Re: COMET CASE STUDY 38 "Birmingham Tornado" (April 7-9, 1998) NowAvailable

Hi Glenn,

Yes netCDF is netCDF..

There may be some different conventions (params, calculations,temporal
variables,  etc.) but the file structure is consistent..


Any help?

Hope so..

Thanks,

-Jeff
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On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Glenn Rutledge wrote:

> Hi Jeff-
> Question: your "...NetCDF AWIPS compatible format" comment.  Is the AWIPS
> NetCDF compatible with the Unidata NetCDF?  Same/different...?.
> 
> Thx, Glenn
> 
> Jeff Weber wrote:
> 
> > Hello case study participants,
> >
> >           --------COMET CASE STUDY 038--BIRMINGHAM TORNADO---------
> >                               (07-09 APRIL, 1998)
> >
> > SUMMARY: The day of 8 April 1998 was a very stormy one for Mississippi,
> > Alabama and Georgia. Showers and thunderstorms were widespread over
> > southeast Alabama and southern Georgia early in the day, while widespread
> > severe storms plagued north Mississippi, Georgia and hardest-hit Alabama
> > that afternoon and evening. NCDC has 224 reports of severe weather from
> > these states for 8 April, including 11 tornado reports with 2 being F5 in
> > strength. There were numerous reports of hail, most over 1 inch in
> > diameter, several up to 2.75 inches diameter.
> >
> >
> > OBJECTIVE: To allow in depth investigation of mesoscale effects on
> > tornadogenesis.
> >
> >                       -----NEW FORMAT AVAILABLE-----
> >
> > Data for Case 038 is also available in netCDF, AWIPS compatible format
> > when ordered as a complete dataset through the CODIAC WWW system. This is
> > the 18th case made available in this format.
> >
> >                            ------ORDERING------
> >
> > To order case study 038 data, please go to:
> >
> >       http://www.joss.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/codiac/projs?COMET_CASE_038
> >
> >
> >
> >                         ----ADDITIONAL RESOURCES----
> >
> > For a detailed description of case study 038 and other training support
> > documentation, see COMET Case Study 038 at:
> >
> >       http://www.comet.ucar.edu/resources/cases/c38_08apr98/index.htm
> >
> >
> >
> > Additional case studies and other case studies handling this type of event
> > can be found at:
> >
> >       http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/casestudies/ofInterest/
> >
> >
> > To view other projects included in JOSS's CODIAC system visit:
> >
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> >
> >                           -----FUTURE CASES-----
> >
> > The next case study to be released is the Iowa Bow Echo of 29 June, 1998.
> > This will be followed by the Seattle Snowstorm of 15-17 February, 2001.
> > Responding to large demand for data from the community, Tropical Storm
> > Allison, the costliest in US history, will be made available shortly after
> > the release of the Seattle snowstorm.
> >
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> >
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> > -Jeff
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