[Met_help] need help running PointStat with netcdf obs from ascii input (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Sauter, Barbara (Civ, ARL/CISD)]

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 <<sample_0322_06.nc>>  <<sample_nomsg.prn>>  <<sample_0322_06.prn>>  
<<sample_nomsg.nc>> 


Hello,
     I ran ascii2nc on sample_0322_06.prn and it created
sample_0322_06.nc, which appears fine.  Then when I tried to run
PointStat using this .nc file, I got an error message 

ERROR: process_obs_file() -> when computing vector winds, each UGRD
observation must be followed by a VGRD observation with the same header
and at the same level

I thought the -999 for level values in my original file might be causing
the problem, so I deleted those rows.  Again, ascii2nc on
sample_nomsg.prn successfully created sample_nomsg.nc, but I got the
exact same error message when attempting to run PointStat. 

1.  I presume my ascii file may have more than one space between data
columns, is that correct?
2.  Is it ok to use -999 for missing data?
3.  Any idea what my problem is with running PointStat using the
attached observation files?

Thank you,
Barb

Barb Sauter
US Army Research Laboratory
White Sands Missile Range, NM
(575) 678-2840
bsauter at arl.army.mil

 
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