Idealized WRF outputs not supported

[sgpearse]

Vapor is not correctly reading the WRF file below.

The file loads without error, but the extents are wrong. This file is from WRF v4, which was released in June 2018. This release introduced new options on the coordinate system, which may be related to this problem.

WRF File: /glade/p/cisl/vast/vapor/data/Source/WRF/idealized/kalundquist/wrfout_d01_2013-01-01_09_30_00

[clyne]

@kalundquist this file does not contain valid XLONG or XLAT coordinate variables. The arrays are initialized to a constant value. If this is a valid WRF configuration I'm not aware of it.

[kalundquist]

This simulation is an “ideal” WRF run. These cases usually do not have lat/lon set. From: clyne <notifications@github.com> Reply-To: NCAR/VAPOR <reply@reply.github.com> Date: Monday, November 25, 2019 at 3:31 PM To: NCAR/VAPOR <VAPOR@noreply.github.com> Cc: "Lundquist, Katie" <lundquist3@llnl.gov>, Mention <mention@noreply.github.com> Subject: Re: [NCAR/VAPOR] Problem with WRF file (#1947) @kalundquist<https://github.com/kalundquist> this file does not contain valid XLONG or XLAT coordinate variables. The arrays are initialized to a constant value. If this is a valid WRF configuration I'm not aware of it. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#1947?email_source=notifications&email_token=AFPMMVIRVWJQPP3VCJELQ53QVRN6FA5CNFSM4JQYNJ52YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOEFEFNZA#issuecomment-558388964>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AFPMMVMIXY2SZ5746LR6NG3QVRN6FANCNFSM4JQYNJ5Q>.

[clyne]

Is there an attribute in the WRF output file that can be used to flag the output as idealized?

[kalundquist]

Yes. I think that MAP_PROJ_CHAR = “Cartesian” and SIMULATION_INITIALIZATION_TYPE = “IDEALIZED DATA” are candidates. Vapor 2 plots the wrfout file – perhaps a potential solution exists in Vapor 2 as well. My guess is that the map projection of Cartesian would be the most robust. From: clyne <notifications@github.com> Reply-To: NCAR/VAPOR <reply@reply.github.com> Date: Monday, November 25, 2019 at 3:38 PM To: NCAR/VAPOR <VAPOR@noreply.github.com> Cc: "Lundquist, Katie" <lundquist3@llnl.gov>, Mention <mention@noreply.github.com> Subject: Re: [NCAR/VAPOR] Problem with WRF file (#1947) Is there an attribute in the WRF output file that can be used to flag the output as idealized? — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#1947?email_source=notifications&email_token=AFPMMVNJMY5VK5LCL2Q7KHLQVROVJA5CNFSM4JQYNJ52YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOEFEF2RY#issuecomment-558390599>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AFPMMVPHIFCTB2TFI4P2OMLQVROVJANCNFSM4JQYNJ5Q>.

[clyne]

Thanks. We should be able to get this addressed for the upcoming 3.2 release.