[Met_help] [rt.rap.ucar.edu #98827] History for RE: Point_stat failure

John Halley Gotway via RT met_help at ucar.edu
Wed Feb 24 12:00:00 MST 2021 

----------------------------------------------------------------
  Initial Request
----------------------------------------------------------------

Hi all,

Nevermind!

I realized this was an error on my part regarding my config file-I was attempting to use a 'maximum' neighborhood value using a 'circle' with a width of two grid boxes.  This is what failed. Switching this to 'square', given the small neighborhood, fixed this problem.  So did increasing the 'width' value.

Lesson learned!

[https://firstenergycorp.com/content/dam/opcologos/emailsig/FE-logo.png]

Thomas Workoff
Sr Scientist
office: 330-436-1475 (850-1475)
tworkoff at firstenergycorp.com
341 White Pond Drive, Akron, OH 44320 | mailstop: A-WAC-C1 / AK-West Akron Campus

From: Workoff, Thomas E <tworkoff at firstenergycorp.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 8:46 AM
To: met_help at ucar.edu
Cc: Workoff, Thomas E <tworkoff at firstenergycorp.com>
Subject: Point_stat failure

Hi all,

A bit of a technical question.  I'm currently running point_stat, using a .nc forecast file that holds the maximum 6 hour wind gusts (created via pcp_combine) against 6 hourly MADIS observations files.  (A max wind gust vs max wind observed analysis, but that's a bit besides the point).  The MADIS obs files used are converted to .nc files upstream via madis2nc.

The full command looks like this (separated by line to make it easier to read):

/fewxops/software/met/met-9.1/bin/point_stat
/fewxops/verification/data/model/met_output/gfs/pcp_combine/gust/gfs_gust_6hrmax_2021021600f018.nc
/fewxops/verification/data/obs/met_format/madis_meso/mesonet_fe_2021021613.nc
/fewxops/verification/data/met_output/working/config_files/point_stat/PointStatConfig_wind_gfs_custom_gust_continuous_bins_mph_gust_max_nhood_nc
-point_obs /fewxops/verification/data/obs/met_format/madis_meso/mesonet_fe_2021021614.nc
-point_obs /fewxops/verification/data/obs/met_format/madis_meso/mesonet_fe_2021021615.nc
-point_obs /fewxops/verification/data/obs/met_format/madis_meso/mesonet_fe_2021021616.nc
-point_obs /fewxops/verification/data/obs/met_format/madis_meso/mesonet_fe_2021021617.nc
-point_obs /fewxops/verification/data/obs/met_format/madis_meso/mesonet_fe_2021021618.nc
-outdir /fewxops/verification/data/met_output/output/stats/gfs/point_stat/ndas/PointStatConfig_wind_gfs_custom_gust_continuous_bins_mph_gust_max_nhood_nc/6hr_max/2021021600
-obs_valid_beg 20210216_120000 -obs_valid_end 20210216_180000

This is the result I get:

GSL_RNG_TYPE=mt19937
GSL_RNG_SEED=18446744073631184480
WARNING:
WARNING: get_nc_var(NcFile) --> The variable "obs_var" does not exist!
WARNING:
ERROR  :
ERROR  : CircularTemplate::CircularTemplate() -> unsupported width of 2 for circles.
ERROR  :

I've never seen this error before-and couldn't find a mention of it in the MET_HELP archives. I run this same basic command with NDAS data (converted to met format with pb2nc) with no issues.

I can load the files and config file to the ftp if it'll help, but I'm wondering if you have a quick thought as to what the problem may be?

Thanks!



[https://firstenergycorp.com/content/dam/opcologos/emailsig/FE-logo.png]

Thomas Workoff
Sr Scientist
office: 330-436-1475 (850-1475)
tworkoff at firstenergycorp.com<mailto:tworkoff at firstenergycorp.com>
341 White Pond Drive, Akron, OH 44320 | mailstop: A-WAC-C1 / AK-West Akron Campus

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The information contained in this message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately, and delete the original message.


----------------------------------------------------------------
  Complete Ticket History
----------------------------------------------------------------

Subject: RE: Point_stat failure
From: John Halley Gotway
Time: Wed Feb 24 11:59:49 2021

Tom,

Ah, great! George had asked me to take a look at this issue, but I'm
glad
you were able to figure it out.

Hopefully that error message that point_stat printed was clear enough:

*ERROR  : CircularTemplate::CircularTemplate() -> unsupported width of
2
for circles.*

I'll go ahead and resolve this ticket.

Thanks,
John Halley Gotway

On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 10:07 AM Workoff, Thomas E via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
wrote:

>
> Wed Feb 24 10:07:18 2021: Request 98827 was acted upon.
> Transaction: Ticket created by tworkoff at firstenergycorp.com
>        Queue: met_help
>      Subject: RE: Point_stat failure
>        Owner: Nobody
>   Requestors: tworkoff at firstenergycorp.com
>       Status: new
>  Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=98827 >
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Nevermind!
>
> I realized this was an error on my part regarding my config file-I
was
> attempting to use a 'maximum' neighborhood value using a 'circle'
with a
> width of two grid boxes.  This is what failed. Switching this to
'square',
> given the small neighborhood, fixed this problem.  So did increasing
the
> 'width' value.
>
> Lesson learned!
>
> [https://firstenergycorp.com/content/dam/opcologos/emailsig/FE-
logo.png]
>
> Thomas Workoff
> Sr Scientist
> office: 330-436-1475 (850-1475)
> tworkoff at firstenergycorp.com
> 341 White Pond Drive, Akron, OH 44320 | mailstop: A-WAC-C1 / AK-West
Akron
> Campus
>
> From: Workoff, Thomas E <tworkoff at firstenergycorp.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 8:46 AM
> To: met_help at ucar.edu
> Cc: Workoff, Thomas E <tworkoff at firstenergycorp.com>
> Subject: Point_stat failure
>
> Hi all,
>
> A bit of a technical question.  I'm currently running point_stat,
using a
> .nc forecast file that holds the maximum 6 hour wind gusts (created
via
> pcp_combine) against 6 hourly MADIS observations files.  (A max wind
gust
> vs max wind observed analysis, but that's a bit besides the point).
The
> MADIS obs files used are converted to .nc files upstream via
madis2nc.
>
> The full command looks like this (separated by line to make it
easier to
> read):
>
> /fewxops/software/met/met-9.1/bin/point_stat
> /fewxops/verification/data/model/met_output/gfs/pcp_combine/gust/
> gfs_gust_6hrmax_2021021600f018.nc
> /fewxops/verification/data/obs/met_format/madis_meso/
> mesonet_fe_2021021613.nc
>
>
/fewxops/verification/data/met_output/working/config_files/point_stat/PointStatConfig_wind_gfs_custom_gust_continuous_bins_mph_gust_max_nhood_nc
> -point_obs /fewxops/verification/data/obs/met_format/madis_meso/
> mesonet_fe_2021021614.nc
> -point_obs /fewxops/verification/data/obs/met_format/madis_meso/
> mesonet_fe_2021021615.nc
> -point_obs /fewxops/verification/data/obs/met_format/madis_meso/
> mesonet_fe_2021021616.nc
> -point_obs /fewxops/verification/data/obs/met_format/madis_meso/
> mesonet_fe_2021021617.nc
> -point_obs /fewxops/verification/data/obs/met_format/madis_meso/
> mesonet_fe_2021021618.nc
> -outdir
>
/fewxops/verification/data/met_output/output/stats/gfs/point_stat/ndas/PointStatConfig_wind_gfs_custom_gust_continuous_bins_mph_gust_max_nhood_nc/6hr_max/2021021600
> -obs_valid_beg 20210216_120000 -obs_valid_end 20210216_180000
>
> This is the result I get:
>
> GSL_RNG_TYPE=mt19937
> GSL_RNG_SEED=18446744073631184480
> WARNING:
> WARNING: get_nc_var(NcFile) --> The variable "obs_var" does not
exist!
> WARNING:
> ERROR  :
> ERROR  : CircularTemplate::CircularTemplate() -> unsupported width
of 2
> for circles.
> ERROR  :
>
> I've never seen this error before-and couldn't find a mention of it
in the
> MET_HELP archives. I run this same basic command with NDAS data
(converted
> to met format with pb2nc) with no issues.
>
> I can load the files and config file to the ftp if it'll help, but
I'm
> wondering if you have a quick thought as to what the problem may be?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> [https://firstenergycorp.com/content/dam/opcologos/emailsig/FE-
logo.png]
>
> Thomas Workoff
> Sr Scientist
> office: 330-436-1475 (850-1475)
> tworkoff at firstenergycorp.com<mailto:tworkoff at firstenergycorp.com>
> 341 White Pond Drive, Akron, OH 44320 | mailstop: A-WAC-C1 / AK-West
Akron
> Campus
>
>
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The information contained in this message is intended only for the
> personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If
the
> reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent
> responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are
hereby
> notified that you have received this document in error and that any
review,
> dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly
> prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please
notify
> us immediately, and delete the original message.
>
>

------------------------------------------------

More information about the Met_help mailing list