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CONDUIT file name format

New NCEP file names
data/nccf/com/gfs/prod/gfs.YYYYMMDDHH/gfs.tHHz.formidffhour !GRIB_version/ncep/model/#000/YYYYMMDDHHNNFfff/parm/level! ######
                      ^                                               ^       ^     ^     ^        ^        ^    ^     ^      ^
            \_________|_________/                                     |       |     |     |        |        |    |     |      |
                      |                                               |       |     |     |    model date   |  grid    |  grid number
                   data file name                                     |    issuing  |   grid                |parameter |  in original
                   on file server                                     |     center  |  number               |          |  data file
                                                                      |             |                    forecast      |
                                                                  data format    model id                  hour    grid level


Grid #004, 0.5x0.5 degree lat/lon grid, formid = pgrb2 (Hours F000-F180) GRIB_version=grib2 (grid number appears as #000)
Note: fhour: anl, f00, f06, f12....f384 (note: 2 or 3 digit fhour as on ftp server)
GRIB2 Note: "model date" and "forecast hour" fields are not separated by "/"

data/nccf/com/gfs/prod/gfs.YYYYMMDDHH/gfs.tHHz.formidffhour !GRIB_version/ncep/model/#GGG/YYYYMMDDHHNN/Ffff/parm/level! ######
                      ^                                               ^       ^     ^     ^        ^        ^    ^     ^      ^
            \_________|_________/                                     |       |     |     |        |        |    |     |      |
                      |                                               |       |     |     |    model date   |  grid    |  grid number
                   data file name                                     |    issuing  |   grid                |parameter |  in original
                   on file server                                     |     center  |  number               |          |  data file
                                                                      |             |                    forecast      |
                                                                  data format    model id                  hour    grid level


Grid #003, 1x1 degree lat/lon grid, GGG=003, formid = pgrb (Hours F000-F180), GRIB_version=grib
Grid #002, 2.5x2.5 degree lat/lon grid, GGG=002, formid = pgrb (Hours F192-F384), GRIB_version=grib
Note: fhour: anl, f00, f06, f12....f384 (note: 2 or 3 digit fhour as on ftp server)


Old NWSTG file names format (to be removed Oct 17, 2006)

SL.us008001/ST.opnx/MT.gfs_CY.HH/RD.YYYYMMDD/PT.grid_DF.grGRIB_version/fh.ffff_tl.press_gr.gridid !grib/ncep/AVN/#003/YYYYMMDDHHNN/F003/parm/level! ######
                                             ^                                                          ^    ^     ^    ^        ^        ^    ^     ^      ^
                                             |                                                          |    |     |    |        |        |    |     |      |
                                             |                                                          |    |     |    |    model date   |  grid    |  grid number
                                          data file name                                                | issuing  |  grid                |parameter |  in original
                                          on file server                                                |  center  | number               |          |  data file
                                                                                                        |          |                   forecast      |
                                                                                                    data type   model id                 hour    grid level

Grid #004, 0.5x0.5 degree lat/lon grid, gridid = 0p5deg (Hours F000-F180), opnx=opnt, GRIB_version=2
Grid #003, 1x1 degree lat/lon grid, gridid = onedeg (Hours F000-F180), opnx=opnl, GRIB_version=1
Grid #002, 2.5x2.5 degree lat/lon grid, gridid = 2p5deg (Hours F192-F384), opnx=opnl, GRIB_version=1

LDM patterns for selected processing

# File Using original NCEP file names
CONDUIT	^data/nccf/com/(.*) !(.*)!
	FILE	data/conduit/\1
#
# (Old File Using original NWSTG file names)
CONDUIT	^/afs/.nwstg.nws.noaa.gov/ftp/(.*) !(.*)!
	FILE	data/conduit/\1
#
# Pipe all GFS Grid #002/#003 to decoder (note includes new NCEP file NAMES)
CONDUIT	(ST.opnl/MT.gfs|prod/gfs.*pgrb[^2])
        PIPE    decoder
#
# Pipe all GFS Grid #004 to decoder (note includes new NCEP file NAMES)
CONDUIT	(ST.opnt/MT.gfs|prod/gfs.*pgrb2)
        PIPE    decoder
#
 
 
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