[ncl-talk] Error involving PlotcharData
Rick Brownrigg
brownrig at ucar.edu
Mon Oct 12 10:02:29 MDT 2015
Hi Sara,
It looks like NCL is not finding its supporting files, namely the font
files and possibly the map database. From the errors, it looks like you
have NCARG_ROOT set to "/usr/share/ncarg"? What is reported when you type:
which ncl
?
Rick
On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 2:40 AM, Sara Jackson <sjackson615 at btinternet.com>
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> Hi there,
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> I was hoping for some help with a PlotcharData error. I am using ncl
> version 6.1.2 and gcc version (Ubuntu 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04) 4.8.4.
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> *; load functions and proceduresload
> "$NCARG_ROOT/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"load
> "$NCARG_ROOT/nclscripts/wrf/WRFUserARW.ncl"begin; WRF ARW input file (NOTE,
> your wrfout file does not need the .nc, ; but NCL needs it so make sure to
> add it in the line below)a = addfile("../wrfout_d01_2013-12-01_00:00:00.nc
> <http://00.nc>","r") ; Output on screen (type="x11"). Output will be called
> "plt_Surface1" type = "x11"wks = gsn_open_wks(type,"plt_Surface1") ; Set
> basic resourcesres = True res at MainTitle = "REAL-TIME WRF" ;
> Give plot a main title res at Footer = False ;
> Set Footers offpltres = True ;
> Plotting resources mpres = True ; Map
> resources;--------------------------------------------------------------- times
> = wrf_user_getvar(a,"times",-1) ; get all times in the
> filentimes = dimsizes(times) ; number of times in the
> file it = 0 ; only interested in
> first time res at TimeLabel = times(it) ; keep some time
> information ;---------------------------------------------------------------;
> Get variablesslp = wrf_user_getvar(a,"slp",it) ;Get slp
> wrf_smooth_2d( slp, 3 ) ; Smooth slpt2 =
> wrf_user_getvar(a,"T2",it) ; Get T2 (deg K) tc2 =
> t2-273.16 ; Convert to deg C
> tc2 at units = "C"u10 = wrf_user_getvar(a,"U10",it) ; Get
> U10 v10 = wrf_user_getvar(a,"V10",it) ; Get V10
> u10 at units = "m/s" v10 at units =
> "m/s";---------------------------------------------------------------;
> Plotting options for Topts = res ; Add basic
> resources opts at cnFillOn = True ; Shaded
> plot opts at ContourParameters = (/ -20., 90., 5./) ; Contour
> intervals opts at gsnSpreadColorEnd = -3 contour_tc =
> wrf_contour(a,wks,tc2,opts) ; Create plot delete(opts) ; Plotting
> options for SLP opts = res ; Add basic
> resources opts at cnLineColor = "Blue" ; Set line
> color opts at cnHighLabelsOn = True ; Set
> labels opts at cnLowLabelsOn = Trueopts at ContourParameters = (/
> 900.,1100.,4./) ; Contour intervals contour_psl =
> wrf_contour(a,wks,slp,opts) ; Create plot delete(opts) ; Plotting
> options for Wind Vectorsopts = res ; Add basic
> resources opts at FieldTitle = "Winds" ; Overwrite the
> field title opts at NumVectors = 47 ; Density of
> wind barbs vector = wrf_vector(a,wks,u10,v10,opts) ; Create
> plot delete(opts) ; MAKE PLOTS plot = wrf_map_overlays(a,wks, \
> (/contour_tc,contour_psl,vector/),pltres,mpres) ;--------------------------------------------------------------- *
> *end*
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> *Copyright (C) 1995-2013 - All Rights Reserved University Corporation for
> Atmospheric Research NCAR Command Language Version 6.1.2 The use of this
> software is governed by a License Agreement. See http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/
> <http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/> for more details.warning:TextItem:libncarg
> Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA FILE
> /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData warning:TextItem:libncarg
> Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA FILE
> /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData warning:TextItem:libncarg
> Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA FILE
> /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData*
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> *fatal:MapV41DHInitialize: dynamic memory allocation
> error:[errno=12] fatal:MapV41DHInitialize: error initializing map outline
> records fatal:MapSetTrans: error initializing map: MAPINT - UNCLEARED PRIOR
> ERROR warning:["SetValues.c":474]:SetValuesChild never occurred on
> plt_Surface1_map.PlotManager: Error in mapPlotClass warning:tmXBBorderOn is
> not a valid resource in plt_Surface1_map at this
> time fatal:ContourPlotDraw: CPLBDR/CPPKLP/CPSTLS/PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR
> OPENING PWRITX DATA FILE
> /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData fatal:ContourPlotDraw: draw
> error warning:WorkstationDeactivate: workstation not active or not
> opened warning:MapV41DHDrawMapList:libncarg Error:MPSETI - UNCLEARED PRIOR
> ERROR warning:MapV41DHDrawMapList:libncarg Error:MPSETI - UNCLEARED PRIOR
> ERROR warning:MapPlotPostDraw:libncarg Error:MPSETI - UNCLEARED PRIOR
> ERROR warning:TextItemDraw:libncarg Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING
> PWRITX DATA FILE
> /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData warning:TextItemDraw:libncarg
> Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA FILE
> /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData warning:TextItem:libncarg
> Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA FILE
> /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData warning:TextItemDraw:libncarg
> Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA FILE
> /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData*
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> Many thanks,
> Sara Jackson
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> On Monday, 12 October 2015, 16:26, Sara Jackson <
> sjackson615 at btinternet.com> wrote:
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> Hi there,
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> I was hoping for some help with a PlotcharData error. I am using ncl
> version 6.1.2 and gcc version (Ubuntu 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04) 4.8.4.
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> *; load functions and proceduresload
> "$NCARG_ROOT/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"load
> "$NCARG_ROOT/nclscripts/wrf/WRFUserARW.ncl"begin; WRF ARW input file (NOTE,
> your wrfout file does not need the .nc, ; but NCL needs it so make sure to
> add it in the line below)a = addfile("../wrfout_d01_2013-12-01_00:00:00.nc
> <http://00.nc>","r") ; Output on screen (type="x11"). Output will be called
> "plt_Surface1" type = "x11"wks = gsn_open_wks(type,"plt_Surface1") ; Set
> basic resourcesres = True res at MainTitle = "REAL-TIME WRF" ;
> Give plot a main title res at Footer = False ;
> Set Footers offpltres = True ;
> Plotting resources mpres = True ; Map
> resources;---------------------------------------------------------------
> times = wrf_user_getvar(a,"times",-1) ; get all times in the
> filentimes = dimsizes(times) ; number of times in the
> file it = 0 ; only interested in
> first time res at TimeLabel = times(it) ; keep some time
> information
> ;---------------------------------------------------------------; Get
> variablesslp = wrf_user_getvar(a,"slp",it) ;Get slp
> wrf_smooth_2d( slp, 3 ) ; Smooth slpt2 =
> wrf_user_getvar(a,"T2",it) ; Get T2 (deg K) tc2 =
> t2-273.16 ; Convert to deg C
> tc2 at units = "C"u10 = wrf_user_getvar(a,"U10",it) ; Get U10
> v10 = wrf_user_getvar(a,"V10",it) ; Get V10 u10 at units =
> "m/s" v10 at units =
> "m/s";---------------------------------------------------------------;
> Plotting options for Topts = res ; Add basic
> resources opts at cnFillOn = True ; Shaded plot
> opts at ContourParameters = (/ -20., 90., 5./) ; Contour intervals
> opts at gsnSpreadColorEnd = -3 contour_tc =
> wrf_contour(a,wks,tc2,opts) ; Create plot delete(opts) ; Plotting
> options for SLP opts = res ; Add basic resources
> opts at cnLineColor = "Blue" ; Set line color
> opts at cnHighLabelsOn = True ; Set labels
> opts at cnLowLabelsOn = Trueopts at ContourParameters = (/ 900.,1100.,4./)
> ; Contour intervals contour_psl = wrf_contour(a,wks,slp,opts) ;
> Create plot delete(opts) ; Plotting options for Wind Vectorsopts = res
> ; Add basic resources opts at FieldTitle =
> "Winds" ; Overwrite the field title opts at NumVectors
> = 47 ; Density of wind barbs vector =
> wrf_vector(a,wks,u10,v10,opts) ; Create plot delete(opts) ; MAKE
> PLOTS plot = wrf_map_overlays(a,wks, \
> (/contour_tc,contour_psl,vector/),pltres,mpres)
> ;--------------------------------------------------------------- *
> *end*
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> But then I get the following error:
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> *Copyright (C) 1995-2013 - All Rights Reserved University Corporation for
> Atmospheric Research NCAR Command Language Version 6.1.2 The use of this
> software is governed by a License Agreement. See http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/
> <http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/> for more details.warning:TextItem:libncarg
> Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA FILE
> /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData warning:TextItem:libncarg
> Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA FILE
> /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData warning:TextItem:libncarg
> Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA FILE
> /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData*
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> *fatal:MapV41DHInitialize: dynamic memory allocation
> error:[errno=12] fatal:MapV41DHInitialize: error initializing map outline
> records fatal:MapSetTrans: error initializing map: MAPINT - UNCLEARED PRIOR
> ERROR warning:["SetValues.c":474]:SetValuesChild never occurred on
> plt_Surface1_map.PlotManager: Error in mapPlotClass warning:tmXBBorderOn is
> not a valid resource in plt_Surface1_map at this
> time fatal:ContourPlotDraw: CPLBDR/CPPKLP/CPSTLS/PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR
> OPENING PWRITX DATA FILE
> /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData fatal:ContourPlotDraw: draw
> error warning:WorkstationDeactivate: workstation not active or not
> opened warning:MapV41DHDrawMapList:libncarg Error:MPSETI - UNCLEARED PRIOR
> ERROR warning:MapV41DHDrawMapList:libncarg Error:MPSETI - UNCLEARED PRIOR
> ERROR warning:MapPlotPostDraw:libncarg Error:MPSETI - UNCLEARED PRIOR
> ERROR warning:TextItemDraw:libncarg Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING
> PWRITX DATA FILE
> /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData warning:TextItemDraw:libncarg
> Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA FILE
> /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData warning:TextItem:libncarg
> Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA FILE
> /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData warning:TextItemDraw:libncarg
> Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA FILE
> /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData*
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> .....etc .....
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> Many thanks,
> Sara Jackson
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