Re: MC description file

[<btang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jonathan,

You are right. I did what you said and I got this message now:

yes? set data "/tmp1/btang/projects/c19_gm12/mitgcmuv/exe/kf_bc_runs/tmp3/ustr1.des"
 **TMAP ERR: error in line definition
             A gap or overlap exists in time axis

This problem is easy to solve. 

Thank you a lot.

BTW, has anyone written a tool to automatically generate a descriptor file from a set of netCDF files?

Benyang



 Jonathan Callahan wrote:
> 
> Benyang,
> 
> I agree that your descriptor file looks good but here's a wild guess:
> 
> Your file name with quotes and comma may extend past the 72nd column.
> 
> What happens if you set the FER_DATA environment variable to include
> 
>   /tmp1/btang/projects/c19_gm12/mitgcmuv/exe/kf_bc_runs/tmp3/
> 
> and then just use
> 
>       S_FILENAME    = NAME.cdf
> 
> in the descriptor file?
> 
> -- Jonathan Callahan
> 
> btang@pacific.jpl.nasa.gov wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I don't know what is wrong with the following des file. When I loaded the file, I got a message:
> >
> > yes? set data "/tmp1/btang/projects/c19_gm12/mitgcmuv/exe/kf_bc_runs/tmp3/ustr1.des"
> >  **TMAP ERR: non-existent or not on line
> >              No files on-line from data set
> >              Data set: /tmp1/btang/projects/c19_gm12/mitgcmuv/exe/kf_bc_runs/tmp3/ustr1.des
> >
> > When I loaded the individual file, it was fine:
> >
> > yes? use "/tmp1/btang/projects/c19_gm12/mitgcmuv/exe/kf_bc_runs/tmp3/ustr1980.cdf"
> > yes? show data
> >      currently SET data sets:
> >     1> /tmp1/btang/projects/c19_gm12/mitgcmuv/exe/kf_bc_runs/tmp3/ustr1980.cdf  (default)
> >  name     title                             I         J         K         L
> >  TAUX     zonal wind stress                1:360     1:224     ...       1:746
> >
> > I have searched the mailing list for all about MC files and read them all, and still have no clue. I am using Ferret 5.22 on an SGI machine.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Benyang
> >
> > *******************************************
> >  $FORMAT_RECORD
> >    D_TYPE        = '  MC',
> >    D_FORMAT      = '  1A',
> >  $END
> >
> >  $BACKGROUND_RECORD
> >    D_TITLE       = 'NCEP wind stress',
> >    D_T0TIME      = '01-jan-1970 00:00:00',
> >    D_TIME_UNIT   = 3600.0,
> >    D_TIME_MODULO = .false.,
> >  $END
> >
> >  $MESSAGE_RECORD
> >       D_MESSAGE     = ' ',
> >       D_ALERT_ON_OPEN      = F,
> >       D_ALERT_ON_OUTPUT    = F,
> >  $END
> >
> >  $EXTRA_RECORD
> >  $END
> >
> >  $STEPFILE_RECORD
> >    S_FILENAME    = '/tmp1/btang/projects/c19_gm12/mitgcmuv/exe/kf_bc_runs/tmp3/ustr1980.cdf',
> >    S_AUX_SET_NUM = 0,
> >    S_START       = 87642.0,
> >    S_END         = 96582.0,
> >    S_DELTA       = 12,
> >    S_NUM_OF_FILES       = 1,
> >    S_REGVARFLAG  = ' ',
> >  $END
> >
> >  $STEPFILE_RECORD
> >    S_FILENAME    = '/tmp1/btang/projects/c19_gm12/mitgcmuv/exe/kf_bc_runs/tmp3/ustr1981.cdf',
> >    S_AUX_SET_NUM = 0,
> >    S_START       = 96426.0,
> >    S_END         = 105342.0,
> >    S_DELTA       = 12,
> >    S_NUM_OF_FILES       = 1,
> >    S_REGVARFLAG  = ' ',
> >  $END
> >
> >  $STEPFILE_RECORD
> >    S_FILENAME    = '**END OF STEPFILES**',
> >  $END
> >  *********************************************
> >
> > --
> > <> Benyang Tang                            office: 818/354-0327 <>
> > <> 300-323, JPL                               fax: 818/393-6720 <>
> > <> 4800 Oak Grove Drive        mail: btang@pacific.jpl.nasa.gov <>
> > <> Pasadena, CA 91109, USA                                      <>

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<> Benyang Tang                            office: 818/354-0327 <> 
<> 300-323, JPL                               fax: 818/393-6720 <> 
<> 4800 Oak Grove Drive        mail: btang@pacific.jpl.nasa.gov <> 
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