running your sample script and the examples from the help
>>>listing... but have the same problem with each.
>>>
>>>Any ideas?  Thanks.
>>>
>>>-Tim
>>>
>>>
>>>At 11:28 AM 12/03/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Tim,
>>>>
>>><DELETED COMPILER STUFF>
>>>>
>>>>Unfortunately, everything needs to be compiled with the same compiler here.
>>>>
>>>>I've posted a binary tarfile under
>nawips-5.4/binary/solaris_X86/gprcm.tar.Z
>>>>
>>>>In the next release I will transition to g77 instead of f2c which will
>>>eliminate 
>>>>the double underbar problems. Unfortunately g77 requires some major
>>>>changes in the gemprm.prm headers inorder to work.
>>>>
>>>>Steve Chiswell
>>>>Unidata User Support
>>>>
>>>
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>>>Tim Doggett, Ph.D.
>>>Assistant Professor
>>>Texas Tech University's Atmospheric Science Group
>>>e-mail: address@hidden
>>>phone: (806)742-3477
>>>fax:      (806)742-1738
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