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Re: displaying archived QSCAT data in gpmap

Michael,

Please send your QSCT parameter line you are using for GPMAP
as well as your datatype.tbl entry for QBUF.

Ensure you are using the Unidata GEMPAK release to
be able to view QBUF. Note that the QSCT and QSCT_HI types
are not BUFR.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support

On Tue, 2006-05-16 at 11:31, Michael Brennan wrote:
> Hi Steve,
> 
> These are the BUFR files that we get in real time here at TPC. 
> Displaying them in NMAP is no problem, but I'd like the flexibility of 
> plotting the data in gpmap.  I can get the real time data to plot (QSCT 
> or QSCT_HI) but I can't figure out how to point gpmap to the archived 
> data rather than the real time datastream.
> 
> -Mike
> 
> Dr. Michael J. Brennan
> UCAR Visiting Scientist
> NWS Tropical Prediction Center
> Email: address@hidden
> Phone: (305) 229-4439
> 
> Steve Chiswell wrote:
> > Michael,
> > 
> > What format is your archived data in?
> > 
> > The data in the NOAAPORT distribution is in BUFR, which can be plotted 
> > in gpmap using the QBUF identifier as shown at the bottom of:
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/gempak/examples/QuikSCAT/
> > 
> > the QSCT, QSCT_HI, AMBG1, AMBG2, AMBG3, AMBG4 types are used for
> > the NESDIS format Quikscat files. This is not the same format as you
> > would see on the JPL site though.
> > 
> > Steve Chiswell
> > Unidata User Support
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 2006-05-16 at 10:32, Michael Brennan wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I'm trying to plot archived QuikSCAT wind barbs in gpmap but I'm unable 
> >> to get the data to display.  I copied the datatype.tbl file to my local 
> >> directory and altered the path to the QuikSCAT data but I'm still not 
> >> having any luck.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >> Mike
> 
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