[ncl-talk] NetCDF: Operation not allowed in define mode

[Laura Fowler]

Hello:

I am trying to write out a netcdf file and I get the error message:

Variable: diag_rect
Type: float
Total Size: 11151360000 bytes
            2787840000 values

Number of Dimensions: 4
Dimensions and sizes: [Time | 121] x [lat | 600] x [lon | 1200] x [pFixed | 32]

Coordinates:
            lat: [ -90..90.00000312924385]
            lon: [   0..359.7000142931938]
            pFixed: [1000..10]
Number Of Attributes: 3

  remap : remapped via ESMF_regrid_with_weights: Bilinear
  missing_value : 9.96921e+36
  _FillValue : 9.96921e+36



ncendef: ncid 262144: NetCDF: One or more variable sizes violate
format constraints

fatal:NetCDF: Operation not allowed in define mode: error attempting
to write variable (lat) to file
(655362.rthcuten_rectangular.cu_ntiedtke.2016-05-04_00-2016-05-09_00.nc)

warning:FileWriteVarVar: Could not write coordinate variable (lat) to
file (655362.rthcuten_rectangular.cu_ntiedtke.2016-05-04_00-2016-05-09_00),
continuing anyway


Looking at ncl archives, it looks like it may be because of the large
size of the array? However, I did specify:
setfileoption("nc","Format","NetCDF4") thinking that it would help?
Any other suggestions?

The ncl script is in
/glade2/scratch2/laura/MPAS.cu_grell_freitas_updates.rebased_develop/2016050400.ntiedtke.mp_tendencies/3Dfields/
write.rectangular.toNETCDFs.ncl

Thanks,
Laura





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Laura D. Fowler
Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division (MMM)
National Center for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000, Boulder CO 80307-3000

e-mail: laura at ucar.edu
phone: 303-497-1628

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