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Re: 20051117: NetCDF decoder pqact entries

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On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Mark Seefeldt wrote:

> Robb,
>
> Thank you for the NetCDF decoder pqact entries.  I am currently not
> producing any of the output files.
>
> Information:
> -LDM 6.4.3 on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.4
> -installed:
>    netcdf-3.6.0-p1
>    netcdf-perl-1.2.3
>    udunits-1.12.4
>    decoders-4.0.0
> -I placed the pqact entries into a separate pqact file named
> pqact.netcdf.  This file is attached.
> -The pqact.netcdf file is then called from ldmd.conf with the following:
>    exec    "pqact etc/pqact.netcdf"
> -When I do a process listing I see:
>    ldm       7584  7580  0 Nov18 ?        00:12:38 pqact etc/pqact.netcdf
>
> Are there any log files or other places where I can start looking to
> find out why none of the netcdf files are being produced?

Mark,

the first place to look is the ~ldm/logs/ldmd.log file, the pqact will
send it errors to it. one can track the error by looking at the PID of the
pqact etc/pqact.netcdf process.

also check the pqact.netcdf that there are tabs not spaces between entry
parts because spaces could be part of pattern action. ie.

DDS|IDS<tab here>^S(A....|P....|XUS8.) .... ([0-3][0-9])
<tab here>PIPE<tab here>decoders/metar2nc.new1
<tab here>etc/metar.cdl.new1
<tab here>data/pub/decoded/netcdf/surface/metar

make sure all the decoder table files and cdl files are in the ~ldm/etc
directory.  they are located in the ~/etc directory in the build location.

from the ldm home directory, run the decoder from command line, ie

% decoders/metar2nc.new1 etc/metar.cdl.new1
data/pub/decoded/netcdf/surface/metar < <raw data file>

above is on one line


robb...


>
> Thanks
>
> Mark Seefeldt
>
> Robb Kambic wrote:
> > On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, Unidata Support wrote:
> >
> >> Robb,
> >>
> >> See second paragraph for request of pqact entries for NC decoders 4.0.0.
> >>
> >> ------- Forwarded Message
> >>
> >>> To: Unidata Support <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> From: Mark Seefeldt <mark.seefeldt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Subject: NetCDF decoder pqact entries
> >>> Organization: UCAR/Unidata
> >>> Keywords: 200511172016.jAHKGG7s010277
> >> I am currently running LDM 6.4.3.  I have also intalled GEMPAK 5.8.3a.
> >> I used the gen_pqact.csh script to create a pqact file to create the
> >> GEMPAK files.  All appears to be working very well with that.
> >>
> >> I have recently installed the NetCDF Decoders 4.0.0 (along with the
> >> necessary netCDF, UDUNITS, and Perl-netCDF packages.  I would now like
> >> to create a pqact file/entries for the netCDF files.  I have discovered
> >> the file gribtonc.entries which appears to have the necessary entries
> >> for the GRIB files.  Is this correct?  Other than making changes for the
> >> local filesystem, is there anything else that I need to do to implement
> >> these pqact entries?  Are there any similar sample entries for the
> >> non-GRIB products?
> >
> >
> > Mark,
> >
> > the documentation was sent out with the release, maybe i should include it
> > some where on the web page.  i'll attach the list of pqact actions for
> > both the text bulletions and the model files.
> >
> > robb...
> >
> >
> >
> >> If there is a document already present to answer these questions, feel
> >> free to point me that direction.  I was not able to find any in my search.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
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> >
> > ==============================================================================
> > Robb Kambic                            Unidata Program Center
> > Software Engineer III                          Univ. Corp for Atmospheric 
> > Research
> > rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx               WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
> > ==============================================================================
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > #
> > # surface data in netCDF format
> > #
> > # metar decoder, creates NetCDF files formated 
> > Surface_METAR_yyyymmdd_hh00.nc
> > # All aviation reports including metar tests. old netcdf file format
> > DDS|IDS     ^S(A....|P....|XUS8.) .... ([0-3][0-9])
> >     PIPE    decoders/metar2nc
> >     etc/metar.cdl
> >     data/pub/decoded/netcdf/surface/metarold
> > #
> > # metar decoder, creates NetCDF files with new CDL format on a daily basis
> > # formated data/decoded/yyyymmdd_metar.nc
> > DDS|IDS     ^S(A....|P....|XUS8.) .... ([0-3][0-9])
> >     PIPE    decoders/metar2nc.new1
> >     etc/metar.cdl.new1
> >     data/pub/decoded/netcdf/surface/metar
> > #
> > # upper air perl decoder
> > DDS|IDS     ^U[ABDEFGHIJKLMPQRSTXZ].... .... ([0-3][0-9])
> >     PIPE    decoders/ua2nc
> >     etc/raob.cdl
> >     data/pub/decoded/netcdf/upperair
> > #
> > # buoy reports in yymmddhh_buoy.nc decoded into NetCDF format
> > DDS|IDS     ^S[NS].... .... ([0-3][0-9])
> >     PIPE    decoders/buoy2nc
> >     etc/buoy.cdl
> >     data/pub/decoded/netcdf/surface/buoy
> > #
> > # Synoptic reports in yymmddhh_syn.nc decoded into NetCDF format
> > DDS|IDS     ^SM.... .... ([0-3][0-9])
> >     PIPE    decoders/syn2nc
> >     etc/syn.cdl
> >     data/pub/decoded/netcdf/surface/synoptic
> > #
> > # grid data in netCDF format
> > #
> > # GFS grid on Lambert conformal CONUS grid replacing avn-q
> > HRS ^Y.Q... KWB. (..)(..).*/m(AVN|SSIAVN|GFS|SSIGFS)
> >     PIPE    decoders/gribtonc
> >     etc/gfs_211.cdl
> >     
> > data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/GFS/CONUS_80km/GFS_CONUS_80km_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc
> > #
> > # GFS grid on thinned grids, interpolated to global 5.0 x 2.5 regular grid
> > HRS ^H.[I-P]... KWB. (..)(..).*/m(AVN|SSIAVN|GFS|SSIGFS)
> >     PIPE    decoders/gribtonc
> >     -q "lin,dlat=2.5,dlon=5.0" etc/gfs_37-44.cdl
> >     
> > data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/GFS/Global_5x2p5deg/GFS_Global_5x2p5deg_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc
> > #
> > # ECMWF grid on global 2.5 x 2.5 degree grid
> > HRS ^H.[A-L]... ECMF (..)(..)
> >     PIPE    decoders/gribtonc
> >     etc/ecmwf_1-12.cdl
> >     
> > data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/ECMWF/Global_2p5/ECMWF_Global_2p5_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc
> > #
> > # ETA grid on Lambert conformal CONUS grid
> > HRS ^Y.Q... KWB. (..)(..).*/m(ETA|NAM)
> >     PIPE    decoders/gribtonc
> >     etc/eta_211.cdl
> >     
> > data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/NAM/CONUS_80km/NAM_CONUS_80km_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc
> > #
> > # GFS grid on global 5.0 x 5.0 degree grid
> > HRS ^H.[EF]... KWB. (..)(..)
> >     PIPE    decoders/gribtonc
> >     etc/gfs_25-26.cdl
> >     
> > data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/GFS/Extended_Global_5p0deg/GFS_Extended_Global_5p0deg_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc
> > #
> > # NGM grid on Lambert conformal CONUS grid
> > #HRS        ^Y.Q... KWB. (..)(..).*/mNGM
> > #   PIPE    decoders/gribtonc
> > #   etc/ngm_211.cdl
> > #   
> > data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/NGM/CONUS_80km/NGM_CONUS_80km_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc
> > #
> > # NOW and PWAV grids on global 5.0 x 2.5 degree grids
> > HRS ^H.[A-D]... .... (..)(..).*(/mNOW|/mPWAV)
> >     PIPE    decoders/gribtonc
> >     etc/ocean_21-24.cdl
> >     
> > data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/OCEAN/Global_5x2p5deg/OCEAN_Global_5x2p5deg_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc
> > #
> > # RUC grid on Lambert conformal CONUS grid
> > HRS ^[YZ].Q... KWB. (..)(..).*/mRUC
> >     PIPE    decoders/gribtonc
> >     etc/ruc_211.cdl
> >     
> > data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/RUC/CONUS_80km/RUC_CONUS_80km_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc
> > #
> > # RUC2 grid on Lambert conformal CONUS grid
> > HRS ^Y.W... KWB. (..)(..).*/mRUC2
> >     PIPE    decoders/gribtonc
> >     etc/ruc2_236.cdl
> >     
> > data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/RUC2/CONUS_40km/RUC2_CONUS_40km_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc
> > #
> > # SST grid on global 5.0 x 2.5 degree grids
> > HRS ^H.[A-D]... .... (..)(..).*/mSST
> >     PIPE    decoders/gribtonc
> >     etc/sst_21-24.cdl
> >     
> > data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/SST/Global_5x2p5deg/SST_Global_5x2p5deg_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc
> > #
> > # SST grid on global 2.0 x 2.0 degree grid
> > HRS ^H.[T-W]... .... (..)(..).*/mSST
> >     PIPE    decoders/gribtonc
> >     etc/sst_61-64.cdl
> >     
> > data/pub/decoded/netcdf/grid/NCEP/SST/Global_2x2deg/SST_Global_2x2deg_(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1_\200.nc
> > #
>

==============================================================================
Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
Software Engineer III                      Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research
rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                   WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
==============================================================================


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