[ncl-talk] About local time (UTC+9)

Wed Feb 8 18:29:31 MST 2017

Soares,

Please insert this right below "ntimes = dimsizes(times)":

    print (times(0:2))
    time_numeric = cd_inv_string (times, “%Y%N%D%H%M”)
    print (time_numeric(0:2))

    offset = -9    ; hours
    time_numeric = time_numeric - offset
    offset_times = cd_string (time_numeric, “%Y%N%D%H%M” )
    print (offset_times(0:2))
    exit

Then run it and show us the complete output, including all normal and error
messages.

--Dave

On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 5:18 PM, isakhar sakhar isakhar <
isakhar.inside13 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Mr.Rick
>
> That is I mean, I want to use the ntimes to call cd_string because of my
> wrfout file is in UTC but I want to get the output result in UTC+9.
> I have active load above my script but it does not change anything.
>
> Any help will appreciate,
>
> Regards,
> Soares
>
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 11:29 PM, Rick Brownrigg <brownrig at ucar.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm not sure what you are trying to do, but this part does not seem right:
>>
>>    do it = 0,ntimes-1                ;Loop for the time: it= starting time
>>       time = it
>>       time_numeric=cd_string(time(0),"%Y%N%D%H%M")
>>
>> "time" would be an integer scalar (although in NCL, all scalars are
>> arrays of dimension 1, so notation like time(0) is not a syntax/semantic
>> error), but time certainly will not have the requisite "units" attribute.
>> Did you perhaps mean to specify "ntimes(it)" in the call to cd_string()?
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 11:28 PM, isakhar sakhar isakhar <
>> isakhar.inside13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Mr.Dave
>>>
>>> I am very for asking a lot, I have tried my best but I still face the
>>> error even I already have the line '/usr/share/ncarg/nclscripts/contrib/cd_string.ncl'
>>> on my top script. I still use NCL version 6.1.2.
>>>
>>> I face error say:
>>>
>>> cd_string: The variable containing time values must have a 'units'
>>> attribute.
>>> fatal:Illegal right-hand side type for assignment
>>> fatal:["Execute.c":8128]:Execute: Error occurred at or near line 33 in
>>> file script.ncl
>>>
>>> My script file in attachment.
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> regards,
>>> Soares
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 5:46 AM, Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate <
>>> dave.allured at noaa.gov> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Soares,
>>>>
>>>> Also show the output from print (time(0)) before you call cd_string.
>>>>
>>>> --Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 1:29 PM, Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate <
>>>> dave.allured at noaa.gov> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Soares,
>>>>>
>>>>> The documentation for cd_string says that you must have this line at
>>>>> the top of your program:
>>>>>
>>>>>    load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/contrib/cd_string.ncl"
>>>>>
>>>>> If that does not solve your problem, then please show:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1.  Complete console output up to the point of error.  This should
>>>>> include the command to run your program, and the NCL version number.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2.  A complete copy of your NCL script, or a reduced test script that
>>>>> just shows this error.
>>>>>
>>>>> --Dave
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 9:28 PM, isakhar sakhar isakhar <
>>>>> isakhar.inside13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear Mr. Dave
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have modified the syntax to cd_string but I still face the error
>>>>>> 'fatal:Undefined identifier: (cd_string) is undefined, can't continue'
>>>>>>
>>>>>> time_numeric=cd_string(time,"%Y%N%D%H%M")  ;; will return in hours
>>>>>> since 1800-01-01 unless specified otherwise
>>>>>> offset=-9    ; hours
>>>>>> time_numeric =time_numeric-offset
>>>>>>
>>>>>> time=cd_string(time_numeric,"%Y%N%D%H%M")
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Soares
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 12:39 PM, Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate <
>>>>>> dave.allured at noaa.gov> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Soares,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The function cd_inv_string is in the next NCL release.  It is not
>>>>>>> available in the current release 6.3.0.  That is why you are getting a
>>>>>>> syntax error.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If your data already has date/time in numeric format as hours since
>>>>>>> XXX, then you might be able to directly subtract the offset and use
>>>>>>> cd_string to print the times that you want.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --Dave
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 8:07 PM, isakhar sakhar isakhar <
>>>>>>> isakhar.inside13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear Mr.Dennis
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have a wrfout data and it is in UTC. I want to print in my local
>>>>>>>> time (UTC+9). I already have the file cd_inv_string.ncl and already load it
>>>>>>>> in my top of file. I also adjust as below to the my local time but I still
>>>>>>>> face the error.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> time_numeric=cd_inv_string(ntimes,“%Y%N%D%H%M”)  ;; will return in
>>>>>>>> hours since 1800-01-01 unless specified otherwise
>>>>>>>> offset=-9    ; hours
>>>>>>>> time_numeric =time_numeric-offset
>>>>>>>> time=cd_string(time_numeric,“%Y%N%D%H%M” )
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I got the error say: fatal:syntax error: line 34 in file script.ncl
>>>>>>>> before or near �
>>>>>>>> time_numeric=cd_inv_string(time,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My file in attachment.
>>>>>>>> Really appreciate for any help.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Big thanks
>>>>>>>> Soares
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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