<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36098">Dear ncl users,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36098"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36098" dir="ltr">I have some ascii files from observation data (see attached please), I want to convert these file to netCDF file for easy comparison with model data. I am writing the codes but came across some errors as can be seen below, please help to put me through to correct the error and complete my script. Thank you</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36098" dir="ltr"><br></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36654"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36655">[model-user@model-vm
~]$ ncl<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36656"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36657"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36658"> Copyright (C) 1995-2015 - All Rights Reserved<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36659"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36660"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36661"> University Corporation for Atmospheric
Research<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36662"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36663"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36664"> NCAR Command Language Version 6.3.0<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36665"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36666"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36667"> The use of this software is governed by a
License Agreement.<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36668"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36669"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36670"> See http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/ for more details.<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36671"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36672"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36673">ncl 0> time =
("julian day")<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36674"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36675"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36676">ncl 1> ntim =
dimsizes("time") <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36677"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36678"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36679">ncl 2> lev =
("350") <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36680"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36681"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36682">ncl 3> klev =
dimsizes("lev")<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36683"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36684"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36685">ncl 4> lat =
("8.32")<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36686"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36687"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36688">ncl 5> nlat =
dimsizes ("lat")<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36689"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36690"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36691">ncl 6> lon =
("4.34")<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36692"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36693"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36694">ncl 7> nlon =
dimsizes ("lon")<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36695"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36696"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36697">ncl 8> diri =
"/home/model-user/"<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36698"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36699"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36700">ncl 9> fili =
"Thirteen.nc"<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36701"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36702"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36703">ncl 10>
system("/bin/rm -f " + diri + fili)<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36704"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36705"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36706">ncl 11> fout =
addfile (diri + fili, "c")<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36707"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36708"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36709">ncl 12>
setfileoption(fout,"DefineMode",True)<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36710"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36711"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36712">ncl 13> fAtt =
True<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36713"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36714"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36715">ncl 14>
fAtt@title = "netCDF creation"<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36716"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36717"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36718">ncl 15>
fAtt@source_file = "original-file.nc"<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36719"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36720"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36721">ncl 16>
fAtt@Conventions = "None"<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36722"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36723"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36724">ncl 17>
fAtt@creation_date = systemfunc ("date")<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36725"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36726"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36727">ncl 18>
fileattdef(fout, fAtt)<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36728"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36729"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36730">ncl 19> dimNames
= (/"time", "lat", "lon", "lev"/)<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36731"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36732"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36733">ncl 20> dimSizes
= (/-1, nlat, nlon, klev/) <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36734"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36735"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36736">ncl 21> dimUnlim =(/True, False, False, False/)<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36737"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36738"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36739">ncl 22> filedimdef(fout,dimNames,dimSizes,dimUnlim)<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36740"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36741"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36742">ncl 23>
filevardef(fout, "time", typeof(time),getvardims(time))<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36743"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36744"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36745">fatal:["Execute.c":8573]:Execute:
Error occurred at or near line 23<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36746"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36747"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36748"><o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36749"> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36750"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36751">ncl 24>
filevardef(fout,"time", typeof(time),getvardims(time)) <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36752"></o:p></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36098" dir="ltr">
</div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none" dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36753"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36754">fatal:["Execute.c":8573]:Execute:
Error occurred at or near line 24<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36755"></o:p></span></div></div></body></html>