[daip] APCAL

Amy Mioduszewski amiodusz at nrao.edu
Tue Jul 29 12:55:53 EDT 2008


Hi Cormac,

The REAWX message is spurious, in your case it does not mean anything.  I will 
fix it today.

Amy

Cormac Reynolds wrote:
> hi Amy,
> 
> the APCAL inputs were:
> 
>> inp
> AIPS 1: APCAL     Task to generate an amplitude calibration SN table
> AIPS 1: Adverbs     Values                 Comments
> AIPS 1: ----------------------------------------------------------------
> AIPS 1: INNAME     'BP124A_K'              Input UV file name (name)
> AIPS 1: INCLASS    'UVCOP'                 Input UV file name (class)
> AIPS 1: INSEQ         1                    Input UV file name (seq. #)
> AIPS 1: INDISK        2                    Input UV file disk unit #
> AIPS 1:
> AIPS 1: ANTENNAS   *all 0                  Antennas to calibrate
> AIPS 1: SUBARRAY      0                    Subarray 0 -> 1
> AIPS 1: STOKES     ' '                     Stokes type ('R','L',' ')
> AIPS 1: BIF           0                    Start IF number
> AIPS 1: EIF           0                    End IF number
> AIPS 1: FREQID        0                    Freq. ID to calibrate
> AIPS 1: SOURCES    *all ' '                Sources to calibrate
> AIPS 1: TIMERANG   *all 0                  Time range to calibrate
> AIPS 1:
> AIPS 1: TYVER         1                    TY table version number.
> AIPS 1: GCVER         1                    GC table version number.
> AIPS 1: SNVER         0                    Output SN table version.
> AIPS 1:                                      0 -> highest unique
> AIPS 1: ** press RETURN for more, enter Q or next line to quit print **
> #
> AIPS 1: OPCODE     'GRID'                  Opacity correction opcode:
> AIPS 1:                                    '    ' -> no opacity corr.
> AIPS 1:                                    'GRID','GRDR','OPAC','OPCR',
> AIPS 1:                                      'LESQ' -> fit for opacity
> AIPS 1: APARM      *all 0                  Calibration parameters:
> AIPS 1:                                    (1) -> B factor (def. 1.0)
> AIPS 1:                                    Opacity parameters:
> AIPS 1:                                    (2) -> ZA limit (deg)
> AIPS 1:                                    (3) >=0  use spillover
> AIPS 1:                                             correction
> AIPS 1:                                    (4) > 0  use all FQ in
> AIPS 1:                                             opac. soln.
> AIPS 1:                                    (5) Limit to sec(z) plotted
> AIPS 1: SOLINT        0                    Solution interval (min)
> AIPS 1:                                       0 -> use all data
> AIPS 1: INVERS        0                    WX table version number.
> AIPS 1:                                       0 -> use text file
> AIPS 1: INFILE     'PWD:out/bp124a.vlba.WX'Text file with weather info.
> AIPS 1:                                       Must be ' ' if using WX
> AIPS 1:                                       table (INVERS).
> AIPS 1: TRECVR     *all 0                    Receiver temperatures (K);
> AIPS 1:                                       in (R,L) pairs.
> AIPS 1: TAU0       *all 0                  Zenith opacities (per ant.)
> AIPS 1: DOFIT         1           1        Fit type (per ant.)
> AIPS 1:               1           1          -1 -> no opacity correction
> AIPS 1:               1           1           0 -> apply TRECVR only
> AIPS 1:               1           1           1 -> solve for Trec using
> AIPS 1:               1           1                fitting method spec.
> AIPS 1:               1           1                in OPCODE; then apply
> AIPS 1:               1           1           1           1
> AIPS 1:               1           1           1           1
> AIPS 1:               1           1           1           1
> AIPS 1:               1           1           1           1
> AIPS 1:               1           1
> AIPS 1: PRTLEV        0                    Print level
> AIPS 1: DOTV          1                    TV selection (<0 -> PL file)
> AIPS 1: LTYPE         3                    Plot labeling
> AIPS 1: GRCHAN        0                    TV Graphics channel to use
> 
> 
> and the output from APCAL was:
> 
> unctio> APCAL1: Task APCAL  (release of 31DEC08) begins
> unctio> APCAL1: ZTXOP2: using translated file name =
> unctio> APCAL1: ZTXOP2: /home/creynolds/data1/cormac/bp124/out/bp124a.vlba.WX
> unctio> APCAL1:      0 unidentified WX records skipped on input
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTAU: INITIAL TAU0 SET TO 0.052
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:BR      RCP Initial Trec set to =  66.80
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:BR      LCP Initial Trec set to =  64.70
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:FD      RCP Initial Trec set to =  65.45
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:FD      LCP Initial Trec set to =  72.25
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:HN      RCP Initial Trec set to =  70.48
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:HN      LCP Initial Trec set to =  86.48
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:KP      RCP Initial Trec set to =  54.11
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:KP      LCP Initial Trec set to =  58.71
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:LA      RCP Initial Trec set to =  68.62
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:LA      LCP Initial Trec set to =  64.22
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:MK      RCP Initial Trec set to = 129.05
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:MK      LCP Initial Trec set to = 156.75
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:NL      RCP Initial Trec set to =  86.15
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:NL      LCP Initial Trec set to =  90.55
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:OV      RCP Initial Trec set to =  56.51
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:OV      LCP Initial Trec set to =  67.61
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:PT      RCP Initial Trec set to =  68.59
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:PT      LCP Initial Trec set to =  76.89
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:SC      RCP Initial Trec set to =  81.14
> unctio> APCAL1: DFTRC:SC      LCP Initial Trec set to =  86.14
> unctio> APCAL1: Writing SN table  3
> unctio> APCAL1: REAWX: *** NO TEMPS FOUND IN WX TABLE FOR ANT   1, LEFT AT 0 ***
> unctio> APCAL1: BR       RCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    89.07 Zen. opac.:  0.002
> unctio> APCAL1: BR       LCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    84.96 Zen. opac.:  0.009
> unctio> APCAL1: REAWX: *** NO TEMPS FOUND IN WX TABLE FOR ANT   2, LEFT AT 0 ***
> unctio> APCAL1: FD       RCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    79.33 Zen. opac.:  0.007
> unctio> APCAL1: FD       LCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    86.12 Zen. opac.:  0.005
> unctio> APCAL1: Waiting 30 seconds:
> unctio> APCAL1:    Hit TV button A to pause indefinitely.  Hit button
> unctio> APCAL1:    B or C to continue sooner, button D to stop plotting
> unctio> APCAL1: Continuing
> unctio> APCAL1: REAWX: *** NO TEMPS FOUND IN WX TABLE FOR ANT   3, LEFT AT 0 ***
> unctio> APCAL1: HN       RCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    79.73 Zen. opac.:  0.029
> unctio> APCAL1: HN       LCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    97.83 Zen. opac.:  0.025
> unctio> APCAL1: REAWX: *** NO TEMPS FOUND IN WX TABLE FOR ANT   4, LEFT AT 0 ***
> unctio> APCAL1: KP       RCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    65.59 Zen. opac.:  0.011
> unctio> APCAL1: KP       LCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    71.17 Zen. opac.:  0.009
> unctio> APCAL1: Waiting 30 seconds:
> unctio> APCAL1:    Hit TV button A to pause indefinitely.  Hit button
> unctio> APCAL1:    B or C to continue sooner, button D to stop plotting
> unctio> APCAL1: Continuing
> unctio> APCAL1: REAWX: *** NO TEMPS FOUND IN WX TABLE FOR ANT   5, LEFT AT 0 ***
> unctio> APCAL1: LA       RCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    81.79 Zen. opac.:  0.020
> unctio> APCAL1: LA       LCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    75.25 Zen. opac.:  0.024
> unctio> APCAL1: REAWX: *** NO TEMPS FOUND IN WX TABLE FOR ANT   6, LEFT AT 0 ***
> unctio> APCAL1: MK       RCP 0/ 8h 0m Trec (K):     0.00 Zen. opac.:  0.000
> unctio> APCAL1: MK       LCP 0/ 8h 0m Trec (K):     0.00 Zen. opac.:  0.000
> unctio> APCAL1: Waiting 30 seconds:
> unctio> APCAL1:    Hit TV button A to pause indefinitely.  Hit button
> unctio> APCAL1:    B or C to continue sooner, button D to stop plotting
> unctio> APCAL1: Continuing
> unctio> APCAL1: REAWX: *** NO TEMPS FOUND IN WX TABLE FOR ANT   7, LEFT AT 0 ***
> unctio> APCAL1: NL       RCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    80.06 Zen. opac.:  0.093
> unctio> APCAL1: NL       LCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    96.96 Zen. opac.:  0.050
> unctio> APCAL1: REAWX: *** NO TEMPS FOUND IN WX TABLE FOR ANT   8, LEFT AT 0 ***
> unctio> APCAL1: OV       RCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    74.21 Zen. opac.:  0.001
> unctio> APCAL1: OV       LCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    86.05 Zen. opac.:  0.000
> unctio> APCAL1: Waiting 30 seconds:
> unctio> APCAL1:    Hit TV button A to pause indefinitely.  Hit button
> unctio> APCAL1:    B or C to continue sooner, button D to stop plotting
> unctio> APCAL1: Continuing
> unctio> APCAL1: REAWX: *** NO TEMPS FOUND IN WX TABLE FOR ANT   9, LEFT AT 0 ***
> unctio> APCAL1: PT       RCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    77.60 Zen. opac.:  0.020
> unctio> APCAL1: PT       LCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    83.88 Zen. opac.:  0.031
> unctio> APCAL1: REAWX: *** NO TEMPS FOUND IN WX TABLE FOR ANT  10, LEFT AT 0 ***
> unctio> APCAL1: SC       RCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    68.85 Zen. opac.:  0.103
> unctio> APCAL1: SC       LCP 0/11h 2m Trec (K):    71.35 Zen. opac.:  0.103
> unctio> APCAL1: Waiting 30 seconds:
> unctio> APCAL1:    Hit TV button A to pause indefinitely.  Hit button
> unctio> APCAL1:    B or C to continue sooner, button D to stop plotting
> unctio> APCAL1: Continuing
> unctio> APCAL1: *** At least one source had identically zero flux
> unctio> APCAL1: ***  Usually this means you forgot to run SETJY.
> unctio> APCAL1: ***  This may be important if you have a very
> unctio> APCAL1: ***  bright source (masers?).
> unctio> APCAL1: Appears to have ended successfully
> unctio> APCAL1: unctious 31DEC08 TST: Cpu=     12.7  Real=     20  IO=        2
> 
> 2008/7/28 Amy Mioduszewski <amiodusz at nrao.edu>:
>> Hi Cormac,
>>
>> Could you send me all your inputs and all the APCAL messages, it looks like
>> APCAL is reading the WX table, not your file (or maybe it is reading both).
>>
>> Cormac Reynolds wrote:
>>> 2008/7/24 Eric Greisen <egreisen at nrao.edu>:
>>>> Cormac Reynolds wrote:
>>>>> hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm running APCAL on a 22 GHz data set, trying to solve for opacity.
>>>>> APCAL seems to work fine and the fits look o.k., but I get a warning
>>>>> for every antenna: ' REAWX: *** NO TEMPS FOUND IN WX TABLE FOR ANT
>>>>> 5, LEFT AT 0 ***'.
>>>>>
>>>>> These are VLBA data (BP124A), and I am using the external WX files, as
>>>>> produced by VLOG, rather than the attached table (which appears to be
>>>>> corrupted). The WX file looks fine, and no error message is reported
>>>>> when APCAL parses it. Should I be worried about this warning?
>>>> But "the WX table looks fine" do you mean that there are entries for
>>>> antenna
>>>> 5?
>>> yes, I have entries in the WX file for every antenna, and I get the
>>> warning above for every antenna (not just 5). The fits look o.k., so
>>> I'm not sure there is really any problem here, but I found the warning
>>> a little disconcerting, and wondered if it might be the cause of some
>>> small offsets in the fits that I see.
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> Cormac.
>>>
>>>> Eric Greisen
>>>>
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