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Chance, If you are going to call your N0R products bref0, then you have to specify bref0 as the GFUNC that you want to grid. My example of GFUNC=N0R is based on the NWS calling their NEXRAD products of base reflectility tilt 0 "N0Rxxx" in the pil, so the files are named N0R_YYYYMMDD_HHNN. My template I provide is: NEXRIII $RAD/NIDS/%SITE%/%PROD% %PROD%_YYYYMMDD_HHNN The %PROD% template will be replaced by the GFUNC you from gdradr. So, it looks like you want your template to look like: %SITE%PROD% then when you run gdradr with GFUNC=BREF0, it will use that string as the %PROD% replacement. Steve Chiswell >From: "Chance Spencer" <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200202151811.g1FIBvx09203 >Steve, > > Well I was talking with our network administrator and we have our NEXRI > II >template setup like this: > >NEXRIII /nids/nexrad/bref1 %SITE%BREF0 CAT_NIL >SCAT_NIL 10 2880 -1 > >Neither of us sees a problem with the template however there might be one >there. Our data is located in the nids/nexrad/bref1 directory and all of it >is listed with a three letter station identifier followed by BREF0, BREF1, >BREF2, or a BREF3. The only information we are interested in is the BREF0. > >When I run the gdradr program all I get is this: > >GEMPAK-GDRADR>r >[GDRADR 4] Write grid 020215/1752 >waiting 600 seconds<ctrl-c to continue> > >I let it sit for a while and it just continues to do this whenever the >RADFRQ is reached. It doesn't list any of the files that it is or isn't >finding. We can't really understand why it isn't finding the data. I was >also wondering if there is a way that you can see the output from the >program as far as what it is looking for so we can see if it is looking for >the file in the wrong place or something like that. Thanks. > >Chance > > > > > > >>From: Unidata Support <address@hidden> >>To: "Chance Spencer" <address@hidden> >>CC: address@hidden >>Subject: 20020215: 20020214: gdradr, gdplot2 >>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 17:13:59 -0700 >> >>Chance, >> >>If the program is not locating the data, be sure the >>NEXRIII template in $GEMTBL/config/datatype.tbl >>matches the file naming you are using at your site. >> >>Then, verify that your data dirrectories are current >>eg, look in $RAD/NIDS/AMA/N0R etc and make sure that the >>file times are within the 30 minute RADDUR window, >>or increate the window. >> >> >>Steve Chiswell >>Unidata User Support >> >> >> >> >From: "Chance Spencer" <address@hidden> >> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >> >Keywords: 200202150011.g1F0B4x21913 >> >> >Steve, >> > >> >When I do run gdradr all it says is Writing grid to date/time which is >>the >> >current date and time and then it waits for 120 seconds or the RADFRQ and >> >then says Writing grid etc. again. However it does not list any of the >> >stations so I'm guessing that it isn't finding the radar data. I'm not >>sure >> >but when I run it next time I will try the things that you have suggested >> >and see if that helps. If not then it might not be locating the radar >>data >> >and in that case I'll have to talk to our network administrator and see >>if >> >we can't figure out why it isn't finding the data. Thanks. >> > >> >Chance >> > >> > >> >>From: Unidata Support <address@hidden> >> >>To: "Chance Spencer" <address@hidden> >> >>CC: address@hidden >> >>Subject: 20020214: gdradr, gdplot2 >> >>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 16:49:29 -0700 >> >> >> >>Chance, >> >> >> >>It sounds like gdradr is either: >> >>1) not finding current radars within the 30 minutes (RADDUR) >> >> previous to the RADTIM >> >>or >> >>2) Not finding your radar data. >> >> >> >>When gdradr runs, it will list out to the screen the >> >>radars it is using, or if they are too old. I might >> >>need you to send me that output from the program. >> >> >> >>Verify that your radar data is within 30 minutes of current, or set >> >>RADTIM back to the time of your data. >> >> >> >>Steve Chiswell >> >>Unidata User Support >> >> >> >> >> >> >From: "Chance Spencer" <address@hidden> >> >> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >> >> >Keywords: 200202142246.g1EMkNx19191 >> >> >> >> >Hello, >> >> > >> >> >I am trying to create a national mosaic using gdradr and gdplot2. I >> >>found >> >> >your tutorial page on gdradr and have tryed using some of those >> >>parameters >> >> >to create a gridded file. Gdradr seems to be able to create a file >>but >> >>when >> >> >I try to use gdplot2 to display it all I get is a screen with a color >>bar >> >> >over at the right hand side and a map of the U.S. with the highest >> >>intensity >> >> >color covering it. I am not sure if the parameters that I have set >>are >> >> >correct or not. The parameters for gdradr are: >> >> > >> >> >GRDAREA Area covered by grid 23.0;-120.0;47.0;-65.0 >> >> >PROJ Map projection/angles/margins|dr lcc/25;-103;60/3;3;0;0 >> >> >KXKY Number of grid points in x;y 720;500 >> >> >GFUNC Scalar grid n0r >> >> >GDFILE Grid file 20020208_22_radr.gem >> >> >RADTIM Radar composite current/dattim current >> >> >RADDUR Radar time window (minutes prior 30 >> >> >RADFRQ Update Frequency 2 >> >> >CPYFIL Grid file whose navigation is to >> >> >STNFIL Station information file nexrad.tbl >> >> >MAXGRD Maximum number of grids 200 >> >> >Parameters requested: >> >>GRDAREA,PROJ,KXKY,GFUNC,GDFILE,RADTIM,RADDUR,RADFRQ, >> >> >CPYFIL,STNFIL,MAXGRD. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >The parameters for gdplot2 are: >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >GDFILE Grid file 20020208_22_radr.gem >> >> >GDATTIM Grid date/time last >> >> >GLEVEL Grid level 0 >> >> >GVCORD Grid vertical coordinate none >> >> >PANEL Panel loc/color/dash/width/regn 0 >> >> >SKIP Skip_cntr/skip_plt_x;skip_plt_y 0 >> >> >SCALE Scalar scale / vector scale 0 >> >> >GDPFUN Scalar grid or vector grid funct n0r >> >> >TYPE GDPLOT2 function processing type F >> >> >CONTUR Subbox/smooth 0 >> >> >CINT Contour interval/min/max >> >> >LINE Color/type/width/label/smth/fltr >> >> >FINT Fill interval/min/max >> >> >20;25;30;35;40;45;50;55;60;65;70;75 >> >> >FLINE Fill colors 0;21-23;20;18;17;15-7 >> >> >HILO Color/symbol/rng/rad/cnt/intp >> >> >HLSYM HILO txt size/posn/font/wdth/hw >> >> >CLRBAR Color/ornt/anch/x;y/ln;wd/freq >> >> >1/V/LL/0.001;0.15/0.82;0.010/1|1/1/ >> >> >1 >> >> >WIND Wind symbol/siz/wdth/typ/hdsz >> >> >REFVEC Mag;x;y;txtsiz/font/wdth/HW;labl >> >> >TITLE Title color/line/title 1/-1/~ Unidata 4km >>composite >> >> >TEXT Size/fnt/wdth/brdr/N-rot/just/hw 1/1/1 >> >> >CLEAR Clear screen flag n >> >> >GAREA Graphics area 22.0;-122.0;47.0;-65.0 >> >> >PROJ Map projection/angles/margins|dr lcc/25;-103;60/3;3;0;0 >> > >MAP Map color/dash/width/filter flag 1 >> >> >LATLON Line color/dash/width/label/inc 0 >> >> >DEVICE Device|name|x size;y size|color xw >> >> >STNPLT Txtc/txt attr|marker attr|stnfil >> >> >SATFIL Satellite image filename(s) >> >> >RADFIL Radar image filename(s) >> >> >LUTFIL Enhancement lookup table filenam >> >> >STREAM lines/arrows/stop/slow/scale >> >> >POSN Position 0 >> >> >COLORS Color list 1 >> >> >MARKER Marker color/type/size/width/hw 0 >> >> >GRDLBL Grid point label color 0 >> >> >FILTER Filter data factor YES >> >>Parameters requested: >>GDFILE,GDATTIM,GLEVEL,GVCORD,PANEL,SKIP,SCALE,GDPFUN, >> >> >> >TYPE,CONTUR,CINT,LINE,FINT,FLINE,HILO,HLSYM,CLRBAR,WIND,REFVEC,TITLE,TEXT, >> >> >> >CLEAR,GAREA,PROJ,MAP,LATLON,DEVICE,STNPLT,SATFIL,RADFIL,LUTFIL,STREAM,POSN, >> >> >COLORS,MARKER,GRDLBL,FILTER. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >The file that gdradr is creating can be found by logging into >> >> >ariel.met.tamu.edu as anonymous and using e-mail as password. Once >> >>logged >> >> >in you can cd to the pub directory and use the >> >> >20020208_22_radr.gem file to try and plot on gdplot 2 to see if you >>know >> >> >what might be going on. I would appreciate any suggestions that you >> >>could >> >> >offer. Thank you for your time. >> >> > >> >> >Chance Spencer >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >_________________________________________________________________ >> >> >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >> >>http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. >> >> > >> >> >> >>************************************************************************** > ** >> >>< >> >>Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata >> >>(303)497-8644 P.O. 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