Re: [gembud] NAM model data fields not recognized by GARP

• To: Christopher Hennon <chennon@xxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: [gembud] NAM model data fields not recognized by GARP
• From: Michael James <mjames@xxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2017 08:49:01 -0600

Likely caused by this issue https://github.com/Unidata/gempak/issues/16 The
solution requires a re-build and release of GEMPAK because gbftim.c
unbelievably uses hard-coded center and process IDs.

A workaround is to use the CONDUIT nam212 feed rather than the HDS nam212
feed:

CONDUIT ^data/nccf/com/nam/.*awip3d.*

Michael James
Unidata Program Center
Boulder, CO

On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 6:51 AM, Christopher Hennon <chennon@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Gembuds,
>
> At some point our GARP application stopped listing NAM model grid files
> correctly - other models seem fine (model plan view button). Everything in
> Garp_defaults and datatype.tbl are good.  The curious thing is that we have
> some soft links to NAM files that are located elsewhere that are used for
> case studies.  GARP lists those, but does not list the actual grid files
> (the real-time data) in the same directory.  When I remove the links, I get
> a segmentation fault (probably because it thinks the directory is empty?).
>
> Has anyone experienced similar behavior before?  Thanks!
>
> Chris
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Christopher Hennon <chennon@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 3:04 PM
> Subject: Re: NAM model data fields not recognized by GARP
> To: Douglas Miller <dmiller@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Robert Benites <benites@xxxxxxxx>
>
>
> Doug,
>
> Spent about 30 minutes looking around.  I don't really understand what is
> happening.  GARP uses the file 
> /home/gempak/GEMPAK7/gempak/tables/config/datatype.tbl
> to tell it where to look for the model fields.  It is based off of the
> "Model Keys", which are defined in /home/gempak/openGARP/build
> /config/Garp_defaults.
>
> First I noticed that you had some dead soft links, which caused GARP to
> list a mysterious "19" in the file list.  I removed the following links:
>
> 2012103000 <(201)%20210-3000>_nam212.gem -> /home/dmiller/gempak/grib/2012
> 103000 <(201)%20210-3000>_narra.gem
> 2012102912 <(201)%20210-2912>_thin.gem -> /home/dmiller/gempak/grib/2012
> 102912 <(201)%20210-2912>_narra.gem
>  2012103012 <(201)%20210-3012>_thin.gem -> /home/dmiller/gempak/grib/2012
> 103012 <(201)%20210-3012>_narra.gem
> 2012103112 <(201)%20210-3112>_thin.gem -> /home/dmiller/gempak/grib/2012
> 103112 <(201)%20210-3112>_narra.gem
>
> That did not fix the main problem, however.  GARP is finding and listing
> all of the soft links, but none of the data files that actually reside in
> that directory.  But the GFS directory also has soft links but works fine.
> When I removed all of the soft links from the $MODEL/nam directory, GARP
> core dumped, probably because it was trying to build a list from what it
> thinks is an empty directory.  When I put the links back in, it listed the
> soft links but none of the real-time data.
>
> The other models I looked at seemed to be behaving normally.
>
> So I don't know what else to try at this point.  If you can figure
> something out, let me know.  I will be out of the office until Monday.
> Sorry.
>
> Chris
>
> On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 8:51 AM, Douglas Miller <dmiller@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>      Chris,
>>
>>          In the past I have been able to look at NAM 212 model fields
>> using GARP. I tried looking at recent NAM forecasts (212 grid) and the
>> latest forecasts don't show up on the GARP menu. The most recent
>> *nam212.gem files ARE where they need to be in the gempak subdirectory. Do
>> you have any idea about what "switch" may have been set that prevents GARP
>> from displaying any of the NAM fields?
>>
>>         Thank you for any ideas you might have on finding a solution to
>> the problem!
>>
>>    Regards,
>> Doug
>>
>> Douglas K. Miller
>> Professor
>> Atmospheric Sciences Dept.
>> UNC-Asheville
>> RBH 236A, ATMS
>> One University Heights
>> Asheville, NC 28804
>> Phone: (828) 232-5158
>> FAX: (828) 232-5046
>>
>>
>
>
> --
>
> Dr. Christopher C. Hennon
> Chair and Associate Professor
> Department of Atmospheric Sciences
> UNC Asheville
>
> 1 University Heights
> CPO #2450
> Asheville, NC 28804
>
> 1.828.232.5159 <(828)%20232-5159> (phone)
> 1.828.232.5046 <(828)%20232-5046> (fax)
>
> http://www.atms.unca.edu/chennon
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Dr. Christopher C. Hennon
> Chair and Associate Professor
> Department of Atmospheric Sciences
> UNC Asheville
>
> 1 University Heights
> CPO #2450
> Asheville, NC 28804
>
> 1.828.232.5159 <(828)%20232-5159> (phone)
> 1.828.232.5046 <(828)%20232-5046> (fax)
>
> http://www.atms.unca.edu/chennon
>
>
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