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Re: decoder for GTS TESAC data (WMO FM64)

Rich, Christopher,
After a meeting with John and Ethan, it was decided not to put much effort into creating a generic decoder because the feeling is most textual reports will be eventually be converted to bufr. With that said, we understand your need about having a TESAC decoder soon. John has written a similar type text decoder for NMC Office Note 29 that can be used as a template for the TESAC decoder, it's in cdm code: 

ucar.nc2.iosp.misc.NmcObsLegacy.java

documentation: http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/mmb/data_processing/on29.htm
As you probably know the TESAC data (WMO FM64) is in the WMO manual on codes, number 306. 

Robb....



On Wed, 9 Jun 2010, Rich Signell wrote:


Robb,

Well, we could do one at a time, right?    ;-)
How would you properly encode a TESAC  WMO FM64 in a NetCDF point
feature type file?

-Rich

On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Robb Kambic <address@hidden> wrote:

Rich,

The delay response is from being on vacation, I like that word. Anyhow I
have talked about the TESAC decoder before with Ethan, it would be nice to
develop a "generic decoder" to process many of the text bulletins in the 306
WMO manual of codes. There's over a hundred. Let me talk to Ethan again
about this and let's see if we can get a game plan.

Robb...


On Tue, 1 Jun 2010, Rich Signell wrote:


Robb,
As the decoding guru, do you know if there is a decoder for the
oceanographic data on the GTS in TESAC format (WMO FM64)?

If there is no decoder, we (meaning Chris, cc'd here) were thinking of
writing one (in Java, using NetCDF-Java)  to convert from this to CF
PointConvention NetCDF files.   In this case any tips would be
welcome!

Thanks,
Rich
--
Dr. Richard P. Signell   (508) 457-2229
USGS, 384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598



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Dr. Richard P. Signell   (508) 457-2229
USGS, 384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598



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Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
Software Engineer III                      Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research
address@hidden             WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
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