wrfout to arl in windows

[shipra]

Hello,

I have wrfout files with the following title:

wrfout_d01_2015-08-05_00:00:00 wrfout_d01_2015-08-07_12:00:00
wrfout_d01_2015-08-05_06:00:00 wrfout_d01_2015-08-07_18:00:00
wrfout_d01_2015-08-05_12:00:00 wrfout_d01_2015-08-08_00:00:00
wrfout_d01_2015-08-05_18:00:00 wrfout_d01_2015-08-08_06:00:00
wrfout_d01_2015-08-06_00:00:00 wrfout_d01_2015-08-08_12:00:00
wrfout_d01_2015-08-06_06:00:00 wrfout_d01_2015-08-08_18:00:00
wrfout_d01_2015-08-06_12:00:00 wrfout_d01_2015-08-09_00:00:00
wrfout_d01_2015-08-06_18:00:00 wrfout_d01_2015-08-09_06:00:00
wrfout_d01_2015-08-07_00:00:00

I have merged these files using cdo and made one file with title 'outfile'

I am processing these files using GUI for windows version of HYSPLIT.

I did the following operation:
1. Click Meteorology tab-> Convert to ARL-> WRF-ARW
2. Wrf input filename set as 'outfile' and path set as c:/hysplit4
3. WRF output filename set as 'WRFtest' path as c:/hysplit4
4. Click process data

I am getting the following error:
Assertion failed: offset>=0, file posixio...

b) I tried the process again using only wrfout_d01 files for 05 aug2015 i.e. 4 wrfout files.

Now, I'm getting the following error.

Processing started ...

Starting to convert: C:/hysplit4/outfile_5
Program directory : C:/hysplit4/exec

Using an existing decoding configuration: WRFDATA.CFG
Time : NetCDF: Invalid dimension ID or name
DateStrLen : NetCDF: Invalid dimension ID or name
west_east : NetCDF: Invalid dimension ID or name
south_north : NetCDF: Invalid dimension ID or name
bottom_top : NetCDF: Invalid dimension ID or name
Date String Length NE 19: 21

Finished: C:/hysplit4/outfile_5

Please help.

Sincerely,
Shipra

[ariel.stein]

Can you please share with us one of your WRF outputs? It seems the program is working correctly but you might have some issue in your WRF file.

[shipra]

Hello,

Thank you for your reply.
The file is available at the following link.


https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6f4S_ ... sp=sharing

Best regards,
Shipra

[ariel.stein]

I have tested the conversion of your file and it works just fine.
Try to make the conversion of each individual WRF file. Then, use the cat command to concatenate the individual files into one:

cat ARL_file1 > ARL_WRF.bin
cat ARL_file2 >> ARL_WRF.bin
cat ARL_file3 >> ARL_WRF.bin

[shipra]

Hello,

Thank you for your suggestion and sorry for the late reply. I didn't get the intimation that a reply has been posted. That is why I saw your reply just now.

I tried converting them individually and it gives the following message.

Processing started ...

Starting to convert: C:/hysplit4/working/wrfout_d01_2015-08-05_12_00_00
Program directory : C:/hysplit4/exec

Using an existing decoding configuration: WRFDATA.CFG
Using an existing encoding configuration: ARLDATA.CFG
NOTICE pakset:
Number of index records = 1
Number of records /time = 251
NetCDF: Start+count exceeds dimension bound
NOTICE pakini: start initialization rec = 1
NOTICE pakini: end initialization rec = 251
NetCDF: Start+count exceeds dimension bound
NetCDF: Start+count exceeds dimension bound
NetCDF: Start+count exceeds dimension bound
NetCDF: Start+count exceeds dimension bound
NetCDF: Start+count exceeds dimension bound
NetCDF: Start+count exceeds dimension bound
NetCDF: Start+count exceeds dimension bound
NetCDF: Start+count exceeds dimension bound
NetCDF: Start+count exceeds dimension bound
NetCDF: Start+count exceeds dimension bound
NetCDF: Start+count exceeds dimension bound
Initialized accumulated precip from file: WRFRAIN.BIN
Completed: 15 8 5 12 0

Finished: C:/hysplit4/working/wrfout_d01_2015-08-05_12_00_00


Please let me know if it converted successfully.
Thanking you
Best regards,
Shipra

[ariel.stein]

Please delete your *.CFG files and try it again.
I am not sure why you are getting the Warning with the Netcdf.

[shipra]

Hello,

Thank you for your help. It's working fine now. The error was mainly because of the pre-existing WRF *.CFG file.

Sincerely,
Shipra