[Met_help] [rt.rap.ucar.edu #79619] History for tutorial Wavelet-Stat NetCDF output (UNCLASSIFIED)
John Halley Gotway via RT
met_help at ucar.edu
Fri Mar 3 17:52:11 MST 2017
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While taking the MET V5.2 tutorial, I tried to visualize the output as a
NetCDF gridded file type using IDV, but it doesn't recognize the file as
this type. The error states "no gridded data" and suggests that I try a
different file type. I opened it with ncdump -h and the info looks like that
expected for gridded data. Is there some difference between this output and
the other MET NetCDF gridded output files? I've been able to visualize all
previous tutorial NetCDF output from PCP_Combine, Grid-Stat, and Gen-Wx-Mask
using IDV which recognizes these files as grids. The output from the first
tutorial execution of Wavelet-Stat is attached.
Thanks.
R/
John
Mr John W. Raby, Meteorologist
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002
(575) 678-2004 DSN 258-2004
FAX (575) 678-1230 DSN 258-1230
Email: john.w.raby2.civ at mail.mil
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Subject: tutorial Wavelet-Stat NetCDF output (UNCLASSIFIED)
From: John Halley Gotway
Time: Thu Feb 23 10:15:15 2017
John,
Good question. Yes, there is a difference between the gridded NetCDF
output from the other MET tools and that from Wavelet-Stat. The other
NetCDF files include lat, lon information which I suspect IDV uses to
figure out where to plot the data on the earth. The Wavelet-Stat
NetCDF
output does not include lat, lon information.
Here's a sample variable from the NetCDF output of Wavelet-Stat:
float FCST_APCP_12_A12_gt0_APCP_12_A12_gt0(tile, scale, x, y) ;
I suspect that if we changed the x and y dimensions to lon and lat,
respectively, and added variables to define the lat and lon values,
then
IDV would probably be able to display the data.
However, the wavelet-stat tool is pretty low on our priority list
since
it's not very heavily used. We'd likely need to identify specific
funding
source for this type of enhancement.
But you can always display the contents of that file with the "ncview"
utility instead. It just doesn't have as many nice features as IDV.
Hope that helps.
Thanks,
John
On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 8:35 AM, Raby, John W USA CIV via RT <
met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
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> Thu Feb 23 08:35:38 2017: Request 79619 was acted upon.
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> Subject: tutorial Wavelet-Stat NetCDF output (UNCLASSIFIED)
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> Ticket <URL:
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> CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
>
> While taking the MET V5.2 tutorial, I tried to visualize the output
as a
> NetCDF gridded file type using IDV, but it doesn't recognize the
file as
> this type. The error states "no gridded data" and suggests that I
try a
> different file type. I opened it with ncdump -h and the info looks
like
> that
> expected for gridded data. Is there some difference between this
output and
> the other MET NetCDF gridded output files? I've been able to
visualize all
> previous tutorial NetCDF output from PCP_Combine, Grid-Stat, and
> Gen-Wx-Mask
> using IDV which recognizes these files as grids. The output from the
first
> tutorial execution of Wavelet-Stat is attached.
>
> Thanks.
>
> R/
> John
>
> Mr John W. Raby, Meteorologist
> U.S. Army Research Laboratory
> White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002
> (575) 678-2004 DSN 258-2004
> FAX (575) 678-1230 DSN 258-1230
> Email: john.w.raby2.civ at mail.mil
>
>
> CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
>
>
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Subject: tutorial Wavelet-Stat NetCDF output (UNCLASSIFIED)
From: Raby, John W USA CIV
Time: Thu Feb 23 13:37:18 2017
John -
Thanks for clarifying that uniqueness in the Wavelet-Stat NetCDF
output. I
agree that not having lat/long info is probably the reason why IDV
can't open
the file. I didn't compile ncview during the installation of MET V5.2,
but I'm
considering it. I see some possible utility of the techniques in
Wavelet-Stat
in my research and I would like to have all possible output formats
available
if I start using it. Does the output in the postscript file duplicate
all or
part of the data contained in the NetCDF file?
R/
John
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John,
Good question. Yes, there is a difference between the gridded NetCDF
output
from the other MET tools and that from Wavelet-Stat. The other NetCDF
files
include lat, lon information which I suspect IDV uses to figure out
where to
plot the data on the earth. The Wavelet-Stat NetCDF output does not
include
lat, lon information.
Here's a sample variable from the NetCDF output of Wavelet-Stat:
float FCST_APCP_12_A12_gt0_APCP_12_A12_gt0(tile, scale, x, y) ;
I suspect that if we changed the x and y dimensions to lon and lat,
respectively, and added variables to define the lat and lon values,
then IDV
would probably be able to display the data.
However, the wavelet-stat tool is pretty low on our priority list
since it's
not very heavily used. We'd likely need to identify specific funding
source
for this type of enhancement.
But you can always display the contents of that file with the "ncview"
utility instead. It just doesn't have as many nice features as IDV.
Hope that helps.
Thanks,
John
On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 8:35 AM, Raby, John W USA CIV via RT <
met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> Thu Feb 23 08:35:38 2017: Request 79619 was acted upon.
> Transaction: Ticket created by john.w.raby2.civ at mail.mil
> Queue: met_help
> Subject: tutorial Wavelet-Stat NetCDF output (UNCLASSIFIED)
> Owner: Nobody
> Requestors: john.w.raby2.civ at mail.mil
> Status: new
> Ticket <Caution-url:
> Caution-https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=79619 >
>
>
> CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
>
> While taking the MET V5.2 tutorial, I tried to visualize the output
as
> a NetCDF gridded file type using IDV, but it doesn't recognize the
> file as this type. The error states "no gridded data" and suggests
> that I try a different file type. I opened it with ncdump -h and the
> info looks like that expected for gridded data. Is there some
> difference between this output and the other MET NetCDF gridded
output
> files? I've been able to visualize all previous tutorial NetCDF
output
> from PCP_Combine, Grid-Stat, and Gen-Wx-Mask using IDV which
> recognizes these files as grids. The output from the first tutorial
> execution of Wavelet-Stat is attached.
>
> Thanks.
>
> R/
> John
>
> Mr John W. Raby, Meteorologist
> U.S. Army Research Laboratory
> White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002
> (575) 678-2004 DSN 258-2004
> FAX (575) 678-1230 DSN 258-1230
> Email: john.w.raby2.civ at mail.mil
>
>
> CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
>
>
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Subject: tutorial Wavelet-Stat NetCDF output (UNCLASSIFIED)
From: John Halley Gotway
Time: Thu Feb 23 13:56:10 2017
John,
Hmmm, I believe that the PostScript output visualizes most, but not
all, of
the contents of the NetCDF file. It shows a decomposition of the
difference field, but not a decomposition of the forecast and
observations
fields separately. The NetCDF file contains the decomposition of all
3:
the forecast field, observation field, and their difference.
If I remember correctly, the scores from Wavelet-Stat are computed
over the
difference field with the exception of the "Fcst Energy Squared" and
"Obs
Energy Squared" which are computed from the decomposition of the
forecast
and observation fields separately. But it's been a while since I've
looked
at that code.
Yes, I'd recommend compiling ncview if you'd like to visualize those
NetCDF
files.
Thanks,
John
On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 1:37 PM, Raby, John W USA CIV via RT <
met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=79619 >
>
> John -
>
> Thanks for clarifying that uniqueness in the Wavelet-Stat NetCDF
output. I
> agree that not having lat/long info is probably the reason why IDV
can't
> open
> the file. I didn't compile ncview during the installation of MET
V5.2, but
> I'm
> considering it. I see some possible utility of the techniques in
> Wavelet-Stat
> in my research and I would like to have all possible output formats
> available
> if I start using it. Does the output in the postscript file
duplicate all
> or
> part of the data contained in the NetCDF file?
>
> R/
> John
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Halley Gotway via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 10:15 AM
> To: Raby, John W CIV USARMY RDECOM ARL (US)
<john.w.raby2.civ at mail.mil>
> Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #79619] tutorial
> Wavelet-Stat
> NetCDF output (UNCLASSIFIED)
>
> All active links contained in this email were disabled. Please
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> identity of the sender, and confirm the authenticity of all links
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> within the message prior to copying and pasting the address to a Web
> browser.
>
>
>
>
> ----
>
> John,
>
> Good question. Yes, there is a difference between the gridded
NetCDF
> output
> from the other MET tools and that from Wavelet-Stat. The other
NetCDF
> files
> include lat, lon information which I suspect IDV uses to figure out
where
> to
> plot the data on the earth. The Wavelet-Stat NetCDF output does not
> include
> lat, lon information.
>
> Here's a sample variable from the NetCDF output of Wavelet-Stat:
> float FCST_APCP_12_A12_gt0_APCP_12_A12_gt0(tile, scale, x, y) ;
>
> I suspect that if we changed the x and y dimensions to lon and lat,
> respectively, and added variables to define the lat and lon values,
then
> IDV
> would probably be able to display the data.
>
> However, the wavelet-stat tool is pretty low on our priority list
since
> it's
> not very heavily used. We'd likely need to identify specific
funding
> source
> for this type of enhancement.
>
> But you can always display the contents of that file with the
"ncview"
> utility instead. It just doesn't have as many nice features as IDV.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 8:35 AM, Raby, John W USA CIV via RT <
> met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> >
> > Thu Feb 23 08:35:38 2017: Request 79619 was acted upon.
> > Transaction: Ticket created by john.w.raby2.civ at mail.mil
> > Queue: met_help
> > Subject: tutorial Wavelet-Stat NetCDF output (UNCLASSIFIED)
> > Owner: Nobody
> > Requestors: john.w.raby2.civ at mail.mil
> > Status: new
> > Ticket <Caution-url:
> > Caution-https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=79619 >
> >
> >
> > CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
> >
> > While taking the MET V5.2 tutorial, I tried to visualize the
output as
> > a NetCDF gridded file type using IDV, but it doesn't recognize the
> > file as this type. The error states "no gridded data" and suggests
> > that I try a different file type. I opened it with ncdump -h and
the
> > info looks like that expected for gridded data. Is there some
> > difference between this output and the other MET NetCDF gridded
output
> > files? I've been able to visualize all previous tutorial NetCDF
output
> > from PCP_Combine, Grid-Stat, and Gen-Wx-Mask using IDV which
> > recognizes these files as grids. The output from the first
tutorial
> > execution of Wavelet-Stat is attached.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > R/
> > John
> >
> > Mr John W. Raby, Meteorologist
> > U.S. Army Research Laboratory
> > White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002
> > (575) 678-2004 DSN 258-2004
> > FAX (575) 678-1230 DSN 258-1230
> > Email: john.w.raby2.civ at mail.mil
> >
> >
> > CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
> >
> >
>
>
>
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