real.exe not running

[jcsanchez]

Hello,

When I run real.exe I obtain this error:

taskid: 0 hostname: c1a1201
Error while reading namelist time_control
-------------- FATAL CALLED ---------------
FATAL CALLED FROM FILE: LINE: 12598
time_control is not a valid namelist name
-------------------------------------------

I am using WRFV3.1 on an AIX machine at ECMWF. The configuration was done by choosing 'dmpar' option and netcdf version is 4.0. Everything seemed to work properly until I have tried to run real.exe.
I have also tested it with an empty time_control namelist and then the error is about the domain namelist. I have also tried to change some values of some parameters but no success.

Thanks a lot!

Here is the namelist.input:

&time_control
run_days = 0,
run_hours = 696,
run_minutes = 0,
run_seconds = 0,
start_year = 1998, 1998, 1998, 1998,
start_month = 09, 09, 09, 09,
start_day = 01, 01, 01, 01,
start_hour = 00, 00, 00, 00,
start_minute = 00, 00, 00, 00,
start_second = 00, 00, 00, 00,
end_year = 1998, 1998, 1998, 1998,
end_month = 09, 09, 09, 09,
end_day = 30, 30, 30, 30,
end_hour = 00, 00, 00, 00,
end_minute = 00, 00, 00, 00,
end_second = 00, 00, 00, 00,
interval_seconds = 21600,
input_from_file = .true.,.true.,.true.,.true.,
history_interval = 60, 60, 60, 60,
frames_per_outfile = 1, 1, 1, 1,
restart = .false.,
restart_interval = 360,
io_form_history = 2
io_form_restart = 2
io_form_input = 2
io_form_boundary = 2
debug_level = 100
/

&domains
time_step = 300,
time_step_fract_num = 0,
time_step_fract_den = 1,
max_dom = 4,
e_we = 40, 40, 40, 40,
e_sn = 40, 40, 40, 40,
e_vert = 28, 28, 28, 28,
p_top_requested = 100,
num_metgrid_levels = 38,
num_metgrid_soil_levels = 4,
dx = 54000, 18000, 6000, 2000,
dy = 54000, 18000, 6000, 2000,
grid_id = 1, 2, 3, 4,
parent_id = 1, 1, 2, 3,
i_parent_start = 1, 13, 13, 13,
j_parent_start = 1, 13, 13, 13,
parent_grid_ratio = 1, 3, 3, 3,
parent_time_step_ratio = 1, 3, 3, 3,
feedback = 1,
smooth_option = 0
/

&physics
mp_physics = 3, 3, 3, 3,
ra_lw_physics = 1, 1, 1, 1,
ra_sw_physics = 1, 1, 1, 1,
radt = 30, 30, 30, 30,
sf_sfclay_physics = 1, 1, 1, 1,
sf_surface_physics = 2, 2, 2, 2,
bl_pbl_physics = 1, 1, 1, 1,
bldt = 0, 0, 0, 0,
cu_physics = 1, 1, 0, 0,
cudt = 5, 5, 5, 5,
isfflx = 1,
ifsnow = 0,
icloud = 1,
surface_input_source = 1,
num_soil_layers = 4,
sf_urban_physics = 0,
maxiens = 1,
maxens = 3,
maxens2 = 3,
maxens3 = 16,
ensdim = 144,
/

&fdda
/

&dynamics
w_damping = 0,
diff_opt = 1,
km_opt = 4,
diff_6th_opt = 0, 0, 0, 0,
diff_6th_factor = 0.12, 0.12, 0.12, 0.12,
base_temp = 290.,
damp_opt = 0,
zdamp = 5000., 5000., 5000., 5000.,
dampcoef = 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2,
khdif = 0, 0, 0, 0,
kvdif = 0, 0, 0, 0,
non_hydrostatic = .true., .true., .true., .true.,
moist_adv_opt = 1, 1, 1, 1,
scalar_adv_opt = 1, 1, 1, 1,
/

&bdy_control
spec_bdy_width = 5,
spec_zone = 1,
relax_zone = 4,
specified = .true.,.false.,.false.,.false.,
nested = .false.,.true.,.true.,.true.,
/

&grib2
/

&namelist_quilt
nio_tasks_per_group = 0,
nio_groups = 1,
/

[jcsanchez]

Hello,

For the benefit of other users:

The parameters in the namelist.input file seems to be correct and I am not able to find something wrong but might be some hidden character introduced with 'vi' editor because I have modified the namelist.input step by step, introducing a change, launching real.exe and looking for errors and doing the same again with every change and, with the same parameters, I have got real.exe running.
The only thing I have actually changed is the dx, dy grid parameters, as they are not integers, because I have boundary conditions in lat/lon and the values for my domains where 55588.74, 18529.58, 6176.527, 2058.842 (as I have seen in the met_em... files using ncdump). Anyway these values where not causing the failure.
The final namelist I am using is copied below. I hope it will be helpful for the people who wants run WRF at ECMWF or an AIX machine :

&time_control
run_days = 0,
run_hours = 696,
run_minutes = 0,
run_seconds = 0,
start_year = 1998, 1998, 1998, 1998,
start_month = 09, 09, 09, 09,
start_day = 01, 01, 01, 01,
start_hour = 12, 12, 12, 12,
start_minute = 00, 00, 00, 00,
start_second = 00, 00, 00, 00,
end_year = 1998, 1998, 1998, 1998,
end_month = 09, 09, 09, 09,
end_day = 30, 30, 30, 30,
end_hour = 12, 12, 12, 12,
end_minute = 00, 00, 00, 00,
end_second = 00, 00, 00, 00,
interval_seconds = 21600
input_from_file = .true.,.true.,.true.,.true.,
history_interval = 60, 60, 60, 60,
frames_per_outfile = 1, 1, 1, 1,
restart = .false.,
restart_interval = 5000,
io_form_history = 2
io_form_restart = 2
io_form_input = 2
io_form_boundary = 2
debug_level = 0
/

&domains
time_step = 300,
time_step_fract_num = 0,
time_step_fract_den = 1,
max_dom = 4,
e_we = 40, 40, 40, 40,
e_sn = 40, 40, 40, 40,
e_vert = 39, 39, 39, 39,
p_top_requested = 1000,
num_metgrid_levels = 38,
num_metgrid_soil_levels = 4,
dx = 55588.74, 18529.58, 6176.527, 2058.842,
dy = 55588.74, 18529.58, 6176.527, 2058.842,
grid_id = 1, 2, 3, 4,
parent_id = 0, 1, 2, 3,
i_parent_start = 1, 13, 13, 13,
j_parent_start = 1, 13, 13, 13,
parent_grid_ratio = 1, 3, 3, 3,
parent_time_step_ratio = 1, 3, 3, 3,
feedback = 1,
smooth_option = 0,
nproc_x = 8,
nproc_y = 8,
/

&physics
mp_physics = 3, 3, 3, 3,
ra_lw_physics = 1, 1, 1, 1,
ra_sw_physics = 1, 1, 1, 1,
radt = 30, 30, 30, 30,
sf_sfclay_physics = 1, 1, 1, 1,
sf_surface_physics = 2, 2, 2, 2,
bl_pbl_physics = 1, 1, 1, 1,
bldt = 0, 0, 0, 0,
cu_physics = 1, 1, 0, 0,
cudt = 5, 5, 5, 5,
isfflx = 1,
ifsnow = 0,
icloud = 1,
surface_input_source = 1,
num_soil_layers = 4,
sf_urban_physics = 0,
maxiens = 1,
maxens = 3,
maxens2 = 3,
maxens3 = 16,
ensdim = 144,
/

&fdda
/

&dynamics
w_damping = 0,
diff_opt = 1,
km_opt = 4,
diff_6th_opt = 0, 0, 0, 0,
diff_6th_factor = 0.12, 0.12, 0.12, 0.12,
base_temp = 290.
damp_opt = 0,
zdamp = 5000., 5000., 5000., 5000.,
dampcoef = 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2,
khdif = 0, 0, 0, 0,
kvdif = 0, 0, 0, 0,
non_hydrostatic = .true., .true., .true.,.true.,
moist_adv_opt = 1, 1, 1, 1,
scalar_adv_opt = 1, 1, 1, 1,
/

&bdy_control
spec_bdy_width = 5,
spec_zone = 1,
relax_zone = 4,
specified = .true., .false.,.false.,.false.,
nested = .false., .true., .true.,.true.,
/

&grib2
/

&namelist_quilt
nio_tasks_per_group = 0,
nio_groups = 1,
/