netcdf problems in ww3_ounf -corrupt binary??

[bricheno]

Hi all,

I'm having some problems with a simulation. Have run similar configurations all OK, but with this run (different winds/ice forcing) I am getting an error when writing the outputs. (See log below). I wonder perhaps if the out_grd.ww3 is somehow corrupt, so can't be converted as a number? The model log looks OK, and it's run cleanly so I am wondering what is going on. I also ran with output spectra, and the ww3_ounp also runs ok, so don't think it's a netcdf / library problem.

Is there a way to look at the out_grd.ww3 binary before converting, to see what the problem is? Or another way to run in a more verbose mode, so I can establish what might be wrong with the forcing?

Thanks!
Lucy

./ww3_ounf

              *** WAVEWATCH III Field output postp. ***   
           ===============================================

Grid name : Global wave model GS256A

Fields in file :

  Water depth         
  Wind speed          
  Ice concentration   
  Wave height         
  Mean wave period(+2)
  Mean wave period(-1)
  Mean wave period(+1)
  Mean wave dir. a1b1 
  Mean dir. spr. a1b1 
  Peak direction      
  Peak prd. (from fp) 
  Part. wave height   
  Part. peak period   
  Part. mean direction
  Part. dir. spread   
  Part. mean per. (+1)
  Part. mean per. (+2)
  Part. peak density  
  Friction velocity   
  Charnock parameter  
  Wind-wave net mom. f
  Stokes drift at z=0 
  Mean square slopes  

Conversion for SMCTYPE: 4
Fields : Water depth
Wind speed
Ice concentration
Wave height
Mean wave period(+2)
Mean wave period(-1)
Mean wave period(+1)
Mean wave dir. a1b1
Mean dir. spr. a1b1
Peak direction
Peak prd. (from fp)
Part. wave height
Part. peak period
Part. mean direction
Part. dir. spread
Part. mean per. (+1)
Part. mean per. (+2)
Part. peak density
Friction velocity
Charnock parameter
Wind-wave net mom. f
Wave-ocean mom. flux
Stokes drift at z=0
Mean square slopes

Output time data :

  First time         : 2100/01/01 00:00:00 UTC
  Interval           :            01:00:00    
  Number of requests :        720
  Reference time     : 1970/01/01 00:00:00 UTC
  Water depth            
  Wind speed             
  Ice concentration      
  Wave height            
  Mean wave period(+2)   
  Mean wave period(-1)   
  Mean wave period(+1)   
  Mean wave dir. a1b1    
  Mean dir. spr. a1b1    
  Peak direction         
  Peak prd. (from fp)    
  Part. wave height      
  Part. peak period      
  Part. mean direction   
  Part. dir. spread      
  Part. mean per. (+1)   
  Part. mean per. (+2)   
  Part. peak density     
  Friction velocity      
  Charnock parameter     
  Wind-wave net mom. f   
  Wave-ocean mom. flux  *** NOT AVAILABLE ***
  Stokes drift at z=0    
  Mean square slopes     

SMC grid output :

SMC to regular lat/lon grid using cell averaging
Aligned output grid definition:
NX, NY : 512 384
X0, Y0 : 0.352 -89.766
DX, DY : 0.70312 0.46875

Generating files

  Files for 2100/01/01 01:00:00 UTC

MAPSTA output disabled for SMC grids
NEW NETCDF FILE WAS CREATED ww3.field.nc
Writing new record dpt number 1 for 2100:01:01T01:00:00 in file ww3.field.nc
*** WAVEWATCH III ERROR IN OUNF :
LINE NUMBER 2892
NETCDF ERROR MESSAGE:
NetCDF: Numeric conversion not representable
luic@ln01:/work/n01/n01/luic/EcoWind_Glob/configs/COWCLIP/run>

[bricheno]

solved! I had FIELD%TIMEREF set incorrectly, and that was screwing-up the time stamps when writing the netcdfs.