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20010316: 20010315: lots of missing data

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  • Subject: 20010316: 20010315: lots of missing data
  • Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 16:32:09 -0700
Diana,

The message:
"LIST" cannot be entered when RESPOND is false.

Means that you need to enter at the snlist prompt:
$respond = yes

For some reason, that got toggled to no.

Try that.
I'll see what else I can come up with looking at the logs below.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support




>From: address@hidden
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200103162312.f2GNCcL07091

>
>Hi Steve,
>       I am almost certain that I selected 'all' times when extracting
>the fsl data from the CD...that's certainly what I intended. But,
>since 0Z and 12Z was the default, it's possible that those were the
>only times that were selected.  I'm suspicious now b/c all of the
>times for which the indices were successfully calculated were
>at 0Z and 12Z.  Hmm...worse come to worse and I'll just redo the
>whole process.
>       I'll paste examples of what snlist is giving me.  I'm 
>getting NO data from the Denver station, 1947-65:  
>
> SNFILE    Sounding data file                1964.gem
> AREA      Data area                         @72469
> DATTIM    Date/time                         all
> SNPARM    Sounding parameter list            
> STNDEX    Stability indices                 lift; show; totl; kinx; swet; cap
> e; brch
> LEVELS    Vertical levels                    
> VCOORD    Vertical coordinate type          pres
> OUTPUT    Output device/filename            f/stat-run/out_1964_72469.dat
> MRGDAT    Merge data file flag/part type    y
> Parameters requested: SNFILE,AREA,DATTIM,SNPARM,STNDEX,LEVELS,VCOORD,OUTPUT,
> MRGDAT.
> GEMPAK-SNLIST> GEMPAK-SNLIST> GEMPAK-SNLIST> GEMPAK-SNLIST> GEMPAK-SNLIST> GE
> MPAK-SNLIST> GEMPAK-SNLIST> GEMPAK-SNLIST> GEMPAK-SNLIST> GEMPAK-SNLIST> [SNL
> IST -9]  No stations reported at these times.
>
>
>
>
>
>Also, when I ask for the date and time as 'list', I get this error:SNFILE    S
> ounding data file                1957.gem
> AREA      Data area                         @72469
> DATTIM    Date/time                         list
> SNPARM    Sounding parameter list            
> STNDEX    Stability indices                 lift; show; totl; kinx; swet; cap
> e; brch
> LEVELS    Vertical levels                    
> VCOORD    Vertical coordinate type          pres
> OUTPUT    Output device/filename            f/stat-run/out_1957_72469.dat
> MRGDAT    Merge data file flag/part type    y
> Parameters requested: SNFILE,AREA,DATTIM,SNPARM,STNDEX,LEVELS,VCOORD,OUTPUT,
> MRGDAT.
> GEMPAK-SNLIST> GEMPAK-SNLIST> GEMPAK-SNLIST> GEMPAK-SNLIST> GEMPAK-SNLIST> GE
> MPAK-SNLIST> GEMPAK-SNLIST> GEMPAK-SNLIST> GEMPAK-SNLIST> GEMPAK-SNLIST> [TI 
> -4]  "LIST" cannot be entered when RESPOND is false.
>
>
>
>Wait:  forget the 0Z/12Z theory...the only other station that
>gave me results was Tucson...for only a few years in the early
>1950's.  These measurements were taken at other times.  Just
>found this:
>
> more out_1951_72274.dat
>
> STNPRM = LIFT;SHOW;TOTL;KINX;SWET;CAPE;BRCH                                  
>   
>
> STID = DMA           STNM =    72274   TIME = 510901/0300         
> SLAT =  32.17     SLON =  -110.90   SELV =   811.0
> STIM =   300
>
> LIFT =     6.78    SHOW =     8.05    TOTL =    34.30    KINX = -9999.00
> SWET =    33.46    CAPE =     0.00    BRCH =     0.00
>
> STID = DMA           STNM =    72274   TIME = 510901/0900         
> SLAT =  32.17     SLON =  -110.90   SELV =   811.0
> STIM =   900
>
> LIFT =     7.86    SHOW =     8.27    TOTL =    33.60    KINX = -9999.00
> SWET =    68.46    CAPE =     0.00    BRCH =     0.00
>
> STID = DMA           STNM =    72274   TIME = 510901/1500         
> SLAT =  32.17     SLON =  -110.90   SELV =   811.0
> STIM =  1500
>
> LIFT =     8.25    SHOW =     8.88    TOTL =    32.90    KINX = -9999.00
> SWET =    46.66    CAPE =     0.00    BRCH =     0.00
>
> STID = DMA           STNM =    72274   TIME = 510901/2100         
> SLAT =  32.17     SLON =  -110.90   SELV =   811.0
> STIM =  2100
>
> LIFT =     8.94    SHOW =     9.66    TOTL =    31.10    KINX = -9999.00
> SWET =     4.08    CAPE =     0.00    BRCH =     0.00
>
>
>okay, hoping you can make sense of some of this.  I'll be out
>of town Mar 17-24, but still in email contact.
>
>Thanks,
>Diana
>