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You can find some general information about our GEM model output here:   GEM model output

Full description of the tools below and other tools can also be found on the following page:  Looking at RPN files

Having a first glance at the GEM model output

vl3 / vl4 / vl5 → list variable names and descriptions

To list the names (and if lucky units) of the variables inside a file try the command:
 

And there are some more variable lists here:    Variable dictionaries

voir → list content (names / date/time / level)

To have a closer look at the fields and see date/time, levels, etc. try 'voir':

For more information about 'voir' check here:
    https://wikienseignement.uqam.ca/display/EDDSDLTEL/Looking+at+RPN+files  voir - documentation

xrec → visualize fields

To visualize the fields you can use 'xrec':

but But you need to have connected with 'ssh -YC ...' to open windows.
For more information about 'xrec' check here as well:
    https://wikienseignement.uqam.ca/display/EDDSDLTEL/Looking+at+RPN+   xrec - documentation

Manipulate RPN files

To extract fields you can use either 'r.diag select ...' or 'editfst'. You can find information about both here:
    https://wikienseignement.uqam.ca/display/EDDSDLTEL/Looking+at+RPN+files#LookingatRPNfiles-ManipulatingRPNfiles   Manipulating RPN files
But both these tools can be a little tricky to use. So don't hesitate to contact me when you get there!

Convert RPN to NetCDF

In general it would be better to keep GEM output in RPN format to avoid "doubling" the output data. However, in some cases it can be useful to convert files in RPN format to NetCDF
Have a look at the following file on the UQAM servers:
    ~winger/Scripts/NetCDF_converter/README.txtformat or vice versa.
The tool with which one can do this is called cdf2rpn.  You can find information about cdf2rpn under the following link:    cdf2rpn - documentation