[Met_help] [rt.rap.ucar.edu #98481] History for Bufr variables in PB2NCConfig_wrapper
George McCabe via RT
met_help at ucar.edu
Fri Feb 5 13:24:33 MST 2021
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Initial Request
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Hello,
I am trying to use METplus for ocean wave buoy validation. I've started
doing the METplus v3.1 online tutorial on Hera, and trying to make my own
config files for waves. I heard in the MET Users Telecon on Jan 25th that
the config files will change between v3 and v4, so I thought I would try to
use METplus.v4.0-beta1 since I am just starting.
I am completely new to METplus, but my understanding is that the
PB2NCConfig_wrapper file should be used as a default (no user
modifications), and call it in my PB2NCConfig_Waves.v4.0_beta1:
PB2NC_CONFIG_FILE = {CONFIG_DIR}/PB2NCConfig_wrapped
The issue I have though, is that the variables in the PB2NCConfig_wrapped
do not include any wave variables:
WAVE_SEQ, 348033, WAVE SEQUENCE
WAVE_SEQ has HOWV POWV HOWW POWW
SWELLSEQ, 348017, SWELL WAVE SEQUENCE
SWELLSEQ has DOSW HOSW POSW
Is this a case where I should go ahead and modify the file, or is this
something you would want to do? Do you recommend that I proceed in v3.1
instead of going to v4?
Thanks,
Deanna
--
Deanna Spindler, PhD
Research Oceanographer
IMSG at NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Environmental Modeling Center
NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction
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Subject: Bufr variables in PB2NCConfig_wrapper
From: John Halley Gotway
Time: Mon Feb 01 11:16:16 2021
Hi Deanna,
I see you have a question about getting up and running with METplus,
as it
applies to the evaluation of waves using the pb2nc, and presumably,
the
point-stat tool in MET.
I'm going to assign this ticket to George McCabe, who works on the
METplus
wrappers. However, I believe that George is out of the office today.
So
hopefully he'll be able to answer your question in the next couple of
days.
Thanks,
John Halley Gotway
On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 11:08 AM deanna.spindler at noaa.gov via RT <
met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> Mon Feb 01 11:07:55 2021: Request 98481 was acted upon.
> Transaction: Ticket created by deanna.spindler at noaa.gov
> Queue: met_help
> Subject: Bufr variables in PB2NCConfig_wrapper
> Owner: Nobody
> Requestors: deanna.spindler at noaa.gov
> Status: new
> Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=98481 >
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to use METplus for ocean wave buoy validation. I've
started
> doing the METplus v3.1 online tutorial on Hera, and trying to make
my own
> config files for waves. I heard in the MET Users Telecon on Jan
25th that
> the config files will change between v3 and v4, so I thought I would
try to
> use METplus.v4.0-beta1 since I am just starting.
>
> I am completely new to METplus, but my understanding is that the
> PB2NCConfig_wrapper file should be used as a default (no user
> modifications), and call it in my PB2NCConfig_Waves.v4.0_beta1:
> PB2NC_CONFIG_FILE = {CONFIG_DIR}/PB2NCConfig_wrapped
>
> The issue I have though, is that the variables in the
PB2NCConfig_wrapped
> do not include any wave variables:
>
>
> WAVE_SEQ, 348033, WAVE SEQUENCE
>
> WAVE_SEQ has HOWV POWV HOWW POWW
>
> SWELLSEQ, 348017, SWELL WAVE SEQUENCE
>
> SWELLSEQ has DOSW HOSW POSW
>
> Is this a case where I should go ahead and modify the file, or is
this
> something you would want to do? Do you recommend that I proceed in
v3.1
> instead of going to v4?
>
> Thanks,
> Deanna
>
> --
> Deanna Spindler, PhD
> Research Oceanographer
> IMSG at NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Environmental Modeling Center
> NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction
>
>
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Subject: Bufr variables in PB2NCConfig_wrapper
From: George McCabe
Time: Tue Feb 02 08:49:03 2021
Hi Deanna,
Regarding versions, I would recommend using the latest beta release
(METplus-4.0-beta3) since it includes some nice upgrades and will more
closely match the next official release (4.0.0) than v3.1.
Where do you define the wave variables in your PB2NC config file? If
they
are defined in the obs_bufr_var variable, then you will noticed that
the
wrapped PB2NC config file contains a line that looks like this:
obs_bufr_var = ${OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST};
The values substituted here is set in the METplus config file with
PB2NC_OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST, i.e.
PB2NC_OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST = QOB, TOB, ZOB, UOB, VOB, D_DPT, D_WIND,
D_RH, D_MIXR
There is a list at the bottom of this section that explain what to set
in
the METplus config to change settings in the wrapped config file:
https://dtcenter.github.io/METplus/develop/generated/met_tool_wrapper/PB2NC/PB2NC.html#met-
configuration
If this is not where you define the wave fields in your PB2NC config
file
and the variable you do set is not supported with an environment
variable
in the wrapped file, then the process is a little more complicated.
This is
the process we are aiming to simplify in v4.0.0. We just released
METplus-v4.0-beta3 last week, however the changes we described in the
telecon are not in this release. I am doing this development now. The
new
changes will make it easier to set something that is not already
configurable through a METplus config variable. We are also updating
the
documentation to make it more clear how the METplus config variables
correspond to the environment variables used in the wrapped MET config
files.
If you are not able to configure the METplus wrappers to do what you
need
to do here, please send me the PB2NC config file that you have used to
run
PB2NC outside of the wrappers and I can advise you on how to get it
set up.
I can also use your example to test to make sure the new changes to
simplify the process will work with this specific case.
Thanks,
George
On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 11:08 AM deanna.spindler at noaa.gov via RT <
met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> Mon Feb 01 11:07:55 2021: Request 98481 was acted upon.
> Transaction: Ticket created by deanna.spindler at noaa.gov
> Queue: met_help
> Subject: Bufr variables in PB2NCConfig_wrapper
> Owner: Nobody
> Requestors: deanna.spindler at noaa.gov
> Status: new
> Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=98481 >
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to use METplus for ocean wave buoy validation. I've
started
> doing the METplus v3.1 online tutorial on Hera, and trying to make
my own
> config files for waves. I heard in the MET Users Telecon on Jan
25th that
> the config files will change between v3 and v4, so I thought I would
try to
> use METplus.v4.0-beta1 since I am just starting.
>
> I am completely new to METplus, but my understanding is that the
> PB2NCConfig_wrapper file should be used as a default (no user
> modifications), and call it in my PB2NCConfig_Waves.v4.0_beta1:
> PB2NC_CONFIG_FILE = {CONFIG_DIR}/PB2NCConfig_wrapped
>
> The issue I have though, is that the variables in the
PB2NCConfig_wrapped
> do not include any wave variables:
>
>
> WAVE_SEQ, 348033, WAVE SEQUENCE
>
> WAVE_SEQ has HOWV POWV HOWW POWW
>
> SWELLSEQ, 348017, SWELL WAVE SEQUENCE
>
> SWELLSEQ has DOSW HOSW POSW
>
> Is this a case where I should go ahead and modify the file, or is
this
> something you would want to do? Do you recommend that I proceed in
v3.1
> instead of going to v4?
>
> Thanks,
> Deanna
>
> --
> Deanna Spindler, PhD
> Research Oceanographer
> IMSG at NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Environmental Modeling Center
> NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction
>
>
--
George McCabe - Software Engineer III
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Research Applications Laboratory
303-497-2768
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Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #98481] Bufr variables in PB2NCConfig_wrapper
From: deanna.spindler at noaa.gov
Time: Tue Feb 02 09:07:55 2021
Hello George,
Thanks for replying to my questions. The variables I need in my PB2NC
config are not in the METplus wrapper PB2NC_OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST. That
is the problem. It does not have any of the wave variables defined.
Hera is down for maintenance today, but when I get it back I will try
the link you sent about how to use the METplus config to change the
variables set in the wrapped config file.
Thanks,
Deanna
> On Feb 2, 2021, at 10:49 AM, George McCabe via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> Hi Deanna,
>
> Regarding versions, I would recommend using the latest beta release
> (METplus-4.0-beta3) since it includes some nice upgrades and will
more
> closely match the next official release (4.0.0) than v3.1.
>
> Where do you define the wave variables in your PB2NC config file? If
they
> are defined in the obs_bufr_var variable, then you will noticed that
the
> wrapped PB2NC config file contains a line that looks like this:
>
> obs_bufr_var = ${OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST};
>
> The values substituted here is set in the METplus config file with
> PB2NC_OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST, i.e.
>
> PB2NC_OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST = QOB, TOB, ZOB, UOB, VOB, D_DPT, D_WIND,
D_RH, D_MIXR
>
>
> There is a list at the bottom of this section that explain what to
set in
> the METplus config to change settings in the wrapped config file:
>
https://dtcenter.github.io/METplus/develop/generated/met_tool_wrapper/PB2NC/PB2NC.html#met-
configuration
>
> If this is not where you define the wave fields in your PB2NC config
file
> and the variable you do set is not supported with an environment
variable
> in the wrapped file, then the process is a little more complicated.
This is
> the process we are aiming to simplify in v4.0.0. We just released
> METplus-v4.0-beta3 last week, however the changes we described in
the
> telecon are not in this release. I am doing this development now.
The new
> changes will make it easier to set something that is not already
> configurable through a METplus config variable. We are also updating
the
> documentation to make it more clear how the METplus config variables
> correspond to the environment variables used in the wrapped MET
config
> files.
>
> If you are not able to configure the METplus wrappers to do what you
need
> to do here, please send me the PB2NC config file that you have used
to run
> PB2NC outside of the wrappers and I can advise you on how to get it
set up.
> I can also use your example to test to make sure the new changes to
> simplify the process will work with this specific case.
>
> Thanks,
> George
>
>
>> On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 11:08 AM deanna.spindler at noaa.gov via RT <
>> met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Mon Feb 01 11:07:55 2021: Request 98481 was acted upon.
>> Transaction: Ticket created by deanna.spindler at noaa.gov
>> Queue: met_help
>> Subject: Bufr variables in PB2NCConfig_wrapper
>> Owner: Nobody
>> Requestors: deanna.spindler at noaa.gov
>> Status: new
>> Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=98481 >
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am trying to use METplus for ocean wave buoy validation. I've
started
>> doing the METplus v3.1 online tutorial on Hera, and trying to make
my own
>> config files for waves. I heard in the MET Users Telecon on Jan
25th that
>> the config files will change between v3 and v4, so I thought I
would try to
>> use METplus.v4.0-beta1 since I am just starting.
>>
>> I am completely new to METplus, but my understanding is that the
>> PB2NCConfig_wrapper file should be used as a default (no user
>> modifications), and call it in my PB2NCConfig_Waves.v4.0_beta1:
>> PB2NC_CONFIG_FILE = {CONFIG_DIR}/PB2NCConfig_wrapped
>>
>> The issue I have though, is that the variables in the
PB2NCConfig_wrapped
>> do not include any wave variables:
>>
>>
>> WAVE_SEQ, 348033, WAVE SEQUENCE
>>
>> WAVE_SEQ has HOWV POWV HOWW POWW
>>
>> SWELLSEQ, 348017, SWELL WAVE SEQUENCE
>>
>> SWELLSEQ has DOSW HOSW POSW
>>
>> Is this a case where I should go ahead and modify the file, or is
this
>> something you would want to do? Do you recommend that I proceed in
v3.1
>> instead of going to v4?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Deanna
>>
>> --
>> Deanna Spindler, PhD
>> Research Oceanographer
>> IMSG at NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Environmental Modeling Center
>> NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction
>>
>>
>
> --
> George McCabe - Software Engineer III
> National Center for Atmospheric Research
> Research Applications Laboratory
> 303-497-2768
> ---
> My working day may not be your working day. Please do not feel
obliged to
> reply to this email outside of your normal working hours.
>
------------------------------------------------
Subject: Bufr variables in PB2NCConfig_wrapper
From: George McCabe
Time: Tue Feb 02 09:16:57 2021
Hi Deanna,
Thanks for the info. To create your own METplus use case, you would
copy an
existing METplus use case .conf file, rename it, and modify it to read
your
data. Here is an example of a METplus config file you would copy and
modify:
https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/blob/develop/parm/use_cases/met_tool_wrapper/PB2NC/PB2NC.conf
This file uses the wrapped MET config file
{CONFIG_DIR}/PB2NCConfig_wrapped. The new changes are designed so that
you
do not need to copy THAT file and adjust this value in your METplus
conf
file to point to a custom version.
Since the setting you need to change is supported with
PB2NC_OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST, you can modify that value in your use case
config
file to read the wave variables.
Let me know if you have any other questions. Also, please feel free to
follow up when hera comes back online and you are able to look at the
files
you have been using.
Thanks,
George
On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 9:07 AM deanna.spindler at noaa.gov via RT <
met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=98481 >
>
> Hello George,
>
> Thanks for replying to my questions. The variables I need in my
PB2NC
> config are not in the METplus wrapper PB2NC_OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST. That
is the
> problem. It does not have any of the wave variables defined.
>
> Hera is down for maintenance today, but when I get it back I will
try the
> link you sent about how to use the METplus config to change the
variables
> set in the wrapped config file.
>
> Thanks,
> Deanna
>
> > On Feb 2, 2021, at 10:49 AM, George McCabe via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Deanna,
> >
> > Regarding versions, I would recommend using the latest beta
release
> > (METplus-4.0-beta3) since it includes some nice upgrades and will
more
> > closely match the next official release (4.0.0) than v3.1.
> >
> > Where do you define the wave variables in your PB2NC config file?
If they
> > are defined in the obs_bufr_var variable, then you will noticed
that the
> > wrapped PB2NC config file contains a line that looks like this:
> >
> > obs_bufr_var = ${OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST};
> >
> > The values substituted here is set in the METplus config file with
> > PB2NC_OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST, i.e.
> >
> > PB2NC_OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST = QOB, TOB, ZOB, UOB, VOB, D_DPT, D_WIND,
D_RH,
> D_MIXR
> >
> >
> > There is a list at the bottom of this section that explain what to
set in
> > the METplus config to change settings in the wrapped config file:
> >
>
https://dtcenter.github.io/METplus/develop/generated/met_tool_wrapper/PB2NC/PB2NC.html#met-
configuration
> >
> > If this is not where you define the wave fields in your PB2NC
config file
> > and the variable you do set is not supported with an environment
variable
> > in the wrapped file, then the process is a little more
complicated. This
> is
> > the process we are aiming to simplify in v4.0.0. We just released
> > METplus-v4.0-beta3 last week, however the changes we described in
the
> > telecon are not in this release. I am doing this development now.
The new
> > changes will make it easier to set something that is not already
> > configurable through a METplus config variable. We are also
updating the
> > documentation to make it more clear how the METplus config
variables
> > correspond to the environment variables used in the wrapped MET
config
> > files.
> >
> > If you are not able to configure the METplus wrappers to do what
you need
> > to do here, please send me the PB2NC config file that you have
used to
> run
> > PB2NC outside of the wrappers and I can advise you on how to get
it set
> up.
> > I can also use your example to test to make sure the new changes
to
> > simplify the process will work with this specific case.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > George
> >
> >
> >> On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 11:08 AM deanna.spindler at noaa.gov via RT <
> >> met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Mon Feb 01 11:07:55 2021: Request 98481 was acted upon.
> >> Transaction: Ticket created by deanna.spindler at noaa.gov
> >> Queue: met_help
> >> Subject: Bufr variables in PB2NCConfig_wrapper
> >> Owner: Nobody
> >> Requestors: deanna.spindler at noaa.gov
> >> Status: new
> >> Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=98481 >
> >>
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I am trying to use METplus for ocean wave buoy validation. I've
started
> >> doing the METplus v3.1 online tutorial on Hera, and trying to
make my
> own
> >> config files for waves. I heard in the MET Users Telecon on Jan
25th
> that
> >> the config files will change between v3 and v4, so I thought I
would
> try to
> >> use METplus.v4.0-beta1 since I am just starting.
> >>
> >> I am completely new to METplus, but my understanding is that the
> >> PB2NCConfig_wrapper file should be used as a default (no user
> >> modifications), and call it in my PB2NCConfig_Waves.v4.0_beta1:
> >> PB2NC_CONFIG_FILE = {CONFIG_DIR}/PB2NCConfig_wrapped
> >>
> >> The issue I have though, is that the variables in the
> PB2NCConfig_wrapped
> >> do not include any wave variables:
> >>
> >>
> >> WAVE_SEQ, 348033, WAVE SEQUENCE
> >>
> >> WAVE_SEQ has HOWV POWV HOWW POWW
> >>
> >> SWELLSEQ, 348017, SWELL WAVE SEQUENCE
> >>
> >> SWELLSEQ has DOSW HOSW POSW
> >>
> >> Is this a case where I should go ahead and modify the file, or is
this
> >> something you would want to do? Do you recommend that I proceed
in v3.1
> >> instead of going to v4?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Deanna
> >>
> >> --
> >> Deanna Spindler, PhD
> >> Research Oceanographer
> >> IMSG at NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Environmental Modeling Center
> >> NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction
> >>
> >>
> >
> > --
> > George McCabe - Software Engineer III
> > National Center for Atmospheric Research
> > Research Applications Laboratory
> > 303-497-2768
> > ---
> > My working day may not be your working day. Please do not feel
obliged to
> > reply to this email outside of your normal working hours.
> >
>
>
>
--
George McCabe - Software Engineer III
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Research Applications Laboratory
303-497-2768
---
My working day may not be your working day. Please do not feel obliged
to
reply to this email outside of your normal working hours.
------------------------------------------------
Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #98481] Bufr variables in PB2NCConfig_wrapper
From: deanna.spindler at noaa.gov
Time: Tue Feb 02 09:32:02 2021
> Thanks for the info. To create your own METplus use case, you would
copy an
> existing METplus use case .conf file, rename it, and modify it to
read your
> data. Here is an example of a METplus config file you would copy and
modify:
>
>
https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/blob/develop/parm/use_cases/met_tool_wrapper/PB2NC/PB2NC.conf
This is what I did.
> This file uses the wrapped MET config file
> {CONFIG_DIR}/PB2NCConfig_wrapped. The new changes are designed so
that you
> do not need to copy THAT file and adjust this value in your METplus
conf
> file to point to a custom version.
Yes, this is what I thought.
> Since the setting you need to change is supported with
> PB2NC_OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST, you can modify that value in your use case
config
> file to read the wave variables.
So do I set a new PB2NC_OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST in my use case config file?
Is that how to overwrite what is in the wrapper?
> Let me know if you have any other questions. Also, please feel free
to
> follow up when hera comes back online and you are able to look at
the files
> you have been using.
I will try the last step above when Hera comes back.
Thanks,
Deanna
------------------------------------------------
Subject: Bufr variables in PB2NCConfig_wrapper
From: George McCabe
Time: Tue Feb 02 09:35:28 2021
Hi Deanna,
You can modify the value for PB2NC_OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST directly in your
use
case config file. The PB2NC.conf file is an example of how to read
data
from the sample input data we provide.
On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 9:32 AM deanna.spindler at noaa.gov via RT <
met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=98481 >
>
>
> > Thanks for the info. To create your own METplus use case, you
would copy
> an
> > existing METplus use case .conf file, rename it, and modify it to
read
> your
> > data. Here is an example of a METplus config file you would copy
and
> modify:
> >
> >
>
https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/blob/develop/parm/use_cases/met_tool_wrapper/PB2NC/PB2NC.conf
>
> This is what I did.
>
> > This file uses the wrapped MET config file
> > {CONFIG_DIR}/PB2NCConfig_wrapped. The new changes are designed so
that
> you
> > do not need to copy THAT file and adjust this value in your
METplus conf
> > file to point to a custom version.
>
> Yes, this is what I thought.
>
> > Since the setting you need to change is supported with
> > PB2NC_OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST, you can modify that value in your use
case
> config
> > file to read the wave variables.
>
> So do I set a new PB2NC_OBS_BUFR_VAR_LIST in my use case config
file? Is
> that how to overwrite what is in the wrapper?
>
> > Let me know if you have any other questions. Also, please feel
free to
> > follow up when hera comes back online and you are able to look at
the
> files
> > you have been using.
>
> I will try the last step above when Hera comes back.
>
> Thanks,
> Deanna
>
>
--
George McCabe - Software Engineer III
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Research Applications Laboratory
303-497-2768
---
My working day may not be your working day. Please do not feel obliged
to
reply to this email outside of your normal working hours.
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