metgrid warning:Couldn't open file ALBSI:2018-03-11_12 for input metgrid Couldn't open wps intermediate file

[Zilu Zhang]

Dear all,
I am using the Polar-WRF and its need some other data which are not available in GRIB.So I wrote these data into the intermediate file WPSformat with NCL.It did work and I got intermediate file like:ALBSI:yyyy-mm-dd ICEDEPTH:yyyy-mm-dd
However,when I was trying to run metgrid.exe,it said it Couldn't open these intermediate file.I don't know what happened.
Any indication is appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Ming Chen]

Please run the utility rd_intermediate.exe to read these data you created and examine whether they are in correct format.
For your information, please take a look at the document:

Chapter 3: WRF Standard Initialization

It describes in detail how to write file in intermediate format. Hope this is helpful for you.

 

[Zilu Zhang]

Please run the utility rd_intermediate.exe to read these data you created and examine whether they are in correct format.
For your information, please take a look at the document:

Chapter 3: WRF Standard Initialization

It describes in detail how to write file in intermediate format. Hope this is helpful for you.

Thanks for your Reply!I had run the rd_intermediate.exe like"
./rd_intermediate.exe /public/home/zhangzilu/Build_WRF/WPS-4.3/ICEDEPTH_2018-03-10_12 >ice.log" and the log which sain " SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PROGRAM RD_INTERMEDIATE"in the last line.I am wondering if there're any other problem ?My log is as follow:
================================================
FIELD = ICEDEPTH
UNITS = M DESCRIPTION = ice depth
DATE = 2018-03-10_12:00:00 FCST = 0.000000
SOURCE = RDEFT4 25 km SEA ICE THICKNESS
LEVEL = 200100.000000
I,J DIMS = 480, 241
IPROJ = 0 PROJECTION = LAT LON
REF_X, REF_Y = 1.000000, 1.000000
REF_LAT, REF_LON = -90.000000, 0.000000
DLAT, DLON = 0.750000, 0.750000
EARTH_RADIUS = 6367.470215
DATA(1,1)=-1000000015047466219876688855040.000000

SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PROGRAM RD_INTERMEDIATE

 

[Ming Chen]

The log file indicates that your intermediate file is correct.
How about the other file "ALBSI"? However, since you have successfully produced "ICEDEPTH", I don't think something could be wrong with "ALBSI". Please double check just in case.
If both files are correct, I see no reason why metgrid cannot open and read them.