Re: 20020423: NOGAPS GRIB data CDL

• To: FSU COAPS Unidata LDM <ldm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: 20020423: NOGAPS GRIB data CDL
• From: Robb Kambic <rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 16:21:28 -0600 (MDT)

On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, FSU COAPS Unidata LDM wrote:

The files we retrieved are all in the same size. They are available are:

ftp://ftp.coaps.fsu.edu/pub/ldm/.

Wendy,

I got the files.  I did a quick test of them using the gribdump program
that comes with gribtonc and it decoded the files just fine.  I believe if
everything goes OK then I should have a cdl for you by tomorrow.

Robb...

--
Wendy Shi
Senior Computer Programmer-Analyst
Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS)
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306
http://www.coaps.fsu.edu

On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Robb Kambic wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, FSU COAPS Unidata LDM wrote:

> > > Robb, > > > > If you need, I can send you some data files. They are in standard > > GRIB (WMO, edition 1) format. > > > Wendy, > > If you put one file (largest one) on a ftp server then I could get it. It

> would help a bunch.

> > Robb... > > > > > > We also asked help from FNMOC, Navy and as they say, we need a bunch of

> > stuffs (like grib library, locnet library...) and the configuration is
> > also kind of complicated. So if you could generate the CDL file which
> > could be used as parameter of gribtonc, it really saves us a lot of time.

> > > > Thank you very much! > > > > --

> > Wendy Shi
> > Senior Computer Programmer-Analyst
> > Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS)
> > Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306
> > http://www.coaps.fsu.edu

> > > > On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Robb Kambic wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, FSU COAPS Unidata LDM wrote: > > > > > > > Are you sure you could make up that CDL file and I can use it with

> > > > gribtonc to convert GRIB to NCDF?

> > > > > > > > > > Wendy, > > > > > > I haven't been able to capture the data file, so I don't know the answer.

> > > If the file follows the standard GRIB format then I should be able to
> > > create a cdl file for gribtonc. Will let you know when I get the raw grib
> > > file.

> > > > > > Robb... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --

> > > > Wendy Shi
> > > > Senior Computer Programmer-Analyst
> > > > Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS)
> > > > Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306
> > > > http://www.coaps.fsu.edu

> > > > > > > > On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Robb Kambic wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Unidata Support wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------- Forwarded Message > > > > > > > > > > > > >To: Unidata Support <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> > > > > > >cc: ldm-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> > > > > > >cc: support-idd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > >From: Unidata LDM <ldm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > >Subject: NOGAPS GRIB data decoder
> > > > > > >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
> > > > > > >Keywords: 200204231342.g3NDgna16641

> > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, there, > > > > > > > > > > > > We're trying to convert MSL pressure data from NOGAPS of FNMOC to NCDF

> > > > > > file. I wonder if anybody knows a decoder working for it. Seems 
like the
> > > > > > decoder on Unidata's webpage doesn't work for it. Thanks a lot!

> > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > You are correct that there is no cdl for the MSL pressure data from

> > > > > NOGAPS. Nobody has requested it before so it hasn't been considered. I
> > > > > will obtain some NOGAPS data and take a look at it. I'll let you know 
the
> > > > > results probably in a day.

> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > By the way, anybody knows "gribtocdl"? I found it on NoSerC's webpage, but

> > > > > > no link to this code. If it could generate CDL file then I guess I 
could
> > > > > > use gribtonc to generate the NCDF file.

> > > > > > > > > > > I haven't heard of gribtocdl program, sounds like a good idea. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Robb... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wendy Shi > > > > > > Senior Computer Programer-Analyst > > > > > > Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS) > > > > > > Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------- End of Forwarded Message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==============================================================================

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