<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_65784"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_65786">Thank you sir Dennis.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_65784"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_65784"><span>Najib</span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Friday, March 3, 2017 4:57 PM, Dennis Shea <shea@ucar.edu> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv2165400434"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Users can not just take some WWW sample and expect it to work. Users *must* look at the information they have available and make the appropriate changes. Your sample has lev, lat, lon. The ascii file has none of this information. How is NCL supposed to know what these are? You must eliminate these.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"></div><div>If you are new to NCL, please *carefully* read: <br clear="none"> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Manuals/NCL_User_Guide/">http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/ Document/Manuals/NCL_User_ Guide/</a><br clear="none"></div><div>These tutorials are very helpful.<br clear="none"></div><div>===<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div>Attached is an example script with your data. It created the simple netCDF file. You will have to add additional code (long_name, units, additional variables). The code has some links. Please read to the pages indicated.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">===<br clear="none"></div><div>The golden rules of data processing are (1) Look at you data; (2) Know your data<br clear="none"></div></div><div class="yiv2165400434yqt6600015504" id="yiv2165400434yqt60900"><div class="yiv2165400434gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv2165400434gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 7:49 AM, Najib Yusuf <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:najibgal@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:najibgal@yahoo.com">najibgal@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv2165400434gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36098">Dear ncl users,</div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36098"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36098">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 dir="ltr" id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36098"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36654" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36655" style="font-size:10.0pt;">[model-user@model-vm
~]$ ncl<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36657" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36658" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Copyright (C) 1995-2015 - All Rights Reserved<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36660" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36661" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> University Corporation for Atmospheric
Research<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36663" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36664" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> NCAR Command Language Version 6.3.0<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36666" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36667" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> The use of this software is governed by a
License Agreement.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36669" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36670" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> See <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/">http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/</a> for more details.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36672" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36673" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 0> time =
("julian day")<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36675" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36676" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 1> ntim =
dimsizes("time") <u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36678" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36679" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 2> lev =
("350") <u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36681" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36682" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 3> klev =
dimsizes("lev")<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36684" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36685" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 4> lat =
("8.32")<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36687" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36688" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 5> nlat =
dimsizes ("lat")<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36690" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36691" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 6> lon =
("4.34")<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36693" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36694" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 7> nlon =
dimsizes ("lon")<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36696" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36697" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 8> diri =
"/home/model-user/"<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36699" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36700" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 9> fili =
"Thirteen.nc"<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36702" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36703" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 10>
system("/bin/rm -f " + diri + fili)<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36705" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36706" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 11> fout =
addfile (diri + fili, "c")<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36708" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36709" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 12>
setfileoption(fout," DefineMode",True)<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36711" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36712" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 13> fAtt =
True<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36714" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36715" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 14>
fAtt@title = "netCDF creation"<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36717" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36718" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 15>
fAtt@source_file = "<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://original-file.nc/">original-file.nc</a>"<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36720" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36721" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 16>
fAtt@Conventions = "None"<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36723" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36724" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 17>
fAtt@creation_date = systemfunc ("date")<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36726" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36727" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 18>
fileattdef(fout, fAtt)<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36729" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36730" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 19> dimNames
= (/"time", "lat", "lon", "lev"/)<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36732" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36733" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 20> dimSizes
= (/-1, nlat, nlon, klev/) <u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36735" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36736" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 21> dimUnlim =(/True, False, False, False/)<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36738" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36739" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 22> filedimdef(fout,dimNames, dimSizes,dimUnlim)<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36741" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36742" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 23>
filevardef(fout, "time", typeof(time),getvardims(time))<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36744" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36745" style="font-size:10.0pt;">fatal:["Execute.c":8573]: Execute:
Error occurred at or near line 23<u></u><u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36747" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36748" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36750" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36751" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ncl 24>
filevardef(fout,"time", typeof(time),getvardims(time)) <u></u><u></u></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36098">
</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36753" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span id="yiv2165400434m_4304072937832428909yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488451967136_36754" style="font-size:10.0pt;">fatal:["Execute.c":8573]: Execute:
Error occurred at or near line 24<u></u><u></u></span></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>