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20020212: surface data format

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  • Subject: 20020212: surface data format
  • Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 13:07:08 -0700
Grady,

When you created the surface file with sfcfil, what parameters did
you specify with SFPRMF? Or, did you specify a packing file?
Each of the parameters in your data set to be read with SFEDIT must
be provided in the SFPRMF parameter to sfcfil, or through the
packing file.

I would have to see what you used for sfcfil and what the
fields in your surface file were otherwise.

Steve Chiswell



>From: "Grady Dixon" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200202121942.g1CJgjx23181

>Chiz
>
>I am using GEMPAK 5.6.D.1 Solaris for the first time, and I am 
>attempting to plot surface data from 25 surface weather stations.  I 
>have created the surface file, and I am now trying to use SFEDIT to add 
>the data.  My data has 6 parameters, but I am receiving an error telling 
>me that 4 of my parameters are "not in the data set."  I have looked 
>around the web and help pages for a good explanation of proper surface 
>data format, but have not found anything.  Could this error be due to 
>format error, and where can I find a good explanation of the proper 
>format?
>
>Thanks for any help you can offer.
>I am sure I will be in touch with you again in the future.
>Grady Dixon
>
>*********************************
>Grady Dixon
>Department of Geography
>University of Georgia
>http://www.arches.uga.edu/~gdixon
>
>