# Error creating OCEAN file whit SA

**URL:** <https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/error-creating-ocean-file-whit-sa/2358>\
**Category:** Spatial Allocator\
**Created:** [May 21, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/error-creating-ocean-file-whit-sa/2358 "2021-05-21T17:38:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/error-creating-ocean-file-whit-sa/2358/1 "2021-05-21T17:38:17Z")

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Hello!

I have been trying to make an ocean file form mi domain (north of South America), but it always fails whit the same error message. This is the outpt that shows the terminal:

```
Spatial Allocator Version 3.6, 03/10/2009

```

WARNING: Environment variable: MAX\_INPUT\_FILE\_SHAPES, not set  
EV: MIMS\_PROCESSING=ALLOCATE  
EV: ALLOCATE\_ATTRS=TYPE  
EV: OUTPUT\_FILE\_NAME=/hpcfs/home/ca.moreno12/CMAQ\_v5.3.1/cmaq\_adj/data/surf\_zone/SA\_output/ocean\_file.ncf  
Using ALLOCATE mode  
EV: OUTPUT\_FILE\_TYPE=IoapiFile  
EV: OUTPUT\_FILE\_TYPE=IoapiFile  
WARNING: Environment variable: OVERLAY\_TYPE, not set  
EV: OUTPUT\_FILE\_TYPE=IoapiFile  
Reading Regular Grid

EV: OUTPUT\_GRID\_NAME=2018\_NSthAm\_CROS  
WARNING: Environment variable: MAX\_LINE\_SEG, not set  
MAX\_LINE\_SEG not set, discretization intervals disabled  
griddesc file name = /hpcfs/home/ca.moreno12/CMAQ\_v5.3.1/cmaq\_adj/data/Feb\_2018/mcip/2018\_NSthAm/GRIDDESC

Ellipsoid var = OUTPUT\_FILE\_ELLIPSOID  
EV: OUTPUT\_FILE\_ELLIPSOID=+a=6378137.0,+rf=298.257223563  
Ellipsoid=+a=6378137.0,+rf=298.257223563  
EV: OUTPUT\_GRID\_NAME=2018\_NSthAm\_CROS  
Illegal instruction  
0.000u 0.004s 0:00.00 0.0% 0+0k 0+0io 0pf+0w

The run script used is showed bellow:  
#! /bin/csh -f  
#\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Allocate Shapefiles Run Script \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

# Allocates a polygon shapefile’s data to an I/O API gridded file

# Oct. 2006, LR

# Dec. 2007, LR – projection specification changes

#\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

setenv DEBUG\_OUTPUT Y  
setenv SA\_HOME “/hpcfs/home/ca.moreno12/Spatial-Allocator”

# Set executable

setenv EXE “$SA\_HOME/bin/64bits/allocator.exe”

# Set Input Directory

setenv DATADIR /hpcfs/home/ca.moreno12/CMAQ\_v5.3.1/cmaq\_adj/data/surf\_zone  
setenv OUTPUT /hpcfs/home/ca.moreno12/CMAQ\_v5.3.1/cmaq\_adj/data/surf\_zone/SA\_output  
#setenv DATADIR $SA\_HOME/data  
#setenv OUTPUT $SA\_HOME/output

# Select method of spatial analysis

setenv MIMS\_PROCESSING ALLOCATE

setenv TIME time

#set “data” shapefile parameters  
setenv GRIDDESC “/hpcfs/home/ca.moreno12/CMAQ\_v5.3.1/cmaq\_adj/data/Feb\_2018/mcip/2018\_NSthAm/GRIDDESC”

#set parameters for file being allocated  
setenv INPUT\_FILE\_NAME /hpcfs/home/ca.moreno12/CMAQ\_v5.3.1/cmaq\_adj/data/surf\_zone/shapefiles/latam  
setenv INPUT\_FILE\_TYPE ShapeFile  
setenv INPUT\_FILE\_MAP\_PRJN “+proj=lcc,+lat\_1=-5,+lat\_2=-42,+lat\_0=-32,+lon\_0=-60”  
setenv INPUT\_FILE\_ELLIPSOID “+a=6378160.0,+b=6356774.719195305”  
setenv ALLOCATE\_ATTRS TYPE  
setenv ALLOC\_MODE\_FILE ALL\_AREAPERCENT

#Set this to SURF\_ZONE to create the variables needed for CMAQ OCEANfile  
setenv ALLOC\_ATTR\_TYPE SURF\_ZONE

# Set name and path of resulting shapefile

setenv OUTPUT\_FILE\_TYPE IoapiFile  
setenv OUTPUT\_GRID\_NAME “2018\_NSthAm\_CROS”  
setenv OUTPUT\_FILE\_MAP\_PRJN “+proj=lcc,+lat\_1=-9.267,+lat\_2=19.65,+lat\_0=5.19,+lon\_0=-72.63”  
setenv OUTPUT\_FILE\_ELLIPSOID “+a=6378137.0,+rf=298.257223563”  
setenv OUTPUT\_FILE\_NAME $OUTPUT/ocean\_file.ncf  
$TIME $EXE

Thanks for your help!