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20010128: SFEDIT and station table problem
- Subject: 20010128: SFEDIT and station table problem
- Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 13:22:30 -0700
Paula,
One thing I notice (that isn't your problem yet) is that in SFCFIL,
you are specifying TIMSTN = 1/1. That means, you will be allocating space
for 1 time....but your input file has 39 times. You should change this to
TIMSTN = 39/0
or
change all the times in your input file to a single time (this would make
plotting a little easier).
The SFEDIT -8 error you are getting implies that the parameters aren't in your
surface file lennytrack.dat ...but I see that you created your file and they
are there.
I created your station table and data file and was able to import the data
and plot it...so I'm not really sure why you are getting the error message.
I'd suggest going back and removing the lennytrack.dat file and recreating
it using the TIMSTN I mentioned above. Then, verify that you do have the file
newly created in your directory and run SFEDIT again.
If you still have trouble, send me your lennytrack.dat surface file
so I can see how it was created.
If you are using GEMPAK 5.6, then you can color code your markers using
SFPARM=mark
and then using COLOR assigning the mark color to the MCPR, SKNT or SCAT
parameter as is shown in the online examples for COLOR.
Steve CHiswell
>From: Paula Dzuroff <address@hidden>
>Organization: The Ohio State University
>Keywords: 200101282045.f0SKjgX06436
>Hi Steve,
>
>I'm working on plotting hurricane tracks. I have a station table
>(lenny_sta.tbl) that looks like:
>
>L01 99999 P1 -- -- 1670 -8160
>0
>L02 99999 P2 -- -- 1650 -8110
>0
>L03 99999 P3 -- -- 1640 -8050
>0
>L04 99999 P4 -- -- 1640 -7990
>0
>L05 99999 P5 -- -- 1630 -7930
>0
>L06 99999 P6 -- -- 1600 -7860
>0
>L07 99999 P7 -- -- 1550 -7770
>0
>L08 99999 P8 -- -- 1510 -7640
>0
>L09 99999 P9 -- -- 1480 -7480
>0
>L10 99999 P10 -- -- 1510 -7340
>0
>L11 99999 P11 -- -- 1510 -7200
>0
>L12 99999 P12 -- -- 1510 -7050
>0
>L13 99999 P13 -- -- 1550 -6900
>0
>L14 99999 P14 -- -- 1590 -6760
>0
>L15 99999 P15 -- -- 1640 -6650
>0
>L16 99999 P16 -- -- 1680 -6550
>0
>L17 99999 P17 -- -- 1740 -6480
>0
>L18 99999 P18 -- -- 1760 -6420
>0
>L19 99999 P19 -- -- 1780 -6390
>0
>L20 99999 P20 -- -- 1790 -6360
>0
>L21 99999 P21 -- -- 1800 -6330
>0
>L22 99999 P22 -- -- 1810 -6310
>0
>L23 99999 P23 -- -- 1800 -6290
>0
>L24 99999 P24 -- -- 1790 -6280
>0
>L25 99999 P25 -- -- 1760 -6250
>0
>L26 99999 P26 -- -- 1730 -6180
>0
>L27 99999 P27 -- -- 1700 -6110
>0
>L28 99999 P28 -- -- 1650 -6040
>0
>L29 99999 P29 -- -- 1590 -5980
>0
>L30 99999 P30 -- -- 1600 -5900
>0
>L31 99999 P31 -- -- 1650 -5810
>0
>L32 99999 P32 -- -- 1720 -5710
>0
>L33 99999 P33 -- -- 1800 -5670
>0
>L34 99999 P34 -- -- 1840 -5610
>0
>L35 99999 P35 -- -- 1850 -5570
>0
>L36 99999 P36 -- -- 1850 -5530
>0
>L37 99999 P37 -- -- 1850 -5470
>0
>L38 99999 P38 -- -- 1850 -5380
>0
>L39 99999 P39 -- -- 1850 -5280
>0
>
>I have no problem plotting the track in gpmap with STNPLT. I am trying
>to make a plot that is intensity specific in colors and markers so I
>created an ascii file (lenny_new.tbl):
>
>PARM = MCPR;SKNT;SCAT
>
>STN YYMMDD/HHMM MCPR SKNT SCAT
>L01 991113/1800 1003 030 7
>L02 991114/0000 1003 030 7
>L03 991114/0600 1002 030 7
>L04 991114/1200 1000 040 6
>L05 991114/1800 0992 055 6
>L06 991115/0000 0988 070 1
>L07 991115/0600 0977 075 1
>L08 991115/1200 0971 085 2
>L09 991115/1800 0983 075 1
>L10 991116/0000 0982 075 1
>L11 991116/0600 0974 075 1
>L12 991116/1200 0971 085 2
>L13 991116/1800 0967 085 2
>L14 991117/0000 0959 100 3
>L15 991117/0600 0952 105 3
>L16 991117/1200 0946 115 4
>L17 991117/1800 0933 135 4
>L18 991118/0000 0940 130 4
>L19 991118/0600 0944 125 4
>L20 991118/1200 0953 120 4
>L21 991118/1800 0966 110 3
>L22 991119/0000 0975 085 2
>L23 991119/0600 0979 075 1
>L24 991119/1200 0986 070 1
>L25 991119/1800 0994 060 6
>L26 991120/0000 0994 055 6
>L27 991120/0600 0995 055 6
>L28 991120/1200 0996 050 6
>L29 991120/1800 0998 045 6
>L30 991121/0000 0998 040 6
>L31 991121/0600 0998 030 7
>L32 991121/1200 0999 030 7
>L33 991121/1800 1000 025 7
>L34 991122/0000 1001 025 7
>L35 991122/0600 1002 025 7
>L36 991122/1200 1004 025 7
>L37 991122/1800 1005 020 7
>L38 991123/0000 1006 020 7
>L39 991123/0600 1006 020 7
>
>I can create an empty surface file (lennytrack.dat) just fine but I
>cannot read the ascii file into it. I am sure it is a formatting
>problem, but I'm not seeing it!
>
>Here's what I get:
>
>forest:[/space/home/pdzuroff/tracks]% sfcfil
> SFOUTF Output surface file lennytrack.dat
> SFPRMF Surface parameter packing file MCPR;SKNT;SCAT
> STNFIL Station information file
>/home/pdzuroff/tracks/lenny_sta.tbl
> SHIPFL Ship data file flag NO
> TIMSTN Times/additional stations 1/1
> SFFSRC Surface file source TEXT
> Parameters requested: SFOUTF,SFPRMF,STNFIL,SHIPFL,TIMSTN,SFFSRC.
> GEMPAK-SFCFIL>r
>
> SFCFIL PARAMETERS:
>
> New surface file: lennytrack.dat
> Parameter file: MCPR;SKNT;SCAT
> Station file: /home/pdzuroff/tracks/lenny_sta.tbl
> Number of stations in STNFIL: 39
> Number of additional stations: 1
> Total number of stations: 40
> Total number of times: 1
>
> This file will be a standard surface file.
>
>Enter <cr> to accept parameters or type EXIT:
> The file has been created.
> Parameters requested: SFOUTF,SFPRMF,STNFIL,SHIPFL,TIMSTN,SFFSRC.
> GEMPAK-SFCFIL>e
>forest:[/space/home/pdzuroff/tracks]% sfedit
> SFEFIL Surface edit file lenny_new.tbl
> SFFILE Surface data file lennytrack.dat
> Parameters requested: SFEFIL,SFFILE.
> GEMPAK-SFEDIT>r
> [SFEDIT -8] Parameter MCPR is not in the data set.
> [SFEDIT -8] Parameter SKNT is not in the data set.
> [SFEDIT -8] Parameter SCAT is not in the data set.
> [SFEDIT -9] SFEDIT cannot continue with invalid parameters.
> Parameters requested: SFEFIL,SFFILE.
> GEMPAK-SFEDIT>
>
>I'd love it if you could take a look at this. It's the first time I'm
>trying it. I'm really new to GEMPAK (about 1 mo.) but I have a built-in
>tutor (I'm engaged to Chris Hennon, he helps a lot but he's never tried
>this before.)
>
>Thanks,
>
>Paula Dzuroff
>
>___________________________________________________
>Paula Ann Dzuroff
>The Ohio State University
>Atmospheric Science Program - Tropical Meteorology
>1036 Derby Hall
>154 North Oval Mall
>Columbus, Ohio 43210
>(614) 292-3133
>
>address@hidden
>___________________________________________________
>