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Re: 19990303: RUC cdl

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  • Subject: Re: 19990303: RUC cdl
  • Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 13:13:17 -0700 (MST)
Tom,

Thanks for the note about Z_sfc mistake.  It's been corrected and it's
available on the ftp decoders space.

Robb...



On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Don Murray wrote:

> 
> Got this from Tom W.  Can you look into this.
> 
> ------- Forwarded Message
> 
> From: Tom Whittaker <address@hidden>
> Subject: ruc netCDF schema...
> To: address@hidden (Don Murray)
> 
> Don:
> 
> You may not be the right person, but I've noticed an error in the
> schema of the ruc netcdf file you sent me:  the dimensions for terrain
> are wrong:
> 
>       float Z_sfc(record, y, x) ;
>               Z_sfc:long_name = "terrain" ;
>               Z_sfc:units = "gp m" ;
>               Z_sfc:_FillValue = -9999.0 ;
>               Z_sfc:navigation = "nav" ;
> 
> I say "wrong" because I don't think terrain is a function of forecast
> hour....either that, or the RUC is _quite_ the model...
> 
> Later,
> 
> tom
> 
> - --
> Tom Whittaker  (address@hidden)
> University of Wisconsin-Madison
> Space Science and Engineering Center
> Phone/Voicemail: 608/262-2759  
> Fax: 608/263-6738
> 
> ------- End of Forwarded Message
> 

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