PlotDataPlane: GRIB1 Input

met_tool_wrapper/PlotDataPlane/PlotDataPlane_grib1.conf

Scientific Objective

Generate a postscript image to test if the input data can be read by the MET tools.

Datasets

Input: Sample GRIB1 file

Location: All of the input data required for this use case can be found in the met_test sample data tarball. Click here to the METplus releases page and download sample data for the appropriate release: https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/releases

This tarball should be unpacked into the directory that you will set the value of INPUT_BASE. See ‘Running METplus’ section for more information.

Data Source: NAM

METplus Components

This use case utilizes the METplus PlotDataPlane wrapper to generate a command to run the MET tool PlotDataPlane if all required files are found.

METplus Workflow

PlotDataPlane is the only tool called in this example. It processes the following run time:

Valid: 2007-03-30 0Z

METplus Configuration

METplus first loads all of the configuration files found in parm/metplus_config, then it loads any configuration files passed to METplus via the command line with the -c option, i.e. -c parm/use_cases/met_tool_wrapper/PlotDataPlane/PlotDataPlane_grib1.conf

[config]

# Documentation for this use case can be found at
# https://metplus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/generated/met_tool_wrapper/PlotDataPlane/PlotDataPlane_grib1.html

# For additional information, please see the METplus Users Guide.
# https://metplus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Users_Guide

###
# Processes to run
# https://metplus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Users_Guide/systemconfiguration.html#process-list
###

PROCESS_LIST = PlotDataPlane


###
# Time Info
# LOOP_BY options are INIT, VALID, RETRO, and REALTIME
# If set to INIT or RETRO:
#   INIT_TIME_FMT, INIT_BEG, INIT_END, and INIT_INCREMENT must also be set
# If set to VALID or REALTIME:
#   VALID_TIME_FMT, VALID_BEG, VALID_END, and VALID_INCREMENT must also be set
# LEAD_SEQ is the list of forecast leads to process
# https://metplus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Users_Guide/systemconfiguration.html#timing-control
###

LOOP_BY = VALID
VALID_TIME_FMT = %Y%m%d
VALID_BEG = 20070330
VALID_END = 20070330
VALID_INCREMENT = 1M

LEAD_SEQ = 0


###
# File I/O
# https://metplus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Users_Guide/systemconfiguration.html#directory-and-filename-template-info
###

PLOT_DATA_PLANE_INPUT_DIR =
PLOT_DATA_PLANE_INPUT_TEMPLATE = {INPUT_BASE}/met_test/data/sample_fcst/{valid?fmt=%Y%m%d%H}/nam.t{valid?fmt=%H}z.awip1236.tm00.{valid?fmt=%Y%m%d}.grb

PLOT_DATA_PLANE_OUTPUT_DIR =
PLOT_DATA_PLANE_OUTPUT_TEMPLATE = {OUTPUT_BASE}/met_tool_wrapper/plot_data_plane/nam.t00z.awip1236.tm{valid?fmt=%H}.{valid?fmt=%Y%m%d}_TMPZ2.ps


###
# Field Info
# https://metplus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Users_Guide/systemconfiguration.html#field-info
###

PLOT_DATA_PLANE_FIELD_NAME = TMP
PLOT_DATA_PLANE_FIELD_LEVEL = Z2


###
# PlotDataPlane Settings
# https://metplus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Users_Guide/wrappers.html#plotdataplane
###

LOG_PLOT_DATA_PLANE_VERBOSITY = 1

PLOT_DATA_PLANE_TITLE = GRIB1 NAM {PLOT_DATA_PLANE_FIELD_LEVEL} {PLOT_DATA_PLANE_FIELD_NAME}

PLOT_DATA_PLANE_COLOR_TABLE =

PLOT_DATA_PLANE_RANGE_MIN_MAX =

MET Configuration

This tool does not use a MET configuration file.

Running METplus

This use case can be run two ways:

1. Passing in PlotDataPlane_grib1.conf then a user-specific system configuration file:

   run_metplus.py -c /path/to/METplus/parm/use_cases/met_tool_wrapper/PlotDataPlane/PlotDataPlane_grib1.conf -c /path/to/user_system.conf
   

2. Modifying the configurations in parm/metplus_config, then passing in PlotDataPlane_grib1.conf:

   run_metplus.py -c /path/to/METplus/parm/use_cases/met_tool_wrapper/PlotDataPlane/PlotDataPlane_grib1.conf
   

The former method is recommended. Whether you add them to a user-specific configuration file or modify the metplus_config files, the following variables must be set correctly:

• INPUT_BASE - Path to directory where sample data tarballs are unpacked (See Datasets section to obtain tarballs). This is not required to run METplus, but it is required to run the examples in parm/use_cases

• OUTPUT_BASE - Path where METplus output will be written. This must be in a location where you have write permissions

• MET_INSTALL_DIR - Path to location where MET is installed locally

Example User Configuration File:

[dir]
INPUT_BASE = /path/to/sample/input/data
OUTPUT_BASE = /path/to/output/dir
MET_INSTALL_DIR = /path/to/met-X.Y

NOTE: All of these items must be found under the [dir] section.

Expected Output

A successful run will output the following both to the screen and to the logfile:

INFO: METplus has successfully finished running.

Refer to the value set for OUTPUT_BASE to find where the output data was generated. Output for this use case will be found in met_tool_wrapper/plot_data_plane (relative to OUTPUT_BASE) and will contain the following file:

• nam.t00z.awip1236.tm00.20070330_TMPZ2.ps

Keywords

Note

• PlotDataPlaneToolUseCase

• GRIBFileUseCase

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