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Re: 20000602: decoders

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  • Subject: Re: 20000602: decoders
  • Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 12:41:56 -0600 (MDT)
On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Unidata Support wrote:

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> ------- Forwarded Message
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> >To: address@hidden
> >From: Thomas Don Aratari <address@hidden>
> >Subject: decoders
> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
> >Keywords: 200006021628.e52GSAT19255
> 
> 
> Hello
> 
> Im now trying to setup the decoders which I have installed properly (had
> to install netCDF and udunits also to get the decoders to compile)
> 
> Any websites for setting this up in pqact.conf ? (need a little help)
> 


Tom,

Here's the pqact entries from UPC's pqact.conf file. Note, that the white
spaces are tabs because the space is a valid char in the product pattern
section of the product.  Since, I did a cut/paste the white space will
need to be replaced with tabs in the entries.

Robb...

####
# sao perl decoder
# All aviation reports files yymmddhh_perl_sao.nc
DDS|IDS ^S(A....|P....|XUS91) .... ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])
        PIPE    /usr/local/ldm/decoders/sao2nc
                etc/sao.cdl
                data/decoded/(\2:yy)(\2:mm)\2\3_perl_sao.nc
#
# metar decoder, creates NetCDF files formated
data/decoded/yymmddhh_metar.nc
# All aviation reports including metar tests
DDS|IDS ^S(A....|P....|XUS8.) .... ([0-3][0-9])
        PIPE    /usr/local/ldm/decoders/metar2nc
        etc/metar.cdl
        data/decoded
        (\2:yy)(\2:mm)
#
# upper air perl decoder
DDS|IDS ^U[ABDEFGHIJKLMPQRSTXZ].... .... ([0-3][0-9])
        PIPE    /usr/local/ldm/decoders/ua2nc
                etc/raob.cdl
                data/decoded
                (\1:yy)(\1:mm)
  

# buoy reports in yymmddhh_buoy.nc decoded into NetCDF format
DDS|IDS ^S[NS].... .... ([0-3][0-9])
        PIPE    /usr/local/ldm/decoders/buoy2nc
                etc/buoy.cdl
                data/decoded
                (\1:yy)(\1:mm)

#
# Synoptic reports in yymmddhh_syn.nc decoded into NetCDF format
DDS|IDS ^SM.... .... ([0-3][0-9])
        PIPE    /usr/local/ldm/decoders/syn2nc
                etc/syn.cdl
                data/decoded
                (\1:yy)(\1:mm)
#





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Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
Software Engineer III                      Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research
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