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Linda, i replied to this request on Jan 24, 2005. my response explained a general outline on how to produce a AWIPS style NetCDF but Jordan Gerth never responded back to me with his status. http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/getfile?file=/content/support/help/MailArchives/decoders/msg00483.html robb... On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, Linda Miller wrote: > Hi Glenn, > > > > --On Wednesday, February 16, 2005 8:27 AM -0500 Glenn Rutledge > <Glenn.Rutledge@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi Linda- Ethan, > > A commendable job of doing our kinda stuff by a High School student > > (below). I > > worked with someone at Unidata about a year ago requesting a "converter" > > for the > > AWIPS style NetCDF (good gawd- why did they make it different!). > > It was probably Robb Kambic, robb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx He's our decoder guy, > but I > think there are other decoders around. I'm sure Robb can point you in the > right > direction though. I've copied him on this email. > > > Gee, Jordan Gerth has a real future, doesn't he? > > Take care! > > Linda > > > > > I'm not sure who was working on this, and hope you can point me in the right > > direction. Actually - I see this as very important activity (for NOMADS > > anyway). > > Best- Glenn > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: AWIPS-style netCDF > > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:05:42 -0600 > > From: Jordan Gerth <wiscwx@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <Glenn.Rutledge@xxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > Greetings Mr. Rutledge, > > > > My name is Jordan Gerth. I am a high school student in Kenosha, Wisconsin, > > with a > > strong interest in the atmospheric sciences. I volunteered as a student > > researcher > > at my local National Weather Service forecast office over the summer. After > > installing RedHat Linux at home, I obtained a copy of Weather Events > > Simulator > > (WES), which emulates AWIPS with previous data. > > > > In attempting to build case studies, it was critical that I obtain forecast > > model > > data. I obtained GRIB files and attempting to convert them with a Unidata > > decoder, > > but was unable to successfully. The NOMADS user guide mentions that a > > standalone > > GRIB to AWIPS-style netCDF converter is available, but the Unidata web site > > does > > not make mention of such a tool. > > > > I searched through some of the mailing lists and found there was some > > activity on > > this topic a few years ago. However, I could not find any resolution or > > download. > > I have spent a good deal of time trying to tackle this problem over the > > last few > > months, but have been largely unsuccessful. > > > > Any contributions you have would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your > > time. > > > > Meteorologically, > > > > Jordan Gerth > > > > -- > > [Image: ] > > > > Linda Miller - lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Community Services, Unidata > University Corporation for Atmospheric Research > P.O. Box 3000 > Boulder, CO 80307-3000 > 303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690 > > ============================================================================== 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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