Re: Could not read GFS grib2 forecast data

This can be read with 5.2.1 with no problem.

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Variable: f (file variable)

filename: 2009102712_fh.0000_tl.press_gr.1p0deg
path: 2009102712_fh.0000_tl.press_gr.1p0deg.grib2
    file global attributes:
    dimensions:
       lat_0 = 181
       lon_0 = 360
       lv_ISBL0 = 26
       lv_AMSL1 = 3
       lv_DBLL2 = 4
       lv_PVL3 = 2
       lv_ISBL4 = 21
       lv_SIGL5 = 4
       lv_ISBL6 = 2
       lv_ISBL7 = 6
    variables:
       float TMP_P0_L1_GLL0 ( lat_0, lon_0 )
          center : US National Weather Service - NCEP (WMC)
          production_status : Operational products
          long_name : Temperature
          units : K
          _FillValue : 1e+20
          grid_type : Latitude/longitude
          parameter_discipline_and_category : Meteorological
products, Temperature
          parameter_template_discipline_category_number : ( 0, 0,
0, 0 )
          level_type : Ground or water surface
          level : 0
          forecast_time : 0
          forecast_time_units : hours
          initial_time : 10/27/2009 (12:00)

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On 11/04/2010 03:19 PM, Yongxin Zhang wrote:
> I have been unable to read GFS grib2 files using NCL 5.1.0. Whenever I
> issue "ncl_filedump 2009102712_fh.0000_tl.press_gr.1p0deg.grib2"
> (2009102712_fh.0000_tl.press_gr.1p0deg.grib2 is my GFS grib2 file), I
> get the following messages:
>
> [zhangyx@magen-dev-int1 input.gfs3]$ ncl_filedump
> 2009102712_fh.0000_tl.press_gr.1p0deg.grib2
> Copyright (C) 1995-2009 - All Rights Reserved
> University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
> NCAR Command Language Version 5.1.0
> The use of this software is governed by a License Agreement.
> See http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/ for more details.
> Variable: f (file variable)
>
> filename: 2009102712_fh.0000_tl.press_gr.1p0deg
> path: 2009102712_fh.0000_tl.press_gr.1p0deg.grib2
> file global attributes:
> dimensions:
> variables:
>
> [zhangyx@magen-dev-int1 input.gfs3]$
>
>
> It seems that NCL is doing something but nothing useful really shows up.
> I have uploaded my GFS grib2 file at ftp://ftp.cgd.ucar.edu/incoming
> (file name: 2009102712_fh.0000_tl.press_gr.1p0deg.grib2). Would someone
> please take a look and let me know if you have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Yongxin
>
>
>
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