Hi Steve,
cpyfil worked like a dream. I'm an idiot not to have seen that
myself.
You might already know this, but gdplot2 is unable to handle
multiple input files, e.g. gdfile = file1 + file2. Gdplot handled
multiple input files, and also plotted the panel outline box perfectly.
Thanks for all your help, Dorothy.
Unidata Support wrote:
Dorothy,
To create a file with the same navigation information, use
gdcfil and set CPYFIL="your_existing_file".
This will create your new file. Then use GDMOD as I mentioned
to copy over the grids to the new file. The grid size of the
file that you are dealing with are not particularly large. However,
if they were stored in the file without using PACK, then the disk
file would be much larger. You can specify the packing in
GDMOD to reduce the size of the stored grids. This will not
affect the amount of memory you need, just disk space.
If your files are not the same navigation, then you may have different
ANLYSS settings, even though the PROJ, GAREA and KXKY are the same.
the CPYFIL method in gdcfil I outlined above will ensure that
your new file is compatible.
Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support
From: Dorothy Durnford <address@hidden>
Organization: UCAR/Unidata
Keywords: 200410272303.i9RN3ZvV021258
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Hi Steve,
Thanks for pointing me towards gdplot2. I'll try it out.
Maybe I didn't make myself clear, but I was reporting two separate
problems: the 1st was re panel, the 2nd re creating a new version of an
existing grid. I tried to create my own grid file, so that it would
take less memory, but was unable to match the navigation properties,
even though gdinfo was telling me the grids were identical. What I'm
asking is, if the grids look identical in gdinfo, how can I find the
mismatch in the navigation info, and then how do I create the match?
Dorothy.
Unidata Support wrote:
Dorothy,
Your grid size is only 96673 points. The defaults I provide for GEMPAK allow
400,000 plotted points (and 750,000 total points). Since you have GEMPAK 5.7.
2
that is the version to use over an older 5.6 version.
The panel issue with the clear between drawing the box and plotting the data
is a known problem with gdcntr:
http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/support/help/MailArchives/gempak/msg03598.
html
The solution is to use gdplot2 instead since it does not have the problem whe
n
using the PANEL option to draw boxes around the plot area. Gdplot2 has
all the functionality of gdcntr, plus that of gdwind, gdmap, and gdstream,
so its the most general way to go.
Deleting grids can't reduce the size of a file since the space is already all
ocated.
To make smaller files, you could create a new one with gdcfil and copy over
the desired grids with gdmod, but this isn't necessary to accomplish your goa
l
of getting the box around the plot without having clear being called.
Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support
Hi Dororthy,
I am forwarding your email to our developers who handle support-related
questions.
Cheers,
Jen
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004, Dorothy Durnford wrote:
Hi,
I'm trying to plot NARR (North America regional reanalysis)
fields. They come in grid files containing space for 9000 grids. I
usually work with gempak 5.6, but it crashes with these huge files. I
can use gempak 5.7.2 with these files, but I'm having a problem with
gdcntr. When I plot a page with multiple panels, the first panel's
outline box appears, the page clears, then the first panel's plot
appears, followed by the other panels' plots plus boxes. Is this a bug
in v. 5.7.2? So, I tried deleting grids from the huge file, to make it
a manageable size for v. 5.6 to handle. Deleting grids didn't reduce
the size of the file. I then used gdcfil to create my own grid file, to
which I could copy grids. I copied the navigation info that gdinfo
provides re the huge file. It follows:
GRID NAVIGATION:
PROJECTION: LCC
ANGLES: 50.0 -107.0 50.0
GRID SIZE: 349 277
LL CORNER: 1.00 -145.50
UR CORNER: 46.35 -2.57
GRID ANALYSIS BLOCK:
ANALYSIS TYPE: BARNES
DELTAN: 4.000
DELTAX: -9999.000
DELTAY: -9999.000
GRID AREA: 0.00 -180.00 86.00 180.00
EXTEND AREA: 0.00 -180.00 86.00 180.00
DATA AREA: 0.00 -180.00 86.00 180.00
I used these values in gdcfil, with anlyss=4/0;0;0;0. Gdinfo tells me
that the new grid's navigation info is identical to that of the huge
file. But, when I try to copy a grid to the new file, gdmod tells me
that there are differences in the navigations of the two files. Why is
this? How can I get these grids into a smaller file?
Thanks, Dorothy
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Hi Steve,<br>
<br>
Thanks for pointing me towards gdplot2. I'll try it o
ut.<br>
<br>
Maybe I didn't make myself clear, but I was reporting two s
eparate
problems: the 1st was re panel, the 2nd re creating a new version of
an existing grid. I tried to create my own grid file, so that it would
take less memory, but was unable to match the navigation properties,
even though gdinfo was telling me the grids were identical. What I'm
asking is, if the grids look identical in gdinfo, how can I find the
mismatch in the navigation info, and then how do I create the match?<br>
<br>
Dorothy.<br>
<br>
Unidata Support wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:address@hidden">"address@hidden">
<pre wrap="">Dorothy,
Your grid size is only 96673 points. The defaults I provide for GEMPAK allow
400,000 plotted points (and 750,000 total points). Since you have GEMPAK 5.7.2
that is the version to use over an older 5.6 version.
The panel issue with the clear between drawing the box and plotting the data
is a known problem with gdcntr:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/support/help/MailArchives/gempak/msg03598.html">"http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/supp
ort/help/MailArchives/gempak/msg03598.html">http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/conten
t/support/help/MailArchives/gempak/msg03598.html</a>
The solution is to use gdplot2 instead since it does not have the problem when
using the PANEL option to draw boxes around the plot area. Gdplot2 has
all the functionality of gdcntr, plus that of gdwind, gdmap, and gdstream,
so its the most general way to go.
Deleting grids can't reduce the size of a file since the space is already allo
cated.
To make smaller files, you could create a new one with gdcfil and copy over
the desired grids with gdmod, but this isn't necessary to accomplish your goal
of getting the box around the plot without having clear being called.
Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support
</pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">Hi Dororthy,
I am forwarding your email to our developers who handle support-related
questions.
Cheers,
Jen
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303-497-8123 Web Developer/Administrat
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004, Dorothy Durnford wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hi,
I'm trying to plot NARR (North America regional reanalysis)
fields. They come in grid files containing space for 9000 grids. I
usually work with gempak 5.6, but it crashes with these huge files. I
can use gempak 5.7.2 with these files, but I'm having a problem with
gdcntr. When I plot a page with multiple panels, the first panel's
outline box appears, the page clears, then the first panel's plot
appears, followed by the other panels' plots plus boxes. Is this a bug
in v. 5.7.2? So, I tried deleting grids from the huge file, to make it
a manageable size for v. 5.6 to handle. Deleting grids didn't reduce
the size of the file. I then used gdcfil to create my own grid file, to
which I could copy grids. I copied the navigation info that gdinfo
provides re the huge file. It follows:
GRID NAVIGATION:
PROJECTION: LCC
ANGLES: 50.0 -107.0 50.0
GRID SIZE: 349 277
LL CORNER: 1.00 -145.50
UR CORNER: 46.35 -2.57
GRID ANALYSIS BLOCK:
ANALYSIS TYPE: BARNES
DELTAN: 4.000
DELTAX: -9999.000
DELTAY: -9999.000
GRID AREA: 0.00 -180.00 86.00 180.00
EXTEND AREA: 0.00 -180.00 86.00 180.00
DATA AREA: 0.00 -180.00 86.00 180.00
I used these values in gdcfil, with anlyss=4/0;0;0;0. Gdinfo tells me
that the new grid's navigation info is identical to that of the huge
file. But, when I try to copy a grid to the new file, gdmod tells me
that there are differences in the navigations of the two files. Why is
this? How can I get these grids into a smaller file?
Thanks, Dorothy
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