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Dana, If these are ETA grids, then the file names should say eta instead of mrf as you show below. So, presumably you would have file names like: 2000072600_eta_80km_211.gem The two lines in Garp_defaults that acontrol the model menu are modelkeys and modellabels. The modelkeys are the strings used to uniquely identify the model in the $HDS directory. The modellabels are the strings to present in the pull down menu to relate to each modelkey. By default, the pqact.conf entries I provide store the ETA 211 grids as YYYYMMDDHH_eta211.gem, so the modelkey that uniquely identifies these files in the data directory is eta211 (eg, eta211 is a string within the file names in the data directory that can differentiate it from other ETA files, such as the 212 40km grids in YYYYMMDDHH_eta212.gem). To use the file name 2000072600_eta_80km_211.gem as shown above, you might use the modelkey eta_80 instead of the eta211 as I suggest, eg: modelkeys : "eta_80, etc..... modellabels : "ETA 80km" If you chose not to name the files as I do, then you will want to change all the eta211 strings in the configuration file, eg: eta211_proj eta211_garea and the widget defaults: # Widget defaults # # Choose default values for the model, vertical coordinate, levels, # function, default fdf chapters, cross-section line, time-height # station, vertical profile axis types, radar ring station, upper # air levels and upper air filter. # model : eta211 The_proj and _garea above define the default map region to use for a given modelkey. The model tag above is the default model that shows up when you first pop up the model window. Lastly, the $GARPHOME/fdf/scalar and vector directories provide directories for the gfunc optionds for each modelkey. You would want to create a link from eta211 to eta_80 if you used you naming above. Steve Chiswell Unidata User SUpport >From: Dana Price <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200008011912.e71JCcT24303 >I'm trying to display ETA grids with Garp.. I have the 80km conus data >decoded and saved to: > >wx.envsci.rutgers.edu:/wx/data/gempak/hds[14]% ls >2000072600_mrf_80km_211.gem 2000073100_mrf_80km_211.gem >2000072612_mrf_80km_211.gem 2000073112_mrf_80km_211.gem >2000072700_mrf_80km_211.gem 2000080100_mrf_80km_211.gem >2000072712_mrf_80km_211.gem 2000080112_mrf_80km_211.gem > >$HDS is set to /wx/data/gempak/hds, and >gridsT to $(HDS)/@(YYYYMMDDHH)_*.gem in Garp_defaults > >When I open the Model Plan Projection window in Garp, I get no available >times listed. I can click the Info tab, and get info on the grids: > >File is /wx/data/gempak/hds/2000072600_mrf_80km_211.gem. >Number of Grids 1500, maxPossibleGrids 1500. >Count Time1 Time2 Level1 Level2 VCoord >Field > > 0 000726/0000F000 0 -1 EATM >PWTR > 1 000726/0000F000 3000 0 HAGL >HLCY > >etc., etc.. > >I should be able to display these, correct? > >Dana Price >----------------------------------- >Asst. Systems Administrator >Rutgers University >Dept. of Environmental Sciences >Center for Environmental Prediction >----------------------------------- > > > >