20041122: GDVINT question

Michael,

The error message you see seems to indicate that GDCINT cannot
interpolate to 1000 mb because that level is not between 
available input levels.

Is this file missing some lower levels that other files do have?

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User SUpport


>From: Michael Brennan <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200411221536.iAMFas7j007324

>Hi Steve,
>
>I know from previous conversations that GDVINT has hardwired limits of 
>the number of parameters and levels it will interpolate to.  However, 
>I'm having a strange problem now.  I've been running GDVINT to convert 
>WRF model output from the eta-level vertical coordinate to pressure 
>coordinates, and its been working fine outputting pressure-level data 
>from 1000 to 50 mb every 25 mb.
>
>Now, suddenly, I'm having problems converting a particular output file, 
>no matter how many pressure levels I tell it to interpolate too, I get 
>errors at 1000 mb, even when I ask for output only every 50 mb to 100 
>or 200 mb.
>
>  TMPK         not interpolated to level =  1000
>  HGHT         not interpolated to level =  1000
>  UWND         not interpolated to level =  1000
>  VWND         not interpolated to level =  1000
>  WWND         not interpolated to level =  1000
>  DWPK         not interpolated to level =  1000
>  QVAP         not interpolated to level =  1000
>  OMEG         not interpolated to level =  1000
>
>Do you have any idea why this would happen?  I figured that by reducing 
>the number of pressure levels I asked for I could work around the 
>hardwired limit.
>
>Thanks,
>Mike
>-- 
>Michael J. Brennan
>Graduate Research Assistant
>Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
>North Carolina State University
>Email: address@hidden
>Phone: (919) 515-1447
>
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