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20031126: Problem with gdedit/gdcfil
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- Subject: 20031126: Problem with gdedit/gdcfil
- Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 12:43:58 -0700
>From: "Robert J. Ballentine" <address@hidden>
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>Support:
> I am trying to create a vector wind plot using simple
>u- and v-components that I generate myself.
> I ran gdcfil to create a gempak grid file called
>wind.grd, and then I try to run gdedit to add the UWND
>and VWND grids to the wind.grd file from my text files
>called uwnd and vwnd.
> I keep getting the error message:
>[GDEDIT -3] Valid grid identifier not found.
> I do not know how to interpret this message. Is there
>something wrong with the way I created wind.grd, or is
>there something wrong with my format in the file uwnd?
> I have enclosed a script called ged which lists my
>procedure and the contents of the file uwnd.
> Any advice will be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Bob Ballentine
>
Bob,
I only had to make 2 small changes.
1) Had to format your dattim to YYMMDD/HHNN (you had DDHHYY).
2) Added the Scale factor in the header.
Below is the modified file.
I created the grid file in gdcfil with PROJ=CED, KXKY=21;21
and the GRDAREA you provided.
Steve Chiswell
031126/1600 10 HGHT UWND
COLUMNS: 1 21 ROWS: 1 21
Scale factor: 10**0
ROW 21
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ROW 20
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ROW 19
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ROW 13
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ROW 12
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ROW 11
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ROW 10
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ROW 8
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ROW 4
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ROW 3
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ROW 2
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