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> Full Name: Bill Bauman > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: NASA > Package Version: > Operating System: > Hardware: > Description of problem: Is it possible for GEMPAK to read a CSV formatted > file containing local surface observations and if so, are there any special > formatting requirements? I have been able to manually create space-separated > surface data files per the tutorial example but it would be easier for me to > automate creation of CSV files. I have attached an example CSV file with > surface wind tower data from the Kennedy Space Center wind tower network. > > Hi Bill, There is a section of the GEMPAK workshop tutorial that covers importing surface data into GEMPAK sf file format, this is probably the document you mentioned. It requires a station table be created if the data are not tied to existing surface stations. http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/gempak/tutorial/importing_data.html There is no easy way to convert a CSV file to a GEMPAK surface station file, you will need to create a script to re-format your file. I've done something similar with importing the NCAR surface station table to GEMPAK format in Python: https://github.com/mjames-upc/gempak-stations If you go this way, you'll have to use rjust() on your strings to get the formatting correct: https://github.com/mjames-upc/gempak-stations/blob/master/stations.py#L49 Michael James Unidata Program Center Boulder, CO Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: MCT-577433 Department: Support GEMPAK Priority: Normal Status: Open