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[GEMPAK #EOJ-760843]: gpnexr2 with archived data

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #EOJ-760843]: gpnexr2 with archived data
  • Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:34:05 -0600
Art,

I found a problem with the 5.9.1 distribution and fixed this around March 28.
If you are using a binary distribution, can you see what the date on
your gpnexr2 executable is?

This should be fixed in the 5.9.2 distribution.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support


>Hi...
> 
> I'm trying to plot a radar image for KBMX for NCDC archived data from
> February 2001 but it comes up on a Denver map.  I get the following
> output (using gempak V5.9.1):
> 
> gpnexr2
> Creating process: gplt for queue 3244032
> MAP       Map color/dash/width/filter flag  1
> GAREA     Graphics area                     KBHM
> PROJ      Map projection/angles/margins|dr  rad
> RADFIL    Radar image filename(s)           KBMX_20010222_0019
> LATLON    Line color/dash/width/freq/inc/l  0
> PANEL     Panel loc/color/dash/width/regn   0
> TITLE     Title color/line/title            1
> TEXT      Size/fnt/wdth/brdr/N-rot/just/hw  1
> CLEAR     Clear screen flag                 YES
> DEVICE    Device|name|x size;y size|color   gif|ppi.gif|1024;819
> LUTFIL    Enhancement lookup table filenam  radar
> IMCBAR    Color/ornt/anch/x;y/ln;wd/freq|t
> TILT      Radar beam elevation/tilt number  1.4
> RADPARM   Radar parameter (dz, vr, sw)      dz
> RADTIM    Radar composite current/dattim    22/0019
> Parameters requested:
> MAP,GAREA,PROJ,RADFIL,LATLON,PANEL,TITLE,TEXT,CLEAR,
> DEVICE,LUTFIL,IMCBAR,TILT,RADPARM,RADTIM.
> GEMPAK-GPNEXR2> GEMPAK-GPNEXR2> GEMPAK-GPNEXR2> GEMPAK-GPNEXR2>
> GEMPAK-GPNEXR2> GEMPAK-GPNEXR2> GEMPAK-GPNEXR2> GEMPAK-GPNEXR2>
> GEMPAK-GPNEXR2> GEMPAK-GPNEXR2> GEMPAK-GPNEXR2> GEMPAK-GPNEXR2>
> GEMPAK-GPNEXR2> GEMPAK-GPNEXR2>Creating process: gif for queue 3276801
> GPMAP PARAMETERS:
> 
> Device:              gif|ppi.gif|1024;819
> Projection:          rad
> Graphics area name:  dset
> Map:                 1
> Title:               1
> Panel:               0
> Latlon:              0
> Clear:               YES
> Image file:          KBMX_20010222_0019
> Enter <cr> to accept parameters or type EXIT:Can't read station ID from
> file, %SITE% not found in template
> Parameters requested:
> MAP,GAREA,PROJ,RADFIL,LATLON,PANEL,TITLE,TEXT,CLEAR,
> DEVICE,LUTFIL,IMCBAR,TILT,RADPARM,RADTIM.
> GEMPAK-GPNEXR2>
> 
> My input parameters were:
> 
> GAREA    = dset
> PROJ     = rad
> RADFIL   = KBMX_20010222_0019
> LATLON   = 0
> PANEL    = 0
> TITLE    = 1
> TEXT     = 1
> CLEAR    = YES
> DEVICE   = gif|ppi.gif|1024;819
> LUTFIL   = radar
> TILT     = 1.4
> RADPARM  = dz
> RADTIM   = 22/0019
> 
> I thought making the file name %SITE%_YYYYMMDD_HHMM was supposed to fix
> this site ID problem, but it doesn't seem to work.  I've tried a number of
> other variations on this theme including the "template" approach with the
> same file name above, still with no success.  What's the "trick" to make
> this work?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Art.
> 
> Arthur A. Person
> Research Assistant, System Administrator
> Penn State Department of Meteorology
> email:  address@hidden, phone:  814-863-1563
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: EOJ-760843
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed