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[IDV #LWP-329096]: Using ascii file for sounding



> Full Name: Stephanie Froidurot
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: LTHE
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> Description of problem:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have ascii files of some soundings that I would like to display on a
> skew-T plot.  I understood that IDV cannot read such ascii files except
> if my data were in a CMA format.
> 
> I could not find anywhere a description of these CMA files. So, my
> question is:
> 
> - what do these files look like ?
> 
> - would I be able to adjust my data to correspond to this file format ?
> 
> Thank you for your help.
> 
> Stephanie
> 
> 

Hi Stephanie,

CMA is the Chinese Meterological Administration. Here is a rough translation:

Year, Month, Day, Hour, NumObs
   st_num lat(deg) lon(deg) alt(m)
   pr(hPa) hh(m) temp(degC) td(degC) wind_d(deg) wind_s(m/s)

missing value is 99999.90

 
I've attached a sample CMA file. 

We do support the ESRL netCDF format.  I'll find out more information if you 
are interested.


Yuan

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: LWP-329096
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed

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