GDVINT - "Excessive number of parameters" Error

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• Subject: GDVINT - "Excessive number of parameters" Error
• From: "Brian Koochel" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 20:00:22 -0500

Hello.

First off, this is my first post to gembud.  I?ve been using the
Gempak/NAWIPS suite since May of 2004.  I am completely lost on this one.


I am trying to use gdvint to convert pressure coordinates to theta
coordinates for NAM/Eta grid 212.  I developed a small script that will run
gdvint for each forecast hour?F00 to F84.  When it runs, I get ?Excessive
number of parameters??then a list of skipped parameters.  It always gets
pres, psym, avor, omeg & spfh.  The problem is that urel and/or vrel get
skipped at various time steps.

I saw a previous posting that had this problem?but that dealt with Gempak
being built from source.  They were told to edit a file in the source folder
and then remake it.  I install the binary distribution for the Linux
platform.  I am currently running FC4.

Here?s an example output.  This specific one skips the vrel parameter.

GEMPAK-GDVINT> GEMPAK-GDVINT> GEMPAK-GDVINT> GEMPAK-GDVINT> GEMPAK-GDVINT>
GEMPAK-GDVINT> GEMPAK-GDVINT> GEMPAK-GDVINT> GEMPAK-GDVINT>  Excessive
number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter MCNV         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter MCNV         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter LIFT         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter STRM         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
 Excessive number of parameters.  Parameter VREL         skipped.
PRES         found.
TMPK         found.
HGHT         found.
AVOR         found.
OMEG         found.
RELH         found.
TRKE         found.
CICE         found.
UREL         found.
CWTR         found.
 Interpolation is done.  No errors.
Parameters requested: GDFILE,GDOUTF,GDATTIM,GVCORD,GLEVEL,MAXGRD,GAREA,
VCOORD.
GEMPAK-GDVINT> GEMPAK-GDVINT> GDFILE    Grid file
/home/gempak /data/gempak/model/eta/2005100412_eta212.gem
GDOUTF    Output grid file
/home/gempak/data/gempak/model/eta/2005100412_eta_thta.grd
GDATTIM   Grid date/time                    f12
GVCORD    Grid vertical coordinate          pres/thta
GLEVEL    Grid level                        285-335-5
MAXGRD    Maximum number of grids           10000
GAREA     Graphics area                     12.19;-133.46;57.29;-49.39
VCOORD    Vertical coordinate type          pres
Parameters requested: GDFILE,GDOUTF,GDATTIM,GVCORD,GLEVEL,MAXGRD,GAREA,
VCOORD.


Any input or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your time.


Brian Koochel
Meteorologist
Weather or Not