[Met_help] new version of MET

Xiaqiong Zhou xiaqiong at hawaii.edu
Wed Jul 9 10:03:31 MDT 2008


hello,john:
Are you in FL 2? Could I come to ask you questions?
Best
xiaqiong

----- Original Message -----
From: John Halley Gotway <johnhg at rap.ucar.edu>
Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 9:52 am
Subject: Re: [Met_help] new version of MET
To: Xiaqiong Zhou <xiaqiong at hawaii.edu>
Cc: met_help <met_help at ucar.edu>

> Xiaqiong,
> 
> I ran both the ST4 (1-hourly accumulations in GRIB) and the 
> stag4 (12-hourly accumulations in NetCDF) files through MODE 
> just to plot up the domains.  I've attached pages from the 
> two output 
> PostScript plots.  And the domains appear to be 
> identical.  So I don't think that the PCP-Combine tool is 
> doing anything wrong.  It's reading data in on a certain 
> grid and writing it out on the same grid.
> 
> So I'm not sure what the problem really is.  Is it that 
> your ST4 data isn't on the same grid as the model data?  If 
> that's the case, could you send me the "wrfprs_d01.00" file that 
> doesn't match up?
> 
> I assume you ran copygb on the stage4 data to get it on the 
> domain that you'd like.  Perhaps there's a problem with the 
> copygb command you're using?  Is the domain shown in the 
> attached plots the 
> domain you wanted to interpolate the stage4 data to?
> 
> John
> 
> Xiaqiong Zhou wrote:
> > John:
> > The input GRIB (ST4_G255.tar) and output netcdf 
> (stage4_nc.tar) also the script 
> > (pcp_combine.ksh) are attached.
> > Thank you very much for your time.
> > Best
> > xiaqiong
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: John Halley Gotway <johnhg at rap.ucar.edu>
> > Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 8:49 am
> > Subject: Re: [Met_help] new version of MET
> > To: Xiaqiong Zhou <xiaqiong at hawaii.edu>
> > Cc: met_help <met_help at ucar.edu>
> > 
> >  > Xiaqiong,
> >  >
> >  > Could you please send me the a sample input GRIB file 
> and the
> >  > corresponding output of PCP-Combine where you're 
> seeing the problem?
> >  >
> >  > I'd like to run them through MET and plot up the grids 
> to see
> >  > the difference.  Also, can you tell me what 
> version of MET
> >  > you're running?
> >  >
> >  > Thanks,
> >  > John
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > Xiaqiong Zhou wrote:
> >  > > Dear John:
> >  > > After I run pcp_combine, the output netcdf file has 
> different>  > lat/lon grids
> >  > > with  the input grib file.
> >  > >
> >  > > I attached the grid information:
> >  > > Input grib file information (wrfprs_d01_00.ctl)
> >  > > output netcdf information (1) by using ncdump.
> >  > >
> >  > >  Any problems when pcp_combine deal with user 
> own defined
> >  > grids?> Thanks a lot.
> >  > > xiaqiong
> >  > >
> >  > > ----- Original Message -----
> >  > > From: John Halley Gotway <johnhg at rap.ucar.edu>
> >  > > Date: Monday, July 7, 2008 9:03 am
> >  > > Subject: Re: [Met_help] new version of MET
> >  > > To: Xiaqiong Zhou <xiaqiong at hawaii.edu>
> >  > > Cc: met_help <met_help at ucar.edu>
> >  > >
> >  > >  > Xiaqiong,
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  > METv1.1 is *almost* ready.  The code 
> changes are
> >  > finished,>  > but we're still updating the User's 
> Guide,>  > which is distributed
> >  > >  > with the code.  We're planning to have it
> >  > finished by the
> >  > >  > end of the week.
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  > In the meantime, you're welcome to use the 
> latest beta
> >  > version>  > for METv1.1.  You can access it via:
> >  > >  >
> >  > >
> >  > 
> ftp://ftp.rap.ucar.edu/incoming/irap/johnhg/METv1.1beta9.20080702.tar.gzYou'll>  > > just need to copy over one of the sample Makefiles (for PGI,
> >  > GNU, or IBM),
> >  > > configure it to your local environment, and build it.
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  > We'll send out an email when METv1.1 is officially
> >  > released with
> >  > >  > the updated documentation.
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  > Thanks,
> >  > >  > John
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  > Xiaqiong Zhou wrote:
> >  > >  > > Dear John:
> >  > >  > > Can I get the new version of MET now?
> >  > >  > > Best regards
> >  > >  > > xiaqiong
> >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > > ----- Original Message -----
> >  > >  > > From: John Halley Gotway 
> <johnhg at rap.ucar.edu>>  > >  > > Date: Thursday, 
> June 12, 2008 10:40 am
> >  > >  > > Subject: Re: MASK_GRID and MASK_POLY
> >  > >  > > To: Xiaqiong Zhou <xiaqiong at hawaii.edu>
> >  > >  > > Cc: met_help <met_help at ucar.edu>
> >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >> Good question...
> >  > >  > >>
> >  > >  > >> In the Point-Stat and Grid-Stat tools, the
> >  > "mask_grids" and
> >  > >  > >> "mask_polys" regions are used to define 
> the areas
> >  > over which
> >  > >  > >> you'd like to accumulate 
> statistics.  The
> >  > grids in
> >  > >  > >> "mask_grids" are simply used
> >  > >  > >> to define an area - there's no 
> interpolation done
> >  > or anything.
> >  > >  > >>
> >  > >  > >> If you'd like to compute statistics over 
> the entire
> >  > domain,>  > >> rather than looking at subregions 
> of the
> >  > domain, it would
> >  > >  > >> probably be easiest to just create a lat/lon
> >  > polyline that
> >  > >  > fully
> >  > >  > >> encompasses your
> >  > >  > >> grid.
> >  > >  > >>
> >  > >  > >> In MODE, the "mask_grid" and "mask_poly" 
> regions>  > are used to
> >  > >  > >> just zero out data that's outside those
> >  > regions.  So
> >  > >  > >> objects will only be created inside those 
> grid or
> >  > polyline areas.
> >  > >  > >>
> >  > >  > >> You are correct that in order to define 
> and use a
> >  > NEW grid,
> >  > >  > >> you'd have to make code changes and then 
> recompile -
> >  > which
> >  > >  > >> you're welcome to do.  In the 
> future, it would
> >  > probably>  > be
> >  > >  > >> a good idea to enable
> >  > >  > >> users to specify grids at runtime, rather than
> >  > requiring them
> >  > >  > to
> >  > >  > >> recompile.  But in the mean time, in 
> order to
> >  > define a
> >  > >  > new
> >  > >  > >> grid, you'd need to edit one file:
> >  > >  > >> In METv1.0/lib/vx_data_grids/grid_defs.h:
> >  > >  > >> (1) add a new PlateCarreeData structure 
> defining>  > your grid
> >  > >  > >> (2) Increment the n_pc_grids_data value 
> by one.
> >  > >  > >> (3) Add the name of the PlateCarreeData 
> structure>  > you defined
> >  > >  > in
> >  > >  > >> (1) to the end of the array for "pc_grids_data"
> >  > >  > >> And then do a "make clean" and rebuild 
> MET. 
> >  > If you do
> >  > >  > try
> >  > >  > >> this, please let me know how it goes.
> >  > >  > >>
> >  > >  > >> However, like I said, it'd probably be 
> easier just
> >  > to use a
> >  > >  > >> lat/lon polyline.  Look in the 
> METv1.0/data/poly>  > >  > directory
> >  > >  > >> for examples.
> >  > >  > >>
> >  > >  > >> Hope that helps.
> >  > >  > >>
> >  > >  > >> John
> >  > >  > >>
> >  > >  > >>
> >  > >  > >> Xiaqiong Zhou wrote:
> >  > >  > >>> Hello John:
> >  > >  > >>> Sorry to bother you again.
> >  > >  > >>> I am confused about the MASK_GRID and 
> MASK_POLY.>  > >  > >>> I interpolated my WRF-ARW 
> output with Mercator
> >  > grids to
> >  > >  > >> lat/lon projection. It almost cover the 
> original domain,
> >  > >  > which
> >  > >  > >> is not one of those NCEP's pre-defined grids.
> >  > >  > >>> When  I run MET,  should  
> I 
> >  > defining a
> >  > >  > >> new masking grid in MET and recompiling? 
> How to add
> >  > a new
> >  > >  > grid set?
> >  > >  > >>> Cannot I just define "MASK_POLY"?
> >  > >  > >>> xiaqiong zhou
> >  > >  > >>>
> >  > >  > >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >  > >  > >>> From: John Halley Gotway 
> <johnhg at rap.ucar.edu>>  > >  > >>> Date: Friday, 
> June 6, 2008 1:12 pm
> >  > >  > >>> Subject: Re: [Met_help] Problem when 
> compiling MET
> >  > >  > >>> To: Xiaqiong Zhou <xiaqiong at hawaii.edu>
> >  > >  > >>> Cc: met_help at ucar.edu
> >  > >  > >>>
> >  > >  > >>>> Xiaqiong,
> >  > >  > >>>>
> >  > >  > >>>> I'm sorry to say that currently MET 
> does not read
> >  > data on a
> >  > >  > >>>> Mercator projection.  It currently 
> reads lat/lon,
> >  > >  > >>>> stereographic, and lambert conformal 
> grids. 
> >  > Reading>  > >>>> Mercator grids is something that's
> >  > >  > >>>> been on our list of things to implement 
> for a
> >  > while, but we
> >  > >  > >>>> haven't gotten to it yet.  I'll 
> bump it up
> >  > on the
> >  > >  > >> priority list.
> >  > >  > >>>> As for problems with "copygb", could 
> you send me
> >  > a sample
> >  > >  > >> file
> >  > >  > >>>> and the copygb command that you're 
> trying to
> >  > execute?
> >  > >  > >> I'd
> >  > >  > >>>> be really surprised if it were not able 
> to read
> >  > Mercator grids.
> >  > >  > >>>>
> >  > >  > >>>> I could get you a beta release of the 
> new version
> >  > but it
> >  > >  > >> still
> >  > >  > >>>> wouldn't read Mercator grids and the
> >  > documentation has not
> >  > >  > >> yet
> >  > >  > >>>> been updated.
> >  > >  > >>>>
> >  > >  > >>>> John
> >  > >  > >>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>
> >  > >  > >>>> Xiaqiong Zhou wrote:
> >  > >  > >>>>> Hello John:
> >  > >  > >>>>> Thank you for your information.I  
> found the
> >  > prep-BUFR
> >  > >  > >>>> dataset. It works for MET.
> >  > >  > >>>>> I am working in Hans Wang's group in 
> NCAR now.
> >  > They hope
> >  > >  > to
> >  > >  > >>>> get verification results before
> >  > >  > >>>>> the 9th WRF workshop.
> >  > >  > >>>>> There is another problem when MET read 
> WRF-ARW
> >  > output with
> >  > >  > >>>> Mercator projection.
> >  > >  > >>>>> COPYGB in the WRF post processing 
> developed by
> >  > NCEP likely
> >  > >  > >>>> cannot interpolate WRF-ARW output to 
> user-defined grid.
> >  > >  > >>>>> How about your developing version of 
> MET? Does
> >  > it support
> >  > >  > >>>> Mercator projection? Is it possible for 
> me to get
> >  > the new
> >  > >  > >>>> version now?
> >  > >  > >>>>> Best regards
> >  > >  > >>>>> xiaqiong
> >  > >  > >>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >  > >  > >>>>> From: John Halley Gotway 
> <johnhg at rap.ucar.edu>>  > >  > >>>>> Date: Friday, 
> June 6, 2008 12:41 pm
> >  > >  > >>>>> Subject: Re: [Met_help] Problem when 
> compiling MET
> >  > >  > >>>>> To: Xiaqiong Zhou <xiaqiong at hawaii.edu>
> >  > >  > >>>>> Cc: met_help <met_help at ucar.edu>
> >  > >  > >>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>> Xiaqiong,
> >  > >  > >>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>> The only sources of PREPBUFR data 
> that I've
> >  > used of are
> >  > >  > >> those
> >  > >  > >>>>>> posted on the MET Website:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>
> >  > >  >
> >  > 
> http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/downloads/observation_data.php>>>>>>>  > > However, there does appear to be PREPBUFR observation data
> >  > >  > >>>>>> available for the NCEP/NCAR 
> reanalysis project:
> >  > >  > >>>>>> http://dss.ucar.edu/pub/reanalysis/
> >  > >  > >>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>> The files named "prepqm..." (the 
> first line of
> >  > the table
> >  > >  > on
> >  > >  > >>>>>>
> >  > http://dss.ucar.edu/pub/reanalysis/aval_ftyp.html) would
> >  > >  > be
> >  > >  > >>>> ones
> >  > >  > >>>>>> to try.  That data should be freely
> >  > available once
> >  > >  > you
> >  > >  > >>>>>> register as a user.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>> BUT - I've never tried this and it 
> may or may not
> >  > >  > >> work.
> >  > >  > >>>> If
> >  > >  > >>>>>> you do decide to try it, please let 
> me know
> >  > whether MET
> >  > >  > is
> >  > >  > >>>> able
> >  > >  > >>>>>> to read the data.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>> Also, METv1.1 should be released 
> within the next
> >  > >  > >> month.
> >  > >  > >>>> It
> >  > >  > >>>>>> includes a tool called ASCII2NC which will
> >  > allow you to
> >  > >  > >> used
> >  > >  > >>>>>> ASCII point observations in 
> MET.  I don't
> >  > know if
> >  > >  > that
> >  > >  > >>>> will
> >  > >  > >>>>>> help or not.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>> Thanks,
> >  > >  > >>>>>> John
> >  > >  > >>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>> Xiaqiong Zhou wrote:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>> Hello, John:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>> I have one more question. It 
> is  about
> >  > prepBUFR.>  > >>>>>>> I only find the prepBUFR 
> data 
> >  > in 2008. Where can I
> >  > >  > >> get
> >  > >  > >>>>>> the data before 2008?
> >  > >  > >>>>>>> Best regards
> >  > >  > >>>>>>> xiaqiong 
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >  > >  > >>>>>>> From: John Halley Gotway 
> <johnhg at rap.ucar.edu>>  > >  > >>>>>>> Date: 
> Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:08 pm
> >  > >  > >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Met_help] Problem when 
> compiling MET
> >  > >  > >>>>>>> To: Xiaqiong Zhou 
> <xiaqiong at hawaii.edu>, met_help
> >  > >  > >>>>>> <met_help at ucar.edu>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> Xiaqiong,
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> Sorry that didn't work for 
> you.  I'm really
> >  > >  > puzzled
> >  > >  > >> by
> >  > >  > >>>>>> that
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> compiler error message and 
> surprised that it didn't
> >  > >  > show
> >  > >  > >> up
> >  > >  > >>>>>> when
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> compiling the other MET tools.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> To answer your questions...
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> - We're currently working on 
> METv1.1 and had
> >  > hoped to
> >  > >  > >> have
> >  > >  > >>>> it
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> released about a month ago.  
> However,>  > we've had
> >  > >  > some
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> setbacks and have decided that we 
> will not include
> >  > >  > >> support
> >  > >  > >>>>>> for
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> Grib2 in this release.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>       
> METv1.1>  > should be
> >  > >  > available
> >  > >  > >> no
> >  > >  > >>>> later than
> >  > >  > >>>>>> mid-July,
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> but we're aiming for the end of June.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> - The list of things to finish up 
> before releasing
> >  > >  > >> METv1.1
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> includes figuring out 64-bit 
> compatibility>  > for BUFRLIB
> >  > >  > >> and
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> making sure that it compiles on an 
> IBM. 
> >  > We'll be
> >  > >  > >>>>>> sending
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> out an announcement when
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> the new version is available for 
> download.>  > >  > >>>>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> - The Point-Stat tool (and Grid-
> Stat and MODE
> >  > tools)>  > read
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> gridded data in Grib1 format.  
> They also
> >  > read the
> >  > >  > >>>> NetCDF
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> output of the PCP-Combine tool, but 
> not NetCDF
> >  > >  > >>>>>> generally.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> We're working with the ARW
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> WRF developers to enable MET to 
> read the
> >  > NetCDF output
> >  > >  > of
> >  > >  > >>>> the
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> ARW post-processor tool in the next 12
> >  > months.
> >  > >  > The
> >  > >  > >>>>>> current
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> WRF Post-Processor (WPP) which 
> works with
> >  > both ARW and
> >  > >  > >> NMM
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> generates output in
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> Grib1.  We suggest running 
> your WRF
> >  > model output
> >  > >  > >>>> through
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> WPP prior to running MET.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> Thanks,
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> John
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> Xiaqiong Zhou wrote:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>> John:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>> Thank for your quick reply.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>> I tried what you suggested, but 
> I  get
> >  > same error
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> message. Since you mentioned this 
> tool can
> >  > not work on
> >  > >  > 64-
> >  > >  > >>>> bit
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> machine, I will give up.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>> I have two more questions:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>> 1) When will the new version be
> >  > released? 
> >  > >  > It
> >  > >  > >>>>>> will
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> run on IBM, right?
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>> 2)Does the point-stat tool only 
> read GRIB
> >  > format? how
> >  > >  > >>>> about
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> NETCDF format?
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>> Best regards
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>> xiaqiong
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>> From: John Halley Gotway 
> <johnhg at rap.ucar.edu>>  > >  > >>>>>>>>> Date: 
> Thursday, May 29, 2008 11:38 am
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Met_help] Problem when
> >  > compiling MET
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>> To: Xiaqiong Zhou 
> <xiaqiong at hawaii.edu>>  > >  > >>>>>>>>> Cc: 
> met_help <met_help at ucar.edu>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> Xiaqiong,
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> No, I do not believe this error 
> is due to
> >  > compiling>  > on
> >  > >  > >> a
> >  > >  > >>>> 64-
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> bit
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> machine.  You should be able to
> >  > compile the
> >  > >  > >> "pb2nc"
> >  > >  > >>>>>> tool
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> on
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> a 64-bit machine, but when you 
> actually run it,
> >  > >  > you'll
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> encounter
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> a runtime
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> error similar to the following:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>     
> >  > >  > **************BUFR
> >  > >  > >> ARCHIVE
> >  > >  > >>>> LIBRARY
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ABORT*****************>>   BUFRLIB:
> >  > OPENBF -
> >  > >  > >>>> FIRST
> >  > >  > >>>>>> 4
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> BYTES READ FROM RECORD IN INPUT
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> FILE CONNECTED TO UNIT  11 
> NOT 'BUFR',
> >  > DOES NOT
> >  > >  > >>>>>> CONTAIN
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> BUFR DATA
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>     
> >  > >  > **************BUFR
> >  > >  > >> ARCHIVE
> >  > >  > >>>> LIBRARY
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> ABORT*****************>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> The error I'm seeing in your attached
> >  > logfile seems
> >  > >  > odd
> >  > >  > >>>> to
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> me.  I don't know while this error
> >  > would show up
> >  > >  > >> for
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> "pb2nc" and not the other MET tools.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> intermediate
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> The compiler appears unable to 
> find some common
> >  > >  > things
> >  > >  > >>>> that
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> are
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> defined in the "ctype.h" include
> >  > file.  I
> >  > >  > searched
> >  > >  > >>>> on
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> the
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> internet for similar problems on RedHat
> >  > linux, and I
> >  > >  > >> did
> >  > >  > >>>>>> find
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> one thing we
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> could try.  So please do the 
> following:>  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> (1) Open up the file 
> METv1.0/src/pb2nc/pb2nc.cc>  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> (2) Cut 
> out line number 34: #include <ctype.h>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> (3) And insert that line after 
> line number 42:
> >  > >  > #include
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> <unistd.h>>> (4) Save and close 
> the file.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> (5) Try to rebuild MET.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> The order of the include files really
> >  > SHOULD NOT
> >  > >  > >> matter,
> >  > >  > >>>>>> but
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> let's see if this has any impact. 
> >  > Please let me
> >  > >  > >>>> know
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> what
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> happens.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> Ultimately, this is a minor point 
> since you
> >  > will be
> >  > >  > >>>> unable
> >  > >  > >>>>>> to
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> run the PB2NC tool on a 64-bit 
> machine anyway.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> John
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> Xiaqiong Zhou wrote:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>> Hello, John:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your information.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>> I can get 6 tools (grid_stat 
> mode mode_analysis
> >  > >  > >>>>>> pcp_combine
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> point_stat
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>> vsdb_analysis) except PB2NC tool.
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>> The compiling output is 
> attached. Is it
> >  > due to my 64-
> >  > >  > >> bit
> >  > >  > >>>>>> machine?>>>>> Thanks again
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>> Xiaqiong
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>>
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>> From: John Halley Gotway
> >  > <johnhg at rap.ucar.edu>>  > >>>>>>>>>>> Date: 
> Wednesday,>  > May 28, 2008 12:20 pm
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Met_help] Problem when
> >  > compiling MET
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>> To: Xiaqiong Zhou 
> <xiaqiong at hawaii.edu>>  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>> Cc: 
> met_help at ucar.edu>  > >  > >>>>>>>>>>>
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > Xiaqiong,
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > I
> >  > believe that
> >  > >  > you're
> >  > >  > >>>> encountering one
> >  > >  > >>>>>> of the
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> issues already
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > included on
> >  > >  > the "known
> >  > >  > >> issue" page.
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > Please take a
> >  > >  > look here:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > >  > >>
> >  > >  >
> >  > 
> http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/known_issues/METv1.0/index.phpFor> >  > >>>>>>>>>>> the line: "Compilation Error in the 
> vx_met_util Library"
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > And
> >  > update the
> >  > >  > version
> >  > >  > >> of the file
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > >  > >>>> METv1.0/lib/vx_met_util/Makefile with
> >  > >  > >>>>>> the one
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> posted
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> on the
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > known issues page.
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > Please let me
> >  > >  > know if
> >  > >  > >> you run
> >  > >  > >>>> into any
> >  > >  > >>>>>> more
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> problems.>>>   >
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > Thanks,
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > John
> >  > Halley-Gotway
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > johnhg at ucar.edu>  >
> >  > >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > Xiaqiong Zhou wrote:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > Hello, MET:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > >  I have
> >  > >  > a
> >  > >  > >> problem when
> >  > >  > >>>>>> compiling MET.
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > >  I am
> >  > >  > using x86-
> >  > >  > >> 64
> >  > >  > >>>> GNU/linux
> >  > >  > >>>>>> with
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> f77/gcc.
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > The error is
> >  > >  > from
> >  > >  > >>>> read_grib.c.
> >  > >  > >>>>>> Please see
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> the following
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > information.>  > Is it a
> >  > >  > >> problem
> >  > >  > >>>> due
> >  > >  > >>>>>> to
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> netcdf
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> library?>  > I use f77 to 
> install netcdf.
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > >  Thanks
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > >  Kate
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > >  gcc
> >  > >  > >> read_grib.cc -g -
> >  > >  > >>>> Wall -
> >  > >  > >>>>>> Wshadow -
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> static  -c -I..
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > -
> >  > >  > >>>> I/usbdisk4jylee/xiaqiong/lib/gsl-1.11
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > >  In
> >  > >  > file
> >  > >  > >> included from
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/vx_met_util.h:21,>  >
> >  > >  >
> >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>                        from read_grib.cc:20:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>
> >  > >  >
> >  > 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:16:21:>>>   >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> netcdf.hh: No such file or directory
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > >  In
> >  > >  > file
> >  > >  > >> included from
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/vx_met_util.h:21,>  >
> >  > >  >
> >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>                        from read_grib.cc:20:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:25:>  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>> warning:>  > `read_pcp_combine_netcdf'
> >  > >  > initialized
> >  > >  > >>>> and
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> declared `extern'
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:25: error:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > variable or
> >  > >  > field
> >  > >  > >>>>>> `read_pcp_combine_netcdf'
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> declared void
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:25: error:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > `NcFile' was
> >  > >  > not
> >  > >  > >> declared in
> >  > >  > >>>> this scope
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:25: error:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > expected
> >  > >  > primary-
> >  > >  > >> expression
> >  > >  > >>>> before ',' token
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:25: error:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > expected
> >  > >  > primary-
> >  > >  > >> expression
> >  > >  > >>>> before '&' token
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:25: error:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > expected
> >  > >  > primary-
> >  > >  > >> expression
> >  > >  > >>>> before ',' token
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:25: error:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > expected
> >  > >  > primary-
> >  > >  > >> expression
> >  > >  > >>>> before '&' token
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:25: error:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > expected
> >  > >  > primary-
> >  > >  > >> expression
> >  > >  > >>>> before ',' token
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:25: error:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > expected
> >  > >  > primary-
> >  > >  > >> expression
> >  > >  > >>>> before "int"
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:26: error:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > expected
> >  > >  > primary-
> >  > >  > >> expression
> >  > >  > >>>> before '&' token
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:26: error:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > expected
> >  > >  > primary-
> >  > >  > >> expression
> >  > >  > >>>> before ',' token
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:26: error:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > expected
> >  > >  > primary-
> >  > >  > >> expression
> >  > >  > >>>> before '&' token
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:26: error:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > expected
> >  > >  > primary-
> >  > >  > >> expression
> >  > >  > >>>> before ',' token
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:27: error:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > expected
> >  > >  > primary-
> >  > >  > >> expression
> >  > >  > >>>> before '&' token
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:27: error:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > expected
> >  > >  > primary-
> >  > >  > >> expression
> >  > >  > >>>> before ')' token
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> 
> ../vx_met_util/read_pcp_combine_netcdf.h:27: error:
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > initializer>  > expression
> >  > >  > >> list
> >  > >  > >>>> treated as
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> compound expression
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>> ../vx_wrfdata/vx_wrfdata.h:41:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> warning:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> 'wrfdata_magic'>  > defined 
> but not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>> ../vx_wrfdata/vx_wrfdata.h:64:
> >  > >  > >>>>>> warning:>>>>>    > 
> 'thresh_type_str'>  > >  > defined
> >  > >  > >>>> but
> >  > >  > >>>>>> not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>> ../vx_wrfdata/vx_wrfdata.h:85:
> >  > >  > >>>>>> warning:>>>>>    >
> >  > 'step_direction_str'>  > >>>> defined
> >  > >  > >>>>>> but not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>> ../vx_met_util/constants.h:23:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> warning:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> 'na_str' defined
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > but
> >  > not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>> ../vx_met_util/constants.h:26:
> >  > >  > >>>>>> warning:>>>>>    > 
> 'all_msg_typ_str'>  > >  > defined
> >  > >  > >>>> but
> >  > >  > >>>>>> not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>> ../vx_met_util/constants.h:30:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> warning: 'anyair_str'
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > defined but
> >  > >  > not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>> ../vx_met_util/constants.h:31:
> >  > >  > >>>>>> warning:>>>>>    >
> >  > 'anyair_msg_typ_str'>  > >>>> defined
> >  > >  > >>>>>> but not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>> ../vx_met_util/constants.h:32:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> warning: 'anysfc_str'
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > defined but
> >  > >  > not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>> ../vx_met_util/constants.h:33:
> >  > >  > >>>>>> warning:>>>>>    >
> >  > 'anysfc_msg_typ_str'>  > >>>> defined
> >  > >  > >>>>>> but not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>> ../vx_met_util/constants.h:34:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> warning: 'onlysf_str'
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > defined but
> >  > >  > not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>> ../vx_met_util/constants.h:35:
> >  > >  > >>>>>> warning:>>>>>    >
> >  > 'onlysf_msg_typ_str'>  > >>>> defined
> >  > >  > >>>>>> but not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>> ../vx_met_util/constants.h:38:
> >  > >  > >>>>>> warning:>>>>>    >
> >  > 'all_interp_mthd_str'>  > >>>> defined
> >  > >  > >>>>>> but not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>> ../vx_met_util/constants.h:49:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> warning: 'mthd_str'
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > defined but
> >  > >  > not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>> ../vx_met_util/met_stats.h:20:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> warning:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> 'hdr_fmt_str'>  > defined 
> but not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>> ../vx_grib_classes/grib_strings.h:20:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> warning:>>>   > 'missing_str'
> >  > defined but not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>> ../vx_grib_classes/grib_strings.h:62:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> warning:>>>   > 
> 'grib_code_list'>  > defined but
> >  > >  > >> not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>> ../vx_grib_classes/grib_strings.h:94:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> warning:>>>   >
> >  > 'grib_code_list_str' defined
> >  > >  > >> but
> >  > >  > >>>>>> not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>> ../vx_grib_classes/grib_strings.h:391:
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> warning:>>>   >
> >  > 'grib_level_list_str' defined
> >  > >  > >> but
> >  > >  > >>>>>> not used
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > make[3]: ***
> >  > >  > >>>> [read_grib.o]
> >  > >  > >>>>>> Error 1
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > make[2]: ***
> >  > >  > >>>> [vx_met_util_all]
> >  > >  > >>>>>> Error 2
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > make[1]: ***
> >  > >  > >> [libs]
> >  > >  > >>>> Error 2
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       >
> >  > >  make:
> >  > >  > ***
> >  > >  > >> [all] Error 2
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > > ---
> >  > ----------
> >  > >  > --------
> >  > >  > >> --------
> >  > >  > >>>> --------
> >  > >  > >>>>>> --------
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>> --------
> >  > >  > >>>>>>>>>> ----------
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > -----
> >  > ----
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>
> >  > >  >
> >  > 
> _______________________________________________>>>>>    > > Met_help mailing list
> >  > >  > 
> >>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  >
> >  > 
> Met_help at mailman.ucar.edu>>>>>>>>>>>       > >
> >  > >  > >>>>>> 
> http://mailman.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/met_help>>  > 
> >  > >>>
> >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > > -------------------------------------------
> ----------
> >  > ----------
> >  > >  > ---------
> >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > > _______________________________________________
> >  > >  > > Met_help mailing list
> >  > >  > > Met_help at mailman.ucar.edu
> >  > >  > > 
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