Re: 20030122:netCDF Decoders - Solaris 5.8 - metar2nc decoder

On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, Unidata Support wrote:

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> >From: "Wayne Gibson" <address@hidden>
> >Subject: netCDF Decoders - Solaris 5.8 - metar2nc decoder
> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
> >Keywords: 200301222216.h0MMGKU22967
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> Institution: Oregon State University, Oregon Climate Service
> Package Version: decoders-2.4.0
> Operating System: Solaris 5.8
> Hardware Information: Sparc Sun-Blade-1000
> Inquiry: I was interested in using the "metar2nc" decoder.  There is one 
> "Sensor Status Indicator" that I'm interested in having decoded.  It is the 
> "PNO" indicator.  It is present only when the tipping bucket rain gauge is 
> inoperative.  I've looked at both the "cdl" file and the source code in the 
> decoders distribution and cannot find any indication of this flag value.
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> You would think that if the "PNO" indicator were present, the maintenance 
> flag "$" would also be present, but inspection of some of the metar data for 
> this month shows that to not be the case.
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> Can you verify that "PNO" is not decoded?  If it isn't, could that be added 
> to the decoder?
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> I work in a research group that models rainfall and temperature variables, so 
> reliable precipitation data is very important to us.


Hi Wayne,

Sure, I can add the "PNO" indicator to the decoder.  Is there any other
variables that are missing?  I really haven't look at the Metar
documentation for a long time, almost 5 years ago when I wrote the
decoder. I'll make a alpha release so you can test it.  It will probably
be a  couple of days before I can get to it. Also, do you have a list of
stations using the PNO because most reports only have a limited subset of
all the variables.

Robb...



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