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Neil, "Could not determine parameter name 2 3 203 0" seems to be a fairly common log message by dcgrib2, I see it frequently my machine. I can't exactly say what the problem is, but it's likely just a parameter, date/time or level entry that can't be identified during the decoding of the grib file to gempak format. Michael James Unidata User Support > Gempak 5.11.1 > ldm 6.4.5 > OS: FreeBSD 6.0-Release > > I'm seeing this in our dcgrib2_CONDUITgfs.log: > > [32371] 090227/1022[DC 3] Version 5.11.1 > [32371] 090227/1022[DC -11] > [32312] 090227/1022[GB 1] > [32312] 090227/1022[DECODE_GRIB2 -34] Could not determine parameter > name 2 3 203 0 [0] > [32312] 090227/1022[GB 1] > [32312] 090227/1022[DECODE_GRIB2 -34] Could not determine parameter > name 2 3 203 0 [1] > > > resulting from this pqact decoder entry: > > CONDUIT prod/gfs.*pgrb[^2] > PIPE /unidata/GEMPAK5.11.1/os/freebsd/bin/dcgrib2 -d > data2/gempak/logs/dcgrib2_CONDUITgfs.log > -e GEMTBL=/unidata/GEMPAK5.11.1/gempak/tables > > What is the meaning and significance of the log entries? > > Thanks, > -Neil > ---- > Neil R. Smith > address@hidden > Comp.Sys.Mngr. > Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M Univ. > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DKY-490380 Department: Support GEMPAK Priority: Critical Status: Open