20020220: gfunc problem

Clint,

The '//' naming was broken at NCEP when they added the
GDFILE aliases, since the file name "eta" does not match
the returned YYYYMMDDHH_eta211.gem string.

I fixed this in our release of 5.6.F which I will be putting out
soon. 

Chiz





>From: Clint Rowe <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200202201904.g1KJ4Dx28363

>Chiz,
>
>I'm trying to get a script working and it make use of the short name option
>in GFUNC.  The actual script is using gdplot, but the problem is more easily 
>explained in gdcntr (so you don't have to wade through the multi-parameter
>settings for each variable).  Basically, the parameter list for GFUNC is long,
>so a short name was defined to use later in the list.  I've done this before
>and it works okay, but this is different because the level and vcord are
>changed in the parameter list (necessary because pressure in the lowest 30mb
>is not part of the eta output, so I'm substituting surface pressure).
>Anyway, when I run the following, I get the map I want, but when I try to use 
>the short name, I don't get any contours.  No matter what I seem to use
>for GLEVEL and GVCORD, I get something like "[DG -7]  Input grid TE
>^020220/1200F060 @0:30 %NONE cannot be found." even though that's what is
>listed before contouring when the entire function is written out.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Also, I tried adding a pressure for the lowest 30mb to the grid file so I
>would have all the necessary data to compute THTE automatically @30:0%PDLY,
>but when I did that, I always got 0:30 instead of 30:0.  What's up with that?
>
>Clint
>
>
> GEMPAK-GDCNTR>l
> GDATTIM  = LAST
> GLEVEL   = 30:0
> GVCORD   = pdly
> GFUNC    = thte(pres@0%none;tmpc;dwpc)//te
> GDFILE   = eta
> CINT     = 4
> LINE     = 21/1/1
> MAP      = 1
> TITLE    = 1/-1
> DEVICE   = XW
> SATFIL   =  
> RADFIL   =  
> PROJ     = lcc/30.0;-100;50.0
> GAREA    = dset
> CLEAR    = yes
> PANEL    = 0
> TEXT     = 1
> SCALE    =  
> LATLON   = 0
> HILO     = 0
> HLSYM    = 0
> CLRBAR   =  
> CONTUR   = 0
> SKIP     = 0
> FINT     = 332;348;364
> FLINE    = 0;23;22;14
> CTYPE    = c/f
> LUTFIL   =  
> STNPLT   =  
> GEMPAK-GDCNTR>r
>
> Grid file: eta                                                               
>                                                               
> GRID IDENTIFIER: 
>    TIME1             TIME2         LEVL1 LEVL2   VCORD PARM
>020220/1200F060                         0  30      NONE TE          
>
> GAREA:     dset                                                              
>    
>                                                            SCALE:  0
>
> MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM VALUES   241.58   359.29
>
> LINE CONTOURS: 
>
> LEVELS:       244.00   248.00   252.00   256.00   260.00   264.00   268.00
>
> LEVELS:       272.00   276.00   280.00   284.00   288.00   292.00   296.00
>
> LEVELS:       300.00   304.00   308.00   312.00   316.00   320.00   324.00
>
> LEVELS:       328.00   332.00   336.00   340.00   344.00   348.00   352.00
>
> LEVELS:       356.00
>
> FILLED CONTOURS: 
>
> LEVELS:       332.00   348.00   364.00
> COLORS:      0       23       22       14
>Enter <cr> to accept parameters or type EXIT:
> Parameters requested: GDATTIM,GLEVEL,GVCORD,GFUNC,GDFILE,CINT,LINE,MAP,
> TITLE,DEVICE,SATFIL,RADFIL,PROJ,GAREA,CLEAR,PANEL,TEXT,SCALE,LATLON,HILO,
> HLSYM,CLRBAR,CONTUR,SKIP,FINT,FLINE,CTYPE,LUTFIL,STNPLT.
> GEMPAK-GDCNTR>gfun=te
> GEMPAK-GDCNTR>glev=0:30
> GEMPAK-GDCNTR>gvc=none
> GEMPAK-GDCNTR>l
> GDATTIM  = LAST
> GLEVEL   = 0:30
> GVCORD   = none
> GFUNC    = te
> GDFILE   = eta
> CINT     = 4
> LINE     = 21/1/1
> MAP      = 1
> TITLE    = 1/-1
> DEVICE   = XW
> SATFIL   =  
> RADFIL   =  
> PROJ     = lcc/30.0;-100;50.0
> GAREA    = dset
> CLEAR    = yes
> PANEL    = 0
> TEXT     = 1
> SCALE    =  
> LATLON   = 0
> HILO     = 0
> HLSYM    = 0
> CLRBAR   =  
> CONTUR   = 0
> SKIP     = 0
> FINT     = 332;348;364
> FLINE    = 0;23;22;14
> CTYPE    = c/f
> LUTFIL   =  
> STNPLT   =  
> GEMPAK-GDCNTR>r
> [DG -7]  Input grid TE ^020220/1200F060 @0:30 %NONE cannot be found.
>
> Grid file: eta                                                               
>                                                               
> GRID IDENTIFIER: 
>    TIME1             TIME2         LEVL1 LEVL2   VCORD PARM
>020220/1200F060                         0  30      NONE TE          
>
> GAREA:     dset                                                              
>    
>                                                            SCALE:  0
>
> MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM VALUES   241.58   359.29
>
> LINE CONTOURS: 
>
> LEVELS:       244.00   248.00   252.00   256.00   260.00   264.00   268.00
>
> LEVELS:       272.00   276.00   280.00   284.00   288.00   292.00   296.00
>
> LEVELS:       300.00   304.00   308.00   312.00   316.00   320.00   324.00
>
> LEVELS:       328.00   332.00   336.00   340.00   344.00   348.00   352.00
>
> LEVELS:       356.00
>
> FILLED CONTOURS: 
>
> LEVELS:       332.00   348.00   364.00
> COLORS:      0       23       22       14
>Enter <cr> to accept parameters or type EXIT:
> Parameters requested: GDATTIM,GLEVEL,GVCORD,GFUNC,GDFILE,CINT,LINE,MAP,
> TITLE,DEVICE,SATFIL,RADFIL,PROJ,GAREA,CLEAR,PANEL,TEXT,SCALE,LATLON,HILO,
> HLSYM,CLRBAR,CONTUR,SKIP,FINT,FLINE,CTYPE,LUTFIL,STNPLT.
> GEMPAK-GDCNTR>        
>
>====================================================================
>Clinton M. Rowe
>Associate Professor 
>Meteorology/Climatology Program                  phone:(402)472-1946
>Department of Geosciences                          fax:(402)472-4917
>University of Nebraska-Lincoln                        address@hidden
>
>