ARWPost

The ARWpost package reads in WRF model output netcdf files and creates GrADS readable output files.

1) Download ARWpost TAR files

(http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/download/get_source.html)

2) Configure and Compile ARWpost (Check all environment variables settings)

3) ./configure

4) Select appropriate compiler option (PGI or INTEL)

5) ./compile , ARWpost.exe will be generated.

6) Edit the nameslist settings to reflect your start and end date, time. Path to netcdf outfiles and output path and desired name of the ctl file. Fields to process.

7) On command window type ./ARWpost.exe

8) This will generate ***.dat and ***.ctl files which are input to the GrADS visualization tool.

9) http://grads.iges.org/grads/gadoc has detailed description of features of software.

10) http://iges.org/grads/gadoc/descriptorfile.html has the ctl file description.

11) To load grads type grads on command window.

12) load the ctl file , e.g open sample.ctl

13) q file ( gives variable list)

14) Other wise you can Create a **.gs script with path to ctl file and necessary settings to make plots.

15) You can use NCO tools to view the netcdf files on the Linux machine.