ascii2nc can't open input ASCII file #2638

JosemariePalero · 2024-07-16T05:30:55Z

JosemariePalero
Jul 16, 2024

Hi! I would like to ask for guidance regarding ASCII2NC tool. I can't figure out how to fix this error.

Here are the details:
ascii2nc \ ${METPLUS_DATA}synopPCP202112010000.ascii \ ${METPLUS_DATA}synopPCP202112010000.nc -v 2
DEBUG 1: Start ascii2nc by erdanx(1000) at 2024-07-16 05:16:53Z cmd: ascii2nc /home/erdanx/ai4rp/WRF/practice/formattedPCPSynop/synopPCP202112010000.ascii /home/erdanx/ai4rp/WRF/practice/formattedPCPSynop/synopPCP202112010000.nc -v 2
DEBUG 1: Config File: /home/erdanx/WRF/MET-11.0.2/share/met/config/Ascii2NcConfig_default
ERROR :
ERROR : determine_ascii_format() -> can't open input ASCII file " /home/erdanx/ai4rp/WRF/practice/formattedPCPSynop/synopPCP202112010000.ascii" for reading
ERROR :

my ASCII file looks like this:
ADPSFC 98223 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98232 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98325 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98328 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98336 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98429 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98430 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98431 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98440 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98444 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98526 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98531 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98536 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98543 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98618 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98630 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98646 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98653 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98741 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98753 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98755 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98836 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98329 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98545 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98550 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98602 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98747 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98132 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98133 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98222 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98233 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98324 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98327 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98334 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98425 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98426 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98427 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98428 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98432 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98433 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98434 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98435 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98446 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98538 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98546 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98548 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98553 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98558 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98642 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98644 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98648 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98746 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98751 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98752 20211201_000000 ADPSFC 98851 20211201_000000 18.1831 120.5347 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 0.01
18.3602 121.6304 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 8.00
16.0868 120.3521 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
16.4040 120.6015 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
16.2651 122.1288 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 1.00
14.5047 121.0048 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 4.00
14.6451 121.0443 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
13.4146 121.1869 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
14.1286 122.9826 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 99.50
13.1506 123.7284 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
12.0035 120.2000 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
12.3597 121.0479 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
12.5786 122.2703 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
12.3663 123.6292 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
9.7401 118.7586 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
10.8541 121.0082 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
10.3223 123.9801 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 99.20
9.7828 125.4894 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 99.20
8.5996 123.3437 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 99.60
7.1276 125.6550 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
8.3675 126.3385 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 0.01
6.9171 122.0663 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 2.00
15.7359 120.9368 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
12.8394 123.9970 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
11.2435 125.0078 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 0.01
11.0521 114.2850 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 0.01
8.5357 124.5579 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 0.01
20.7870 121.8384 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 3.00
19.2630 121.4670 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 21.00
17.8901 120.4597 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
17.6477 121.7585 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 7.00
15.3262 119.9690 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
15.1822 120.5617 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 0.01
15.7488 121.6320 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
14.5884 120.9679 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
14.7919 120.2706 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 7.00
14.0184 121.5966 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
14.4950 120.9068 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
14.0877 121.0624 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
14.5812 121.3693 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
14.7483 121.6779 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 5.00
14.1054 122.0177 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 5.00
13.5779 124.2079 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 99.50
11.6002 122.7497 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
12.5054 124.6285 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
11.7750 124.8842 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 2.00
11.6600 125.4423 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
11.0456 125.7555 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
9.3354 123.3033 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
9.5842 123.8160 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 11.00
10.1390 124.8604 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 2.00
7.1617 124.2148 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00
8.1514 125.1339 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 3.00
8.9471 125.4823 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA 0.01
6.0573 125.1031 -9999.00 61 24 -9999.00 NA -9999.00

Answered by jprestop

Jul 16, 2024

HI @JosemariePalero. Thank you for this information and for submitting what your data looks like.

Which version of MET are you using? Using MET-11.1.0 with the data you provided, I am unable to reproduce your problem.

I wonder if there is a permissions issue with the file /home/erdanx/ai4rp/WRF/practice/formattedPCPSynop/synopPCP202112010000.ascii. Please check to ensure that read permissions are open for your user account and let us know how it goes.

orion-devel-1[35] jprestop$ ascii2nc test.txt test.nc -v 2
DEBUG 1: Start ascii2nc by jprestop(8132) at 2024-07-16 23:52:23Z  cmd: ascii2nc test.txt test.nc -v 2 
DEBUG 1: Config File: /apps/contrib/MET/11.1.0/share/met/config/Ascii2NcConfig…

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jprestop · 2024-07-16T23:54:55Z

jprestop
Jul 16, 2024
Maintainer

HI @JosemariePalero. Thank you for this information and for submitting what your data looks like.

Which version of MET are you using? Using MET-11.1.0 with the data you provided, I am unable to reproduce your problem.

I wonder if there is a permissions issue with the file /home/erdanx/ai4rp/WRF/practice/formattedPCPSynop/synopPCP202112010000.ascii. Please check to ensure that read permissions are open for your user account and let us know how it goes.

orion-devel-1[35] jprestop$ ascii2nc test.txt test.nc -v 2
DEBUG 1: Start ascii2nc by jprestop(8132) at 2024-07-16 23:52:23Z  cmd: ascii2nc test.txt test.nc -v 2 
DEBUG 1: Config File: /apps/contrib/MET/11.1.0/share/met/config/Ascii2NcConfig_default
DEBUG 2: Rejected 0 observations off the masking grid.
DEBUG 2: Rejected 0 observations outside the masking polyline.
DEBUG 2: Rejected 0 observations not matched with station ID's.
DEBUG 2: Processing observations for 55 headers.
DEBUG 1: Creating NetCDF Observation file: test.nc
DEBUG 2: Finished processing 55 observations for 55 headers.
DEBUG 1: Finish ascii2nc by jprestop(8132) at 2024-07-16 23:52:24Z

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JosemariePalero Jul 17, 2024
Author

Hi. Thank you for your guidance. Updating the MET version to MET-11.1.0 solves the issue for me.

jprestop Jul 17, 2024
Maintainer

Great news @JosemariePalero! Thank you for letting us know. I'll go ahead and mark this discussion as answered and lock it. Please don't hesitate to open a new discussion with any new questions.

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