[ncl-talk] About local time (UTC+9)

isakhar sakhar isakhar isakhar.inside13 at gmail.com
Thu Feb 16 20:11:37 MST 2017 

Dear Mr.Dave and Mr.Rick

It's working. It's solved now.

Thank you very much.

Best regards,
Soares

On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 4:20 AM, Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate <
dave.allured at noaa.gov> wrote:

> Soares,
>
> Never mind about those print statements.  This problem was already
> solved.  Please follow the instructions in this message:
>
> http://mailman.ucar.edu/pipermail/ncl-talk/2016-September/006863.html
>
> --Dave
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 10:15 AM, Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate <
> dave.allured at noaa.gov> wrote:
>
>> Oops, my mistake.  Can you please tell me whether the input file contains
>> numeric time coordinates, or only character time coordinates?  It is much
>> easier to calculate offset times if the numeric time coordinates are
>> already calculated.
>>
>> Right after addfile, try printFileVarSummary (in, "U").  If tjhat does
>> not work, try printFileVarSummary (in, "UU").  The first subscript in the
>> variable gets you the name of the time dimension.
>>
>> Then try printFileVarSummary (in, "TIME") where you replace TIME with the
>> actual name of the time dimension.  Then please show us the output from
>> only that command.
>>
>> If that does not work, you can try manually searching for a numeric time
>> coordinate.  print (in) shows you a summary of all variables in the file.
>> Scroll through that list by pressing the space bar until you get to the
>> end.  Look for a variable with "time" in the name; a numeric type such as
>> double, float, or integer; and units attribute like "days since" or "hours
>> since".  Then show the complete printed description for that variable.
>>
>> --Dave
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 8:47 PM, isakhar sakhar isakhar <
>> isakhar.inside13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Mr.Dave
>>>
>>> By following your instruction I get complete output as in attachment
>>> (output.script.txt).
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Soares
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 10:42 AM, Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate <
>>> dave.allured at noaa.gov> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Also I see another problem.  In these two lines which I just sent, make
>>>> sure you have ASCII straight double quotes (") in the script before you run
>>>> it.  I think I sent you curly double quotes (UTF-8) by mistake.
>>>>
>>>>     time_numeric = cd_inv_string (times, "%Y%N%D%H%M")
>>>>     offset_times = cd_string (time_numeric, "%Y%N%D%H%M" )
>>>>
>>>> --Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 6:29 PM, Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate <
>>>> dave.allured at noaa.gov> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Soares,
>>>>>
>>>>> Please insert this right below "ntimes = dimsizes(times)":
>>>>>
>>>>>     print (times(0:2))
>>>>>     time_numeric = cd_inv_string (times, “%Y%N%D%H%M”)
>>>>>     print (time_numeric(0:2))
>>>>>
>>>>>     offset = -9    ; hours
>>>>>     time_numeric = time_numeric - offset
>>>>>     offset_times = cd_string (time_numeric, “%Y%N%D%H%M” )
>>>>>     print (offset_times(0:2))
>>>>>     exit
>>>>>
>>>>> Then run it and show us the complete output, including all normal and
>>>>> error messages.
>>>>>
>>>>> --Dave
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 5:18 PM, isakhar sakhar isakhar <
>>>>> isakhar.inside13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear Mr.Rick
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That is I mean, I want to use the ntimes to call cd_string because of
>>>>>> my wrfout file is in UTC but I want to get the output result in UTC+9.
>>>>>> I have active load above my script but it does not change anything.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any help will appreciate,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Soares
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 11:29 PM, Rick Brownrigg <brownrig at ucar.edu>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm not sure what you are trying to do, but this part does not seem
>>>>>>> right:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    do it = 0,ntimes-1                ;Loop for the time: it=
>>>>>>> starting time
>>>>>>>       time = it
>>>>>>>       time_numeric=cd_string(time(0),"%Y%N%D%H%M")
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "time" would be an integer scalar (although in NCL, all scalars are
>>>>>>> arrays of dimension 1, so notation like time(0) is not a syntax/semantic
>>>>>>> error), but time certainly will not have the requisite "units" attribute.
>>>>>>> Did you perhaps mean to specify "ntimes(it)" in the call to cd_string()?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Rick
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 11:28 PM, isakhar sakhar isakhar <
>>>>>>> isakhar.inside13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear Mr.Dave
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am very for asking a lot, I have tried my best but I still face
>>>>>>>> the error even I already have the line '/usr/share/ncarg/nclscripts/contrib/cd_string.ncl'
>>>>>>>> on my top script. I still use NCL version 6.1.2.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I face error say:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> cd_string: The variable containing time values must have a 'units'
>>>>>>>> attribute.
>>>>>>>> fatal:Illegal right-hand side type for assignment
>>>>>>>> fatal:["Execute.c":8128]:Execute: Error occurred at or near line
>>>>>>>> 33 in file script.ncl
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My script file in attachment.
>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> regards,
>>>>>>>> Soares
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 5:46 AM, Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate <
>>>>>>>> dave.allured at noaa.gov> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Soares,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Also show the output from print (time(0)) before you call
>>>>>>>>> cd_string.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --Dave
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 1:29 PM, Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate <
>>>>>>>>> dave.allured at noaa.gov> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Soares,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The documentation for cd_string says that you must have this line
>>>>>>>>>> at the top of your program:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>    load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/contrib/cd_string.ncl"
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> If that does not solve your problem, then please show:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 1.  Complete console output up to the point of error.  This
>>>>>>>>>> should include the command to run your program, and the NCL version number.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 2.  A complete copy of your NCL script, or a reduced test script
>>>>>>>>>> that just shows this error.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --Dave
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 9:28 PM, isakhar sakhar isakhar <
>>>>>>>>>> isakhar.inside13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Mr. Dave
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I have modified the syntax to cd_string but I still face the
>>>>>>>>>>> error 'fatal:Undefined identifier: (cd_string) is undefined, can't continue'
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> time_numeric=cd_string(time,"%Y%N%D%H%M")  ;; will return in
>>>>>>>>>>> hours since 1800-01-01 unless specified otherwise
>>>>>>>>>>> offset=-9    ; hours
>>>>>>>>>>> time_numeric =time_numeric-offset
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> time=cd_string(time_numeric,"%Y%N%D%H%M")
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Soares
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 12:39 PM, Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate
>>>>>>>>>>> <dave.allured at noaa.gov> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Soares,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> The function cd_inv_string is in the next NCL release.  It is
>>>>>>>>>>>> not available in the current release 6.3.0.  That is why you are getting a
>>>>>>>>>>>> syntax error.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> If your data already has date/time in numeric format as hours
>>>>>>>>>>>> since XXX, then you might be able to directly subtract the offset and use
>>>>>>>>>>>> cd_string to print the times that you want.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --Dave
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 8:07 PM, isakhar sakhar isakhar <
>>>>>>>>>>>> isakhar.inside13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Mr.Dennis
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have a wrfout data and it is in UTC. I want to print in my
>>>>>>>>>>>>> local time (UTC+9). I already have the file cd_inv_string.ncl and already
>>>>>>>>>>>>> load it in my top of file. I also adjust as below to the my local time but
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I still face the error.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> time_numeric=cd_inv_string(ntimes,“%Y%N%D%H%M”)  ;; will
>>>>>>>>>>>>> return in hours since 1800-01-01 unless specified otherwise
>>>>>>>>>>>>> offset=-9    ; hours
>>>>>>>>>>>>> time_numeric =time_numeric-offset
>>>>>>>>>>>>> time=cd_string(time_numeric,“%Y%N%D%H%M” )
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I got the error say: fatal:syntax error: line 34 in file
>>>>>>>>>>>>> script.ncl before or near �
>>>>>>>>>>>>> time_numeric=cd_inv_string(time,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> My file in attachment.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Really appreciate for any help.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Big thanks
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Soares
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
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