# Sitecmp site file **URL:** \ **Category:** Post-processing\ **Created:** [September 25, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972 "2019-09-25T19:03:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CMAQ\_user](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@CMAQ\_user](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/CMAQ_user)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/1 "2019-09-25T19:03:57Z")
Hi, I was looking for the monitor locations csv file for the AQS and other networks too, but for AQS the given url in the codes seems not working. Can anyone suggest? Thanks. #\> This file can be downloaded from #\> [https://github.com/USEPA/AMET/tree/1.4/obs/AQ/site\_metadata\_files](https://github.com/USEPA/AMET/tree/1.4/obs/AQ/site_metadata_files) ### This URL doesn’t work setenv SITE\_FILE AQS\_full\_site\_list.csv ---
**Author:** ![lizadams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@lizadams](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/lizadams)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/2 "2019-09-25T19:08:30Z")
Try the following link instead > **[USEPA/AMET](https://github.com/USEPA/AMET/tree/master/obs/AQ/site_files)** > > Code base for the U.S. EPA’s Atmospheric Model Evaluation Tool (AMET). For additional background on AMET please visit: www.epa.gov/CMAQ/atmospheric-model-evaluation-tool - USEPA/AMET ---
**Author:** ![CMAQ\_user](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@CMAQ\_user](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/CMAQ_user)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/3 "2019-09-25T19:10:02Z")
Was about to delete the post as I just found. Thanks for so quick response. ---
**Author:** ![munshimdrasel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@munshimdrasel](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/munshimdrasel)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/4 "2021-09-29T22:51:57Z")
Hy, It was mentioned in the run script of sitecmp file that #\> AQS obs data in the format needed for sitecmp are available #\> from the CMAS Center Data clearinghouse under the heading “2000-2017 North American Air Quality Observation Data”: #\> [CMAS: Community Modeling and Analysis System](https://www.cmascenter.org/download/data.cfm) #\> Hourly AQS observations are located in AMET12\_OBSDATA\_YYYY.tar.gz for year YYYY. setenv IN\_TABLE AQS\_daily\_data\_2016.csv When I try to go 2000-2017 North American Air Quality Observation Data, google asking me to request access. How can I get access? Also, where can I find the latest AQS observational data like for years of 2020 or 2021? ---
**Author:** ![lizadams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@lizadams](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/lizadams)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/5 "2021-09-30T18:43:37Z")
> [@munshimdrasel](#): > > AQS\_daily\_data\_2016.csv Please try to download the data from this google drive location. [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1k37U9USjp6\_vpr77BCyZ\_JrxGtLudRWG](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1k37U9USjp6_vpr77BCyZ_JrxGtLudRWG) ---
**Author:** ![munshimdrasel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@munshimdrasel](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/munshimdrasel)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/6 "2021-09-30T22:14:01Z")
Is it also possible to get 2020 data? Thanks, Rasel ---
**Author:** ![wyat.appel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3d9bf3/32.png) [@wyat.appel](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/wyat.appel)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/7 "2021-09-30T23:16:34Z")
Hi Rasel, Please see the topic below for a link to the 2020 preliminary AMET formatted data. > [@AQS data in AMET format for 2020](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/aqs-data-in-amet-format-for-2020/2664): > > Hi there, I am wondering if AMET data for 2020 will be available in the AMET format at this link [ObsData - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B2kjxCwKICxUZ3ZyNEVld2F6bHc?resourcekey=0-5iFT0i0SnJlypqJLJIyFzA) This link already has the data formatted for 2000-2019 and has been extremely useful in CMAQ evaluation. It would be great if the data for 2020 can also be put here. Alternatively, could someone please point me to some script for converting EPA observations into this format? Thanks, Rajesh Wyat ---
**Author:** ![munshimdrasel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@munshimdrasel](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/munshimdrasel)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2021, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/8 "2021-10-01T03:07:17Z")
Hy @lizadams , I’m facing following error while running sitecmp. **ERROR** , No sites found in site file:/projects/HAQ\_LAB/mrasel/cmaq/Build\_CMAQ/CMAQ\_DDM/POST/sitecmp/scripts/AQS\_full\_site\_list.csv I’ve checked CSV file and I’m seeing site locations are there. Not sure what’s going on. Can you please see attached log file and my run script? Thanks Rasel[sitecmp.log.txt](https://forum.cmascenter.org/uploads/short-url/yVbXb9CIzrbRCKBImw7tDfQa58f.txt) (8.9 KB) [run\_sitecmp\_AQS\_Hourly\_test.csh.txt](https://forum.cmascenter.org/uploads/short-url/ylAgcQV2icuQwvkEGLhtqxTHGqJ.txt) (8.0 KB) ---
**Author:** ![munshimdrasel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@munshimdrasel](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/munshimdrasel)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/9 "2021-10-05T16:20:00Z")
Hy, Can you please take a look into my logfile and script and let me know where did I make mistake? Thanks Rasel ---
**Author:** ![hogrefe.christian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@hogrefe.christian](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/hogrefe.christian)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/10 "2021-10-05T16:51:53Z")
Can you please also post your SITE\_FILE (/projects/HAQ\_LAB/mrasel/cmaq/Build\_CMAQ/CMAQ\_DDM/POST/sitecmp/scripts/AQS\_full\_site\_list.csv)? ---
**Author:** ![hogrefe.christian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@hogrefe.christian](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/hogrefe.christian)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/13 "2021-10-05T17:26:06Z")
I think I see now what is happening. Your run script suggests that you are still using the version of sitecmp that was released with CMAQv5.2. That version did not support the use of a csv-delimited SITE\_FILE, it only could use old-style tab-delimited SITE\_FILE .txt files. Your run script specified a csv-delimited SITE\_FILE. To solve this, you’d either need to edit AQS\_full\_site\_list.csv to only contain four columns (siteid, longitude, latitude, and time zone offset) and make those columns tab-delimited, or switch to the sitecmp version that was first released with CMAQv5.3. See [CMAQ/postprocessing\_tools.md at 5.3 · USEPA/CMAQ · GitHub](https://github.com/USEPA/CMAQ/blob/5.3/DOCS/Release_Notes/postprocessing_tools.md) and [CMAQ/POST/sitecmp at 5.3 · USEPA/CMAQ · GitHub](https://github.com/USEPA/CMAQ/tree/5.3/POST/sitecmp) for further information on the changes in SITE\_FILE. ---
**Author:** ![munshimdrasel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@munshimdrasel](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/munshimdrasel)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/16 "2021-10-05T20:54:31Z")
It worked. I’ve downloaded site files from this link [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/USEPA/AMET/master/obs/AQ/site\_files/AQS\_sites.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/USEPA/AMET/master/obs/AQ/site_files/AQS_sites.txt) and changed SITE\_FILE name to AQS\_sites.txt and that worked. Thank you for the help. Regards, Rasel ---
**Author:** ![hogrefe.christian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@hogrefe.christian](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/hogrefe.christian)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/17 "2021-10-05T21:44:53Z")
Thanks for confirming that this worked. In the future, you may want to consider transitioning to the CMAQv5.3+ version of sitecmp because the existing old-style tab-delimited AQS\_sites.txt files will no longer be updated with potential new sites. There is a chance that some newer sites exist in the 2020 file used as IN\_TABLE that are not included in the older AQS\_sites.txt SITE\_FILE file but are included in the newer csv AQS\_full\_site\_list.csv station metadata file which is being updated more frequently. Any records from IN\_TABLE that do not have a matching site in SITE\_FILE will be dropped from the analysis. ---
**Author:** ![munshimdrasel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@munshimdrasel](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/munshimdrasel)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/18 "2021-10-05T21:49:56Z")
I’ve one question. I’m using CMAQ v5.2 mainly for using DDM. Now after I get ACONC or sensitivity files (ASENS), can I use sitecmp of CMAQ v5.3+ version to use on those ACONC/ASENS file? Will it cause any issue? ---
**Author:** ![hogrefe.christian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@hogrefe.christian](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/hogrefe.christian)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/19 "2021-10-05T22:10:30Z")
No, there should not be any downside to using the updated sitecmp executable with your existing CMAQv5.2 setup and scripts. The estimation of aggregated CMAQ species and their mapping to observations (both aspects likely differ between CMAQv5.2 and CMAQv5.3) are controlled by the SpecDef file when running combine and the setting of the GAS\_1, GAS\_2, etc. expressions when running sitecmp, so as long as you don’t use the CMAQv5.3 scripts for those aspects, you should be fine. Put differently, simply switching out the sitecmp executable in your CMAQv5.2 sitemp run script to use the CMAQv5.3 version should allow you to use the .csv SITE\_FILE instead of being restricted to the tab-delimited SITE\_FILE. ---
**Author:** ![munshimdrasel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@munshimdrasel](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/munshimdrasel)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/20 "2023-04-17T16:22:31Z")
Hy, I am having an issue while running sitecmp run\_sitecmp\_AQS\_Daily.csh file. In my script I have mentioned AERO\_1 to AERO\_38 to make daily comparision with observed AQS daily data. However, when I look into batch job output file, I see only AERO\_1, AERO\_2 species were compared, (AERO\_3 commented out since the preliminary AQS observational 2020 dataset does not contain PM10 values) and then suddenly the module asking for GAS\_1, WETDEP\_1, WETCON\_1, PREC\_1. Can you please let me know what did I do wrong? How to resolve this? Please see the attached scripts and job ouputs. Thanks Rasel [10\_run\_sitecmp\_AQS\_Daily.csh.txt](https://forum.cmascenter.org/uploads/short-url/zDFLwd9B4SqtYjyjW9q5OUQW5rW.txt) (9.7 KB) ![Screenshot 2023-04-17 at 12.21.38 PM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/cmas/original/2X/6/689a6491cc43207419f68a92361420447ff4d1e8.jpeg) ![Screenshot 2023-04-17 at 12.18.40 PM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/cmas/original/2X/7/7699e064a316fd0a6608a298160eb70be1ab70a5.png) ---
**Author:** ![wyat.appel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3d9bf3/32.png) [@wyat.appel](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/wyat.appel)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/21 "2023-04-17T16:41:09Z")
Hi, Simple fix. When you comment out one of the AERO\_X lines, you need to renumber the subsequent definitions. So, in your case, you need to renumber AERO\_4-AERO\_38 as AERO\_3-AERO\_37. Sitecompare looked for AERO\_3 and never found it, and assumed that was the end of your AERO definitions. Let us know if that does not fix your problem. Wyat ---
**Author:** ![hogrefe.christian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@hogrefe.christian](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/hogrefe.christian)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/22 "2023-04-17T16:41:28Z")
The numbering of the AERO\_##, GAS\_##, etc. species needs to be consecutive. If you comment out the PM10 definition for AERO\_3, you need to define your next intended species (Isoprene) as AERO\_3, then Ethylene as AERO\_4, etc. Once sitecmp encounters an undefined AERO\_## / GAS\_## environment variable, it’ll stop looking for more in that group. ---
**Author:** ![munshimdrasel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@munshimdrasel](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/munshimdrasel)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/sitecmp-site-file/972/23 "2023-04-17T17:00:54Z")
Thank you. It worked. Regards, Rasel