[ARPSSUPPORT] NETCDF & HDF

[Yunheng Wang]

The latest IDV should work with ARPS data. It requires a template file 
specific for ARPS data. If you are having trouble, please contact IDV 
support and ask for ADAS template.

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----- Original Message -----
*From:* Marwan Katurji <mka94 at student.canterbury.ac.nz>
*To:* "Kevin W. Thomas" <kwthomas at wizard.caps.ou.edu>
*CC:* arpssupport at caps.ou.edu
*Sent:* 09/14/2009 12:38:15 AM -0500
*Subject:* [ARPSSUPPORT] NETCDF & HDF



> Hi Kevin,
>
> Thanks for the previous help on compiling with hdfnet. I've disabled 
> the netcdf in hdf4 configure but now I am having another issue and I 
> don't know if it is related to that or not.
> To start with I've compiled  and tried successfully arps and arpscvt 
> with hdf and netcdf. Also the  arpscvt can  covert back and forth and 
> for the netcdf options 7 and 8. I also dumped the data with ncdump and 
> no problem, also plotted with arpspltpost and everything looks ok with 
> both hdf and netcdf.  The problem arises when I try to view the single 
> *.nc file with a netcdf browser like Panoply or IDV, both do not 
> recognize the *.nc file as plotable data. That is quite strange given 
> that the same programs can view WRF netcdf files.
> By the way, I also tried compiling and running arps with only netcdf 
> option (-io net) but had the same problem with the one with (-io hdfnet).
> I don't know if you can help me on this one but any hint will let me 
> started on finding the problem.
>
> Thanks
> Marwan
>
> Marwan Katurji
>
> PhD Candidate
> Center for Atmospheric Research
> Department of Geography, 3rd floor
> University of Canterbury
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> Email: marwan.houda at gmail.com
>       mka94 at student.canterbury.ac.nz
>
>
>
> Kevin W. Thomas wrote:
>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>> I am trying to compile arpscvt with hdfnet, already installed netcdf 
>>> version 4.0.1 and hdf version 4.2 r4. I've compiled successfully 
>>> with each library individually (-io net and -io hdf) but when I use 
>>> hdfnet I get the following error, something related to multiple 
>>> definition. I am also aware to the fact that I have to  edit 
>>> mfhdf/libsrc/hdf2netcdf.h  in the hdf source code and add this line 
>>> at the top: #define HAVE_NETCDF. But that did not work. I don;t know 
>>> if that is related to this problem or not.
>>> Your help is highly appreciated
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> -- 
>>> Marwan Katurji
>>>
>>> PhD Candidate
>>> Center for Atmospheric Research
>>> Department of Geography, 3rd floor
>>> University of Canterbury
>>> Private Bag 4800
>>> Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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>>> Work:  +64 3 364 2987  ext: 3088
>>> Mobile:+64 212 049534
>>> Fax:   +64 3 364 2907
>>>
>>> Email: marwan.houda at gmail.com
>>>       mka94 at student.canterbury.ac.nz
>>>     
>>
>> Hi Marwan...
>>
>> For more recent versions of HDF4, you need to use:
>>
>> configure --disable-netcdf
>>
>> instead of editing "hdf2netcdf.h".
>>
>>     Kevin W. Thomas
>>     Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms
>>     University of Oklahoma
>>     Norman, Oklahoma
>>     Email:  kwthomas at ou.edu
>>
>>   
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