Re: 20060323: Radar Level II question

David,

The primary problem, the "oops" message says that the file
RADFIL   = /usr1/data/dnovak/radar/060212/OKX/KOKX_20001230_1620

can't be opened. That "Feb12, 2006" path, certainly doesn't
match what you used up above in the gpnexr2 portion:
 /usr1/data/dnovak/radar/001230/OKX/$time

Could your path there be incorrect?

Otherwise in your script, use "!" as the comment character within the
GEMPAK program (eg, the sections between: gemprog << "name"
and "name".

That is the cause of messages like:
[IP -7[ #CXSTNS is an unrecognized parameter.


One of your CXSTNS  lines has a "@" where it shouldn't:
CXSTNS   = 41;-74>@40;-72
should be
CXSTNS   = 41;-74>40;-72

That "-72" being interpreted as -72 grid points may cause problems later
(when the file can be found). The lat;lon pairs should work otherwise.

Let me know about that path above....

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support




On Wed, 2006-03-29 at 13:36, address@hidden wrote:
> Hi Steve,
> 
> Still no go. I've attached what I'm seeing in terms of the text on the
> screen and the resulting image. I've also attached the script I'm using.
> I appreciate your effort, but if we can't resolve I understand.
> 
> Thanks!
> Dave
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Chiswell <address@hidden>
> Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 3:13 pm
> Subject: Re: 20060323: Radar Level II question
> 
> > 
> > Ok...next pass here. Unpack the tarfile in $GEMEXE.
> > 
> > I tested using:
> > 
> > CXSTNS   = 40.6;-75.7>40.5;-71.3
> > GVCORD   = hght
> > PTYPE    = lin
> > YAXIS    = 0/20000
> > CINT     = 4/-4
> > SCALE    = 0
> > LINE     = 3
> > BORDER   = 1
> > SKIP     = 0
> > TITLE    = 1/-2/RHI Base Reflectivity Level II ^
> > CLEAR    = yes
> > DEVICE   = xw
> > TEXT     = .8/1/1/111/hw
> > PANEL    = 0
> > CLRBAR   = 1
> > CONTUR   = 0
> > FINT     = 4/-4
> > FLINE    = 30-7
> > CTYPE    = f
> > RADFIL   = /home/chiz/KOKX_20001230_0959
> > RADPARM  = dz
> > RADTIM   = last
> > INTERP   = y
> > GEMPAK-NEXR2RHI>r
> > Creating process: xw for queue 1212417
> > SITE: KOKX
> > Filename : ARCHIVE2.
> > Extension: 384
> > Julian date: 1001230
> >       time: 95910.621000
> > Processing for SWEEP # 0
> > Processing for SWEEP # 1
> > Processing for SWEEP # 2
> > Processing for SWEEP # 3
> > Processing for SWEEP # 4
> > Processing for SWEEP # 5
> > Processing for SWEEP # 6
> > Processing for SWEEP # 7
> > Processing for SWEEP # 8
> > Processing for SWEEP # 9
> > Processing for SWEEP # 10
> > 0    elev 0.483398
> > 1    elev 1.487196
> > 2    elev 2.410167
> > 3    elev 3.384627
> > 4    elev 4.308317
> > 5    elev 6.010090
> > 6    elev 9.887094
> > 7    elev 14.595397
> > 8    elev 19.501642
> > NEXR2RHI PARAMETERS
> > 
> > Radar file:                 /home/chiz/KOKX_20001230_0959
> > Date/time:                 001230/0959
> > Vertical coordinate:       hght
> > Endpoints:                 40.6;-75.7>40.5;-71.3           Number 
> > of horizontal points:   920
> > Number of vertical points:   101
> > Scaling factor:        10** 0      Max:      40.802841    Min:     
> > -36.001469    Panel:  0                                             
> >                                                                    
> >              
> > 
> > 
> > FILLED CONTOURS: 
> > 
> > LEVELS:        -4.00     0.00     4.00     8.00    12.00    16.00  
> >  20.00
> > COLORS:     30       29       28       27       26       25       24
> >  TYPES:      1        1        1        1        1        1        1
> > 
> > LEVELS:        24.00    28.00    32.00    36.00    40.00
> > COLORS:     23       22       21       20       19       18
> >  TYPES:      1        1        1        1        1        1
> > Enter <cr> to accept parameters or type EXIT:
> > Parameters requested: 
> > CXSTNS,GVCORD,PTYPE,YAXIS,CINT,SCALE,LINE,BORDER,SKIP, 
> >
> TITLE,CLEAR,DEVICE,TEXT,PANEL,CLRBAR,CONTUR,FINT,FLINE,CTYPE,RADFIL,RADPARM,
> RADTIM,INTERP.
> > GEMPAK-NEXR2RHI>
> > 
> > Steve Chiswell
> > Unidata User Support
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 2006-03-28 at 15:16, David Novak wrote:
> > > Hi Steve,
> > > 
> > > Well, now I can plot the radar in the 2D (Thanks!), but the cross 
> > > sections still don't work - giving me garbage text on the screen 
> > and a 
> > > blue cross section. The last normal text is
> > > date/time: B @ ? :      -as you see this is not right. I can't 
> > read 
> > > anything else after this...
> > > 
> > > Dave
> > > 
> > > Steve Chiswell wrote:
> > > 
> > > >David,
> > > >
> > > >Attached is a tar file with gpnexr2* and nexr2rhi* executables.
> > > >Place in your 5.9.1 $GEMEXE directory and unpack there with:
> > > >
> > > >gunzip -c novak.tar.gz | tar xvf -
> > > >
> > > >You should be able to get rid of all that stuff we tried in /tmp/
> > > >last week.
> > > >
> > > >Let me know if this improves the situation ;-)
> > > >
> > > >Steve Chiswell
> > > >Unidata User Support
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On Tue, 2006-03-28 at 11:11, David Novak wrote:
> > > >  
> > > >
> > > >>Hi Steve,
> > > >>
> > > >>Excellent! Thanks.
> > > >>Dave
> > > >>
> > > >>Steve Chiswell wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>    
> > > >>
> > > >>>David,
> > > >>>
> > > >>>I have been able to duplicate your problem on one of our older 
> > systems.> >>>I have fixed gpnexr2 and am looking at nexr2rhi now. I'll
> > > >>>send you an update when available.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>Steve Chiswell
> > > >>>Unidata User Support
> > > >>>
> > > >>>On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 08:01, David Novak wrote:
> > > >>> 
> > > >>>
> > > >>>      
> > > >>>
> > > >>>>Hi Steve,
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>No go. The $GEMTBL variable is pointing to 
> > > >>>>/usr1/programs/nawips5.9/gempak/tables so that looks good. 
> > Gemenviron is 
> > > >>>>sourced (I see the very fast performance of the speed patch). 
> > And I see 
> > > >>>>the path:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>/usr1/programs/nawips/os/linux/bin (nawips is linked to 
> > nawips59)> >>>>
> > > >>>>If it helps, I also noticed that for more recent data my map 
> > background 
> > > >>>>has totally changed. I've attached a recent case radar plot 
> > using 5.7 
> > > >>>>and now with the update to 5.9.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>If you want, I can give you a call or you can call me (631-
> > 244-0134) to 
> > > >>>>troubleshoot.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>Thanks,
> > > >>>>Dave
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>Steve Chiswell wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>   
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>        
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>>David,
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>there is a failsafe that if no other location can be found, 
> > it just uses
> > > >>>>>FTG so that it has something...which is what you are seeing, 
> > but this
> > > >>>>>shouldn't be happening. I get the correct display over NY here.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>The NEXRII template is in $GEMTBL/config/datatype.tbl and the
> > > >>>>>file template is there which matches what you used, but
> > > >>>>>it could be that your $GEMTBL is not pointing to the correct 
> > release,> >>>>>or didn't source the Gemenviron for the new version?
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>The garbage seems like more of a symptom of a prpogram 
> > connecting to
> > > >>>>>a gplt or device driver from an older version. Make sure you 
> > have> >>>>>shut down your old gplts (either gpend or "cleanup -c").
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>Check your $PATH variable and make sure the 5.7.2p2 
> > executables aren't
> > > >>>>>in that path. The Gemenviron will add $NAWIPS/os/linux/bin 
> > to your
> > > >>>>>path for the 5.9.1 version.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>Steve Chiswell
> > > >>>>>Unidata User Support
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 14:07, David Novak wrote:
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>     
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>          
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>>Hi Steve,
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>It's now plotting, but it is plotting over Denver, when the 
> > radar site 
> > > >>>>>>is in New York (see attached). You mentioned the
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>datatype.tbl entry for NEXRII
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>Where do I look for this? Anything else that could be checked?
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>Also, I'm finding when runing my screen text becomes wild 
> > (see second 
> > > >>>>>>attachment). Any ideas?
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>Thanks very much,
> > > >>>>>>Dave
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>Steve Chiswell wrote:
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>  
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>       
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>            
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>David,
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>Yeah...thats a couple of years old now. The first iteration
> > > >>>>>>>was based on files received in the IDD where the dcnexr2 
> > decoder would
> > > >>>>>>>add the station ID to to the file in the appropriate bytes.
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>My subsequent development works with the many iterations 
> > of the
> > > >>>>>>>data formats, bzip2, older format headers etc. and eliminated
> > > >>>>>>>the need to munge the file headers pre build 5.0.
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>Steve Chiswell
> > > >>>>>>>Unidata User Support
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 11:21, David Novak wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>    
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>         
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>              
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>Steve,
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>I'm runing 5.7.2p2, so I bet that's it. I'll update to 
> > 5.9 and let  you 
> > > >>>>>>>>know what happens...
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>Dave
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>Steve Chiswell wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>      
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>           
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>                
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>David,
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>I was able to display your file, so the format is fine.
> > > >>>>>>>>>Are you using 5.9.1 (comparing apples to apples)?
> > > >>>>>>>>>Are you using my datatype.tbl entry for NEXRII which 
> > specified the file
> > > >>>>>>>>>name is %SITE%_YYYYMMDD_HHNN?
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>Its OK to use a full file path to the file, but the code 
> > will use the
> > > >>>>>>>>>NEXRII template to get the file alias when the site ID 
> > is not in the
> > > >>>>>>>>>data, so that %SITE% string must match your KOKX part of 
> > the file-
> > > >>>>>>>>>which it should, unless your datatype.tbl doesn't have 
> > the NEXRII
> > > >>>>>>>>>template (if you had an NCEP datatype.tbl file for 
> > example).> >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>Double check that your path is correct. Is that OKX 
> > correct and not
> > > >>>>>>>>>KOKX?:
> > > >>>>>>>>>/usr1/data/dnovak/radar/001230/OKX/
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>Try running gpnexr2 from the directory containing the 
> > data and check the
> > > >>>>>>>>>file permissions if all else fails.
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>Steve Chiswell
> > > >>>>>>>>>Unidata User Support
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 10:34, David Novak wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>   
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>        
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>             
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>                  
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>Hi Steve,
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>Yup did the gunzip, and now I used the od command and 
> > see what you see. 
> > > >>>>>>>>>>HOWEVER, I get the same error message.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>An example data file and my script is at:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>Do you see anything strange?
> > > >>>>>>>>>>Thanks!
> > > >>>>>>>>>>Dave
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>Steve Chiswell wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>     
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>          
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>               
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>                    
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>David,
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>NCDC has compressed the individual files within the 
> > tarfile> >>>>>>>>>>>(each file has a .Z extension).
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>You have to use the uncompress command on the file. At 
> > that point, the
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>first 9 bytes should be "ARCHIVE2.", eg:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>%od -c KOKX_20011230_0959 | head -1
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>0000000   A   R   C   H   I   V   E   2   .   3   8   
> > 4  \0  \0   ,   :
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>With your file naming as shown below, gpnexr2 will be 
> > able to obtain the
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>site id from the file name which is required in pre 
> > build 5.0 files
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>that lacked the station ID or location within the data.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>Steve Chiswell
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>Unidata User SUpport
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 09:49, David Novak wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>  
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>       
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>            
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>                 
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>                      
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>Thanks Steve and all,
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>One other question...I recently downloaded Nexrad 
> > Level II radar data 
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>for a Dec 2000 case from the NCDC HADS website:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>http://hurricane.ncdc.noaa.gov/pls/plhas/has.dsselect
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>The data in 2000 is apparently in a different format 
> > than more recent 
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>data, since a more on the data files shows different 
> > text at the top. 
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>Consequently, I get the following error upon trying 
> > to plot using gpnexr2:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>Enter <cr> to accept parameters or type EXIT:    : No 
> > such file or directory
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>wsr88d_to_radar: No valid site ID info found.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>[IM -3]  Image file
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>/usr1/data/dnovak/radar/001230/OKX/KOKX_20001230_0959 
> > not a supported format
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>[IM -8]  Could not open LUT file ...
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>[GEMPLT -15]  NIPROJ - Invalid projection specified.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>[GG -7]  No map drawn.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>[GEMPLT -15]  NIPROJ - Invalid projection specified.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>[GG -13]  Error drawing lat/lon grid.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>Has anyone else noticed this? Is there a workaround?
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>Thanks,
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>Dave
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>P.S. The data file was too large to post...
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>Steve Chiswell wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>    
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>         
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>              
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>                   
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>                        
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>David,
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>We decode the NLDN data from binary files into 
> > GEMPAK surface
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>files and use SFMAP to plot the data, points, etc.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>Since your data is not of the same format as our IDD 
> > feed to
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>use our dcnldn decoder, you can put your data into the
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>ascii format used by SFLIST for importing into a GEMPAK
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>surface file using SFEDIT as shown here:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/cgi-
> >
> bin/getfile?file=/content/support/help/MailArchives/gempak/msg04454.html>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>Steve Chiswell
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>Unidata User Support
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>On Wed, 2006-03-22 at 13:58, David Novak wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>      
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>           
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>                
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>                     
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>                          
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>All -
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Is there a GEMPAK program to plot lightning data? 
> > It's not obvious to
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>me. I have text files with that contain
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>(1) date, (2) time, (3) latitude, (4) longitude, 
> > (5) peak current and
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>polarity, (6) chi square value
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Thanks!
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Dave
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>        
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>             
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>                  
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>                       
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>                            
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >