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Could you re-send these program inputs either in .nts file or from the "l" printout rather than "d" printout? as you've sent them I'm not able to copy/paste. would save me a big chunk of time. -mj > bash-4.1$ oagrid > GDFILE Grid file testprecip1129.grd > DELTAN Station spacing 2.82 > DELTAX X spacing 1.41 > DELTAY Y spacing 1.41 > GRDAREA Area covered by grid us > EXTEND Points to extend grid 2;2;2;2 > DTAAREA Data area for OA > SOURCE Data source (SN or SF) sf > SNFILE Sounding data file > SFFILE Surface data file > /data/burns/data/gempak/surface/20141129_sao.gem > SNPARM Sounding parameter list ;TMPC;;HGHT;DWPC;BRBM > SFPARM Surface parameter list P24M > DATTIM Date/time 1200 > LEVELS Vertical levels 500 > MAXGRD Maximum number of grids 200 > Parameters requested: GDFILE,DELTAN,DELTAX,DELTAY,GRDAREA,EXTEND,DTAAREA, > SOURCE,SNFILE,SFFILE,SNPARM,SFPARM,DATTIM,LEVELS,MAXGRD. > > -> testprecip1130.grd was created in same way except gdfile > =testprecip1130.grd and sffile = > /data/burns/data/gempak/surface/20141130_sao.gem > > bash-4.1$ oabsfc > SFFILE Surface data file > /data/burns/data/gempak/surface/20141129_sao.gem > GDFILE Grid file testprecip1129.grd > SFPARM Surface parameter list P24M > DATTIM Date/time 1200 > DTAAREA Data area for OA > GUESS Guess file > GUESFUN Guess grid > GAMMA Convergence parameter > SEARCH Search radius/Extrapolation > NPASS Number of passes 2 > QCNTL Quality control threshold > OABND Bounds file(s) to use for 'block > GDATTIM Grid date/time 1200 > GFUNC Scalar grid P24M > GLEVEL Grid level 0 > GVCORD Grid vertical coordinate none > Parameters requested: SFFILE,GDFILE,SFPARM,DATTIM,DTAAREA,GUESS,GUESFUN, > GAMMA,SEARCH,NPASS,QCNTL,OABND,GDATTIM,GFUNC,GLEVEL,GVCORD. > > -> barnes analysis was the same for testprecip1130 except sffile and gdfile > > bash-4.1$ gdcntr > GDATTIM Grid date/time 1200 > GLEVEL Grid level 0 > GVCORD Grid vertical coordinate none > GFUNC Scalar grid add(p24m,p24m+2) > GDFILE Grid file testprecip1129.grd + > testprecip1130.grd > CINT Contour interval/min/max 0 > LINE Color/type/width/label/smth/fltr 3/1/1 > MAP Map color/dash/width/filter flag 1 > MSCALE fgc;bgc;mask/units/lat;hide/valu 0 > TITLE Title color/line/title 1 > DEVICE Device|name|x size;y size|color xw > SATFIL Satellite image filename(s) > RADFIL Radar image filename(s) > IMCBAR Color/ornt/anch/x;y/ln;wd/freq > PROJ Map projection/angles/margins|dr CED > GAREA Graphics area us - > IJSKIP Iskp;Istrt;Istp/Jskp;Jstrt;Jstp > CLEAR Clear screen flag y > PANEL Panel loc/color/dash/width/regn 0 > TEXT Size/fnt/wdth/brdr/N-rot/just/hw 1 > SCALE Scalar scale / vector scale 999 > LATLON Line color/dash/width/freq/inc/l > HILO Color/symbol/rng/rad/cnt/intp 0 > HLSYM HILO txt size/posn/font/wdth/hw 2;1//32//hw > CLRBAR Color/ornt/anch/x;y/ln;wd/freq|t 1 > CONTUR Subbox/smooth 3 > SKIP Skip_cntr/skip_plt_x;skip_plt_y 0 > FINT Fill interval/min/max 10 > FLINE Fill colors/fill types 10-20 > CTYPE Contour type: C/F f > LUTFIL Enhancement lookup table filenam > STNPLT Txtc/txt attr|marker attr|stnfil > Parameters requested: GDATTIM,GLEVEL,GVCORD,GFUNC,GDFILE,CINT,LINE,MAP, > MSCALE,TITLE,DEVICE,SATFIL,RADFIL,IMCBAR,PROJ,GAREA,IJSKIP,CLEAR,PANEL,TEXT, > SCALE,LATLON,HILO,HLSYM,CLRBAR,CONTUR,SKIP,FINT,FLINE,CTYPE,LUTFIL,STNPLT. > ________________________________________ > From: Unidata GEMPAK Support <address@hidden> > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 4:41 PM > To: Griffin, Matthew > Cc: address@hidden > Subject: [GEMPAK #SGQ-682303]: GDCNTR multiple grid files error > > Hi Matthew, > > I'll need both grid files that you're using, plus the full GEMPAK program > input, either copy and paste the input or use "save tmp.nts" within the > program and send that file. Small files can be attached to a reply to this > email. Grid files should be uploaded to > > http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/gempakuploads/ > > -Michael > > > > Description of problem: I am trying to add multiple grid files to the > > gdcntr function in gempak to obtain accumulated precipitation over several > > days. These grid files were created using oagrid and oabsfc on surface > > metar data. Each individual grid can be mapped when using this function > > but the error of "[DG -7] Input grid P24M ^141129/1200 @0 %NONE in ADD > > cannot be found" arises when attempting to add multiple files in gdfile. > > The gfunc used is ADD (P24M,P24M+2). Any help on this would be appreciated. > > > > > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: SGQ-682303 > Department: Support GEMPAK > Priority: Normal > Status: Open > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: SGQ-682303 Department: Support GEMPAK Priority: Normal Status: Open