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RE: Gribtonc changes



Brian,

You did it, all the packages are now installed correctly.  Yea, give
yourself a pat on the back. Now the next thing is to create a cdl file for
your data set, taking info from your web page:

create new cdl, seems package one is now out of date.

% gribtocdl -v 2003070812_A.wmo > eta212.cdl

At some point you might want to edit the cdl to make it  100% correct.

Now run gribtonc again, remove testETA.nc first or gribtonc will use the
old one again.

% gribtonc -vl -  eta212.cdl testETA.nc < 2003070812_A.wmo

Last lines to screen are status:

Jul 08 15:02:37 gribtonc[27048]: 179 WMO msgs, 179 GRIBs decoded, 0
written

From your web page, it states no data written. So all you had was the
template file.

Hopefully this time you have 179 written.


I know you want to create AWIPS type files, so you have to use the
-g AWIPS.tbl for both gribtocdl and gribtonc, ie

% gribtocdl -v -g AWIPS.tbl 2003070812_A.wmo > eta212.cdl
% gribtonc -vl - -g AWIPS.tbl eta212.cdl testETA.nc < 2003070812_A.wmo

 I might have some errors in the AWIPS.tbl file, didn't check it 100%

I have my fingers crossed,

Robb...

On Tue, 8 Jul 2003, HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote:

> Robb,
>
> Thanks for all your help!!  All your inputs seemed to have worked ... sort
> of.  I was able to get udunits to install properly eventually.  In addition
> to setting CC to gcc I had to:
>
> setenv CPPFLAGS  '-DNDEBUG -DpgiFortran'
>
> Once I did this, the udunits package and decoders package installed
> properly.  Then, I ran a "gribtonc" test and it actually did NOT core dump
> on me!  However, it doesn't appear that the GRIB file wrote much of anything
> to the netCDF file except header information?
>
> My latest efforts are updated in my document at:
> http://www.srh.noaa.gov/smg/netcdf-decoders.html
>
> Start at the section entitled "Another Re-installation of udunits,
> decoders".
>
> I've attached yet another tar file which includes some of the output from my
> gribtonc test.
>
> Thank you incredibly much for all your efforts!!!!
>
> Brian
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robb Kambic [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 3:31 PM
> To: HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM)
> Cc: decoders
> Subject: RE: Gribtonc changes
>
>
> On Mon, 7 Jul 2003, HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote:
>
> > Robb,
> >
> > I'm sorry to keep bugging you, but I really can't seem to get "gribtonc"
> to
> > work still?   I began taking "baby steps" with "gribtonc" (read my note
> > below if you haven't already) and it failed (core dumped) immediately.  I
> > have put a web page together which details all of the steps that I have
> > taken to get the Unidata decoders package installed.
> >
> > Here it is:
> > http://www.srh.noaa.gov/smg/netcdf-decoders.html
> >
> > As you can see from the page, I have had fun :-)   Seriously though, I
> > initially installed the binary version of udunits, the source version of
> > netcdf, and the source version of netcdf-perl.  Then I installed the
> source
> > version of the Unidata decoders package.  Then I ran a simple "gribtonc"
> > test, which resulted in a core dump?  When I did a "strings" on the core
> > file, there was mention of "udunits(3): Couldn't open units database
> > "/upc/udunits/etc/udunits.dat" ... this led me to believe that using the
> > binary version of udunits was not the way to go because the udunits.dat
> file
> > resided in my /home/ldm/udunits/etc directory when I did a binary version
> of
> > udunits?
> >
> > So, I made the assumption (not sure if it was the correct assumption?)
> that
> > the source version of udunits should probably be installed?  So, I
> > re-installed udunits, netcdf, and netcdf-perl and everything "appeared"
> OK?
> > When I went to make the Unidata decoders package again though, I got an
> > error in the make:
> >
> >      In file included from gribtonc.c:24:
> >      nc.h:13:21: udunits.h: No such file or directory
> >
> > Upon investigating, I went to look at udunits.h and something looks funky
> in
> > the udunits installation?  When I cd'd to the udunits directory, all that
> > was there was the "src" directory.  Where is the "lib" directory?  Then I
> > cd'd to "src" and saw that "lib" was built under the "src" directory ...
> is
> > this normal?
> >
>
> Brian,
>
> Something happened with the udunits compile. The
> lib dir under the src is correct, BUT it's not the dir that used.  Here's a
> list of steps to compile udunits. One doesn't need to use the CUSTOMIZE file
> unless your doing complex configurations. If fact your CUSTOMIZE
> configurations put the udunits library and include file in the following
> dirs according to  these lines from the install log.
>
> cp udunits.h /home/ldm/include/udunits.h
> cp libudunits.a /home/ldm/lib/libudunits.a
>
> That's not what you wanted, then these lines were incorrect:
>
>            CPP_UDUNITS=-I/home/ldm/udunits/include
>             LD_UDUNITS='-L/home/ldm/udunits/lib -ludunits'
>
> Let's start the process over again with these steps:
>
> % remove the whole udunits src tree, don't rm udunits-1.11.7.tar.Z
> % zcat udunits-1.11.7.tar.Z | tar xvf -   Your web page line has a typo
>                                           here
> % cd udunits-1.11.7/src
> % setenv CC gcc
> % ./configure >&  configure.log
> % make >& make.log
> % make install >& install.log
>
> ( one needs to be root to get the perl stuff installed, but it's not
> necessary  part of the install)
> If your not root you get errors:
>
> Warning: You do not have permissions to install into
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0/sun4-solaris at
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.0/ExtUtils/Install.pm line 62.
> mkdir /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0/sun4-solaris/auto/UDUNITS:
> Permission denied at /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.0/ExtUtils/Install.pm line
> 112
> *** Error code 255
> make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `pure_site_install'
> Current working directory
> /home/rkambic/code/udunits/udunits-1.11.7/src/perl
> *** Error code 1
> make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `perl/install'
>
>
> At this point,
>
> % ls ..   should look like:
>
> bin/      man/      etc/      include/  lib/      src/
>
> and
>
> % ls ../lib
> libudunits.a   libudport.a
>
> % ls ../include
> udunits.h     udunits.inc
>
> % ls ../etc
> udunits.dat
>
> At this point the udunits installation is correct. Now you have to go back
> and recompile the decoders package.  I would do a
>
> % make distclean   first
>
> When config asks about udunits, use:
>
>            CPP_UDUNITS=-I/home/ldm/udunits/include
>             LD_UDUNITS='-L/home/ldm/udunits/lib -ludunits'
>
> Check the log messages for errors, let me know the status.  I could of
> missed a step.
>
> Robb...
>
>
>
>
> > I am getting pretty confused now.  Can you help?  I have attached a file
> > called jsc.tar.gz which contains numerous other tar files:
> >
> > core.tar.gz - contains the core file that was dumped from my "gribtonc"
> test
> >
> > decoders.tar.gz - contains the log files for the decoders installation
> > (which was with the binary version of udunits)
> > netcdf.tar.gz - contains the log files for the latest netcdf installation
> > (which was with the source version of udunits)
> > netcdf-perl.tar.gz - contains the log files for the latest netcdf-perl
> > installation (the source version of udunits)
> > udunits.tar.gz - contains the log files for the latest udunits
> installation
> > (the source version of udunits)
> >
> > I hope that I have not thoroughly confused you with what I have actually
> > done?  The web page should clearly represent the steps that I have taken
> up
> > to this point.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help!!
> >
> > ---------------
> > Brian Hoeth
> > Spaceflight Meteorology Group
> > Johnson Space Center
> > Ph: 281-483-3246
> > Ops:  281-483-1051
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM)
> > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 9:16 AM
> > To: 'Glenn Rutledge'; James E Ramer
> > Cc: 'Robb Kambic'; address@hidden; decoders
> > Subject: RE: Gribtonc changes
> >
> >
> >
> > Glenn,
> >
> > First of all, where do you work within NOAA?  Are you at NESDIS?  I'm just
> > curious.  I work as a contract meteorologist for the National Weather
> > Service Spaceflight Meteorlogy Group in case you were wondering ...
> >
> > Anyways, shockingly, I have actually been documenting the Unidata
> > netcdf-decoders package installation process.  I have put this page out
> at:
> > http://www.srh.noaa.gov/smg/netcdf-decoders.html
> >
> > Anyways, as you can see from the web page I created, there are some
> pitfalls
> > I ran into along the way, but was able to overcome.  If you want, I can
> > clean up the page, removing all my pitfalls and silly comments and that
> way
> > you can have your "users" (who might this be??) reference this page?  Just
> > let me know.  I'm here to help!!  We should work together to try and get
> the
> > NWS community all on the same page!!
> >
> > Also, I'm not finished with the page because I want to add some examples
> on
> > how to use the "gribtonc" command via command line and via LDM.   By the
> > way, does anybody have a CDL file written for the 12 km ETA data by
> chance?
> >
> > One important thing:  The web page I created assumes you have already
> > installed LDM!!!  Do you know how to do this?  If not, you can go to
> > http://my.unidata.ucar.edu and register as a my unidata user.  Once you've
> > registered, click on the "Software" link and then click on "LDM" (or you
> can
> > go directly there by going to
> > http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/software/ldm/index.html ).  We love
> LDM!!
> > FYI ... we just grabbed the binary version of LDM and are running 5.2.2,
> we
> > still need to step up to 6.0.13
> >
> > As for your question of "if the awips table sited in the email below has
> > been used and works?" ... I am getting close to finding out.  I finally
> > finished installing the decoders package yesterday.  I'm taking baby steps
> > on using the decoders package right now and I plan on testing the awips
> > table CDL file next week.  I'm hoping that it is straight forward to get
> the
> > resultant netcdf file to display in D2D?
> >
> > Hope this helps!
> >
> > ---------------
> > Brian Hoeth
> > Spaceflight Meteorology Group
> > Johnson Space Center
> > Ph: 281-483-3246
> > Ops:  281-483-1051
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Glenn Rutledge [mailto:address@hidden]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 9:57 AM
> > To: James E Ramer
> > Cc: 'Robb Kambic'; address@hidden; decoders
> > Subject: Re: Gribtonc changes
> >
> >
> > Hello all-
> > (Hello James...long time);
> > Before I sited some of the words below for inclusion into a new page at
> > NCDC (and the NOAA Operational Model Archive and Distribution System
> > (NOMADS- http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/nomads/nomads.html), page),
> > I wanted to ask if there was any page I can site for potential AWIPS
> > users of my site at Unidata, or FSL to convert raw grib to AWIPS style
> > NetCDF- and if the awips table sited in the email below has been used
> > and works?
> >
> > One last question is where is the gribtonc code?  Is that part of the
> > NetCDF library?
> >
> > Best regards, Glenn
> >
> >
> >
> > HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote:
> > > Glenn,
> > >
> > > Yes, Robb answered my inquiry.  I have attached the email.  I haven't
> had
> > a
> > > chance to play around with the AWIPS.tbl file yet, but I am hoping that
> it
> > > works.
> > >
> > > Robb:  Thanks for all your hard work!!
> > >
> > > Brian
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Glenn Rutledge [mailto:address@hidden]
> > > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 9:32 AM
> > > To: HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM)
> > > Cc: 'Robb Kambic'; address@hidden; decoders
> > > Subject: Re: Gribtonc changes
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello Robb,
> > > Was there a response this the inquiry (making gribtonc "AWIPS"
> > > friendly"?).  I would expect that would be most useful to the NWS
> > > community in the field...
> > >
> > > Thx, Glenn
> > >
> > > HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote:
> > >
> > >>Robb,
> > >>
> > >>Has there been any talk about making the netcdf output of gribtonc
> "AWIPS
> > >>friendly"?  Apparently (from what I've heard?), the netcdf files that
> are
> > >>output from gribtonc are not able to readily be input into AWIPS?
> > >>
> > >>Also, has anybody got the decoders package working on the following
> > >
> > > platform
> > >
> > >>(output of uname -a is below):
> > >>Linux etamodel 2.4.18-14smp #1 SMP Wed Sep 4 12:34:47 EDT 2002 i686 i686
> > >>i386 GNU/Linux
> > >>
> > >>I am still having a heck of a time getting the decoders package and all
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > >>ancillary packages (udunits, netcdf, netcdf-perl) to install properly on
> > >
> > > my
> > >
> > >>system?
> > >>
> > >>Thanks,
> > >>Brian
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: Robb Kambic [mailto:address@hidden]
> > >>Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 12:36 PM
> > >>To: address@hidden
> > >>Cc: decoders
> > >>Subject: Gribtonc changes
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Hiya,
> > >>
> > >>I'm writing to inform you about some proposed changes to the output
> > >>netCDF files produced by the gribtonc (GRIB-to-netCDF) decoder.  There
> > >>are about 35 sites that have installed the decoders package as far as I
> > >>know.  I'm currently in the process of updating the package, including
> > >>the CDLs to make them more useful and to add attributes required by
> > >>new conventions.
> > >>
> > >>The original CDLs followed the NUWG conventions:
> > >>
> > >>  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/NUWG/
> > >>
> > >>which haven't been modified in several years,
> > >>
> > >>Lately the CF conventions
> > >>
> > >>  http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cms/eaton/cf-metadata/index.html
> > >>
> > >>are becoming established as a more complete set of conventions for
> > >>model output.  Also, we are considering including spatial and temporal
> > >
> > > type
> > >
> > >>variables to make the NetCDF file more GIS compatible.  Another idea is
> to
> > >>enhance the metadata about the date for THREDDS servers and other NetCDF
> > >>clients.
> > >>
> > >>The CDL variable names will continue to follow the NUWG conventions
> > >>for backward capability. The long_name attribute has been standardized
> > >>by concatenation of the NUWG variable name plus the NUWG level name
> > >>using the word "at" as a connector. So, the T_trop long_name is
> > >>"Temperature at tropopause" in all the CDLs.  This supports
> > >>consistency in applications such as Unidata's IDV (Integrated Data
> > >>Viewer). For similar reasons, we are adding attributes required by
> > >>other conventions such as CF, such as the standard_name attribute.  A
> > >>sample variable will look like:
> > >>
> > >>        float  T_trop(record,y,x) ;
> > >>               T_trop:long_name = "Temperature at tropopause" ;
> > >>               T_trop:standard_name = "air_temperature" ;
> > >>               T_trop:units = "degK" ;
> > >>               T_trop:GRIB_parameter_number = 11 ;
> > >>               T_trop:GRIB_level_flag = 7 ;
> > >>               T_trop:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
> > >>               T_trop:navigation = "nav" ;
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Some other additions to the variable attributes are the
> > >>GRIB_parameter_number,
> > >>and the GRIB_level_flag attributes. These are being included so other
> > >>conventions may refer to the NCEP GRIB tables as a cross reference.
> This
> > >>will
> > >>permit more flexible usage for the NetCDF files.
> > >>
> > >>Another variable has been added called forecast_time, a human readable
> > >>string representing the valid forecast times. To make the  data
> > >>monotonically increasing, the code sets records for all the valid times
> in
> > >>the
> > >>netCDF file on initialization.
> > >>
> > >>When netCDF GIS applications become available, the new NetCDF files
> > >>will already have the needed information for correct display. We are
> also
> > >>considering temporal variables so time bounding boxes can be created for
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > >>datasets.
> > >>
> > >>This is a brief summary of the kind of modifications we are making to
> > >>the decoders package.  If you have other ideas about what should be
> > >>included or omitted, please send in your comments.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Robb...
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> ============================================================================
> > >
> > >>===
> > >>Robb Kambic                                  Unidata Program Center
> > >>Software Engineer III                        Univ. Corp for
> Atmospheric
> > >>Research
> > >>address@hidden               WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> ============================================================================
> > >
> > >>===
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Subject:
> > > RE: Gribtonc changes
> > > From:
> > > Robb Kambic <address@hidden>
> > > Date:
> > > Tue, 17 Jun 2003 14:29:48 -0500
> > > To:
> > > "HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM)" <address@hidden>
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 6 Jun 2003, HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Robb,
> > >>
> > >>I have attached an email that Tim Oram put together that contains the
> > >>gribParameters files that convert the grib field into a netCDF variable
> > >
> > > for
> > >
> > >>AWIPS.
> > >>
> > >>Perhaps you can collaborate with Jim Ramer (I've cc'd him on this note)
> > >
> > > who
> > >
> > >>works with the AWIPS code at FSL there in Boulder?  They obviously have
> > >
> > > some
> > >
> > >>sort of GRIB to netCDF decoder because you can feed GRIB data directly
> > >
> > > into
> > >
> > >>AWIPS and it will convert it to netCDF for display in D2D.
> > >>
> > >>Our ultimate goal is to process GRIB data (on a workstation outside the
> > >>AWIPS network) before feeding it to our AWIPS LDAD.  As I said, we could
> > >>always feed GRIB data directly to AWIPS, but this would most certainly
> > >>increase the load on AWIPS because the AWIPS gribdecoder would be bogged
> > >>down.  By performing the GRIB to netCDF conversion outside of AWIPS, we
> > >>avoid this situation.
> > >>
> > >>Hopefully, with the attached email and perhaps a little help from Jim
> (?),
> > >>you can incorporate the necessary changes into the Unidata gribtonc
> > >
> > > utility?
> > >
> > >>
> > >>Thanks!
> > >>
> > >
> > > Brian, et al,
> > >
> > > I used the attached table with the desired grib parameters to make a
> table
> > > that can be used with Unidata's gribtonc decoder.  The resulting NetCDF
> > > file has all of the parameter names from the attached table that is
> > > closely related to Table 2 found in the NCEP unofficial GRIB (edition 1)
> > >  document. I said closely related because Table 2 parameters can have
> > > spaces, ie "SNO M" parameter 99 and others. The space has always been a
> > > problem with our decoders. Anyway, the AWIPS.tbl file that's attached
> can
> > > be used with the -g flag for gribtocdl, gribdump and gribtonc programs,
> > > ie.
> > >
> > > % gribtocdl -v -g AWIPS.tbl <raw grib file>
> > > % gribtonc -l - -g AWIPS.tbl AWIPS.cdl AWIPS.nc <   <raw grib file>
> > >
> > > I had to change a couple of units to be compatible with the Unidata
> > > package udunits, otherwise the table is intact.  Also, there are man
> pages
> > > for all the above progams include in the decoders package to help with
> > > the syntax and the table construction.
> > >
> > > Robb...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>---------------
> > >>Brian Hoeth
> > >>Spaceflight Meteorology Group
> > >>Johnson Space Center
> > >>Ph: 281-483-3246
> > >>Ops:  281-483-1051
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: Robb Kambic [mailto:address@hidden]
> > >>Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 10:39 AM
> > >>To: HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM)
> > >>Cc: address@hidden; decoders
> > >>Subject: RE: Gribtonc changes
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>On Tue, 3 Jun 2003, HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Robb,
> > >>>
> > >>>Has there been any talk about making the netcdf output of gribtonc
> > >>
> > > "AWIPS
> > >
> > >>>friendly"?  Apparently (from what I've heard?), the netcdf files that
> > >>
> > > are
> > >
> > >>>output from gribtonc are not able to readily be input into AWIPS?
> > >>
> > >>Brian,
> > >>
> > >>Since I don't work with AWIPS, I'm not familar with the format of the
> > >>NetCDF file needed. With the new changes for gribotnc that are coming,
> > >>"maybe" that can be incorporated.  Could you forward the format of the
> > >>AWIPS NetCDF file to me?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Also, has anybody got the decoders package working on the following
> > >>
> > >>platform
> > >>
> > >>>(output of uname -a is below):
> > >>>Linux etamodel 2.4.18-14smp #1 SMP Wed Sep 4 12:34:47 EDT 2002 i686
> i686
> > >>>i386 GNU/Linux
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>I have compiled on the following system with not problem.
> > >>
> > >>Linux sunshine.unidata.ucar.edu 2.4.18-14smp #1 SMP Wed Sep 4 12:34:47
> EDT
> > >>2002 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>I am still having a heck of a time getting the decoders package and all
> > >>
> > >>the
> > >>
> > >>>ancillary packages (udunits, netcdf, netcdf-perl) to install properly
> on
> > >>
> > >>my
> > >>
> > >>>system?
> > >>
> > >>The comon problem is not setting CC on Linux, ie
> > >>
> > >>% sentenv CC gcc
> > >>
> > >>I not quite sure what you mean install properly?  Do the packages
> compile?
> > >>Do your get runtime errors? etc.  Also do you have log files of error
> > >>messages?  I usually do command line for debugging, ie
> > >>
> > >>% gribtonc -vl - test.cdl test.nc < test.grib
> > >>
> > >>Sends the error messages to stdout.
> > >>
> > >>Robb...
> > >>
> > >>>Thanks,
> > >>>Brian
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>-----Original Message-----
> > >>>From: Robb Kambic [mailto:address@hidden]
> > >>>Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 12:36 PM
> > >>>To: address@hidden
> > >>>Cc: decoders
> > >>>Subject: Gribtonc changes
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>Hiya,
> > >>>
> > >>>I'm writing to inform you about some proposed changes to the output
> > >>>netCDF files produced by the gribtonc (GRIB-to-netCDF) decoder.  There
> > >>>are about 35 sites that have installed the decoders package as far as I
> > >>>know.  I'm currently in the process of updating the package, including
> > >>>the CDLs to make them more useful and to add attributes required by
> > >>>new conventions.
> > >>>
> > >>>The original CDLs followed the NUWG conventions:
> > >>>
> > >>>  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/NUWG/
> > >>>
> > >>>which haven't been modified in several years,
> > >>>
> > >>>Lately the CF conventions
> > >>>
> > >>>  http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cms/eaton/cf-metadata/index.html
> > >>>
> > >>>are becoming established as a more complete set of conventions for
> > >>>model output.  Also, we are considering including spatial and temporal
> > >>
> > >>type
> > >>
> > >>>variables to make the NetCDF file more GIS compatible.  Another idea is
> > >>
> > > to
> > >
> > >>>enhance the metadata about the date for THREDDS servers and other
> NetCDF
> > >>>clients.
> > >>>
> > >>>The CDL variable names will continue to follow the NUWG conventions
> > >>>for backward capability. The long_name attribute has been standardized
> > >>>by concatenation of the NUWG variable name plus the NUWG level name
> > >>>using the word "at" as a connector. So, the T_trop long_name is
> > >>>"Temperature at tropopause" in all the CDLs.  This supports
> > >>>consistency in applications such as Unidata's IDV (Integrated Data
> > >>>Viewer). For similar reasons, we are adding attributes required by
> > >>>other conventions such as CF, such as the standard_name attribute.  A
> > >>>sample variable will look like:
> > >>>
> > >>>        float  T_trop(record,y,x) ;
> > >>>               T_trop:long_name = "Temperature at tropopause" ;
> > >>>               T_trop:standard_name = "air_temperature" ;
> > >>>               T_trop:units = "degK" ;
> > >>>               T_trop:GRIB_parameter_number = 11 ;
> > >>>               T_trop:GRIB_level_flag = 7 ;
> > >>>               T_trop:_FillValue = -9999.f ;
> > >>>               T_trop:navigation = "nav" ;
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>Some other additions to the variable attributes are the
> > >>>GRIB_parameter_number,
> > >>>and the GRIB_level_flag attributes. These are being included so other
> > >>>conventions may refer to the NCEP GRIB tables as a cross reference.
> > >>
> > > This
> > >
> > >>>will
> > >>>permit more flexible usage for the NetCDF files.
> > >>>
> > >>>Another variable has been added called forecast_time, a human readable
> > >>>string representing the valid forecast times. To make the  data
> > >>>monotonically increasing, the code sets records for all the valid times
> > >>
> > > in
> > >
> > >>>the
> > >>>netCDF file on initialization.
> > >>>
> > >>>When netCDF GIS applications become available, the new NetCDF files
> > >>>will already have the needed information for correct display. We are
> > >>
> > > also
> > >
> > >>>considering temporal variables so time bounding boxes can be created
> for
> > >>
> > >>the
> > >>
> > >>>datasets.
> > >>>
> > >>>This is a brief summary of the kind of modifications we are making to
> > >>>the decoders package.  If you have other ideas about what should be
> > >>>included or omitted, please send in your comments.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>Robb...
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >
> >
> ============================================================================
> > >
> > >>>===
> > >>>Robb Kambic                                 Unidata Program Center
> > >>>Software Engineer III                       Univ. Corp for
> > >>
> > > Atmospheric
> > >
> > >>>Research
> > >>>address@hidden              WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >
> >
> ============================================================================
> > >
> > >>>===
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> >
> ============================================================================
> > >
> > >>===
> > >>Robb Kambic                                  Unidata Program Center
> > >>Software Engineer III                        Univ. Corp for
> Atmospheric
> > >>Research
> > >>address@hidden               WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> ============================================================================
> > >
> > >>===
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> ============================================================================
> > > ===
> > > Robb Kambic                                  Unidata Program Center
> > > Software Engineer III                        Univ. Corp for
> Atmospheric
> > > Research
> > > address@hidden               WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
> > >
> >
> ============================================================================
> > > ===
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Grib ;netCDF  ;long name
> > ;units;comments
> > > 1    ;Px      ;Pressure                                          ;Pa
> > ;
> > > 2    ;PMSL    ;Pressure reduced to mean sea level                ;Pa
> > ;
> > > 3    ;PT      ;Pressure tendency                                 ;Pa/s
> > ;
> > > 4    ;PVORT   ;Potential vorticity
> > ;Km**2/kg/s   ;
> > > 5    ;ICAHT   ;ICAO Standard Atmosphere Reference Height         ;m
> > ;
> > > 6    ;GP      ;Geopotential
> > ;m**2/s**2    ;
> > > 7    ;GH      ;Geopotential Height                               ;gp m
> > ;
> > > 8    ;GeH     ;Geometric Height                                  ;m
> > ;
> > > 9    ;HGHTSD  ;Standard deviation of height                      ;m
> > ;
> > > 10   ;TOZO    ;Total ozone                                       ;
> > ;
> > > 11   ;T       ;Temperature                                       ;K
> > ;
> > > 12   ;VT      ;Virtual temperature                               ;K
> > ;
> > > 13   ;PoT     ;Potential temperature                             ;K
> > ;
> > > 14   ;EPOT    ;Equivalent potential temperature                  ;K
> > ;
> > > 15   ;MxT     ;Maximum temperature                               ;K
> > ;
> > > 16   ;MnT     ;Minimum temperature                               ;K
> > ;
> > > 17   ;DpT     ;Dew point temperature                             ;K
> > ;
> > > 18   ;DpD     ;Dew point depression                              ;K
> > ;
> > > 19   ;LR      ;Lapse rate                                        ;K/m
> > ;
> > > 20   ;Vis     ;Visibility                                        ;m
> > ;
> > > 21   ;RSp1    ;Radar Spectra (1)                                 ;
> > ;
> > > 22   ;RSp2    ;Radar Spectra (2)                                 ;
> > ;
> > > 23   ;RSp3    ;Radar Spectra (3)                                 ;
> > ;
> > > 24   ;PLIx    ;Parcel lifted index (to 500 hPa)                  ;K
> > ;
> > > 25   ;Ta      ;Temperature anomaly                               ;K
> > ;
> > > 26   ;Pa      ;Pressure anomaly                                  ;Pa
> > ;
> > > 27   ;GHa     ;Geopotential height anomaly                       ;gp m
> > ;
> > > 28   ;WSp1    ;Wave Spectra (1)                                  ;
> > ;
> > > 29   ;WSp2    ;Wave Spectra (2)                                  ;
> > ;
> > > 30   ;WSp3    ;Wave Spectra (3)                                  ;
> > ;
> > > 31   ;WD      ;Wind direction (from which blowing)
> > ;degrees_T    ;
> > > 32   ;WS      ;Wind speed                                        ;m/s
> > ;
> > > 33   ;uW      ;u-component of wind                               ;m/s
> > ;
> > > 34   ;vW      ;v-component of wind                               ;m/s
> > ;
> > > 35   ;SF      ;Stream function                                   ;m**2/s
> > ;
> > > 36   ;VPOT    ;Velocity potential                                ;m**2/s
> > ;
> > > 37   ;MSG     ;Montgomery stream function
> > ;m**2/s**2    ;
> > > 38   ;SVV     ;Sigma coordinate vertical velocity                ;
> > ;
> > > 39   ;PVV     ;Pressure vertical velocity                        ;Pa/s
> > ;
> > > 40   ;GVV     ;Geometric vertical velocity                       ;m/s
> > ;
> > > 41   ;AV      ;Absolute vorticity                                ;
> > ;
> > > 42   ;AD      ;Absolute divergence                               ;
> > ;
> > > 43   ;RV      ;Relative vorticity                                ;
> > ;
> > > 44   ;RD      ;Relative divergence                               ;
> > ;
> > > 45   ;VUCSH   ;Vertical u-component shear                        ;
> > ;
> > > 46   ;VVCSH   ;Vertical v-component shear                        ;
> > ;
> > > 47   ;DIRC    ;Direction of current
> > ;degrees_T    ;
> > > 48   ;SPC     ;Speed of current                                  ;m/s
> > ;
> > > 49   ;UOGRD   ;u-component of current                            ;m/s
> > ;
> > > 50   ;VOGRD   ;v-component of current                            ;m/s
> > ;
> > > 51   ;SH      ;Specific humidity                                 ;kg/kg
> > ;
> > > 52   ;RH      ;Relative humidity                                 ;%
> > ;
> > > 53   ;MIXR    ;Humidity mixing ratio                             ;kg/kg
> > ;
> > > 54   ;PW      ;Precipitable water
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 55   ;VAPP    ;Vapor pressure                                    ;Pa
> > ;
> > > 56   ;SATD    ;Saturation deficit                                ;Pa
> > ;
> > > 57   ;EVP     ;Evaporation
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 58   ;CIce    ;Cloud Ice
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 59   ;PR      ;Precipitation rate
> > ;kg/m**2/s    ;
> > > 60   ;ThP     ;Thunderstorm probability                          ;%
> > ;
> > > 61   ;TP      ;Total precipitation
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 62   ;LgSP    ;Large scale precipitation
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 63   ;CP      ;Convective precipitation
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 64   ;SRWEQ   ;Snowfall rate water equivalent
> > ;kg/m**2/s    ;
> > > 65   ;WEASD   ;Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 66   ;SnD     ;Snow depth                                        ;m
> > ;
> > > 67   ;MIXHT   ;Mixed layer depth                                 ;m
> > ;
> > > 68   ;TTHDP   ;Transient thermocline depth                       ;m
> > ;
> > > 69   ;MTHD    ;Main thermocline depth                            ;m
> > ;
> > > 70   ;MTHA    ;Main thermocline anomaly                          ;m
> > ;
> > > 71   ;TCC     ;Total cloud cover                                 ;%
> > ;
> > > 72   ;CCC     ;Convective cloud cover                            ;%
> > ;
> > > 73   ;LCC     ;Low cloud cover                                   ;%
> > ;
> > > 74   ;MCC     ;Medium cloud cover                                ;%
> > ;
> > > 75   ;HCC     ;High cloud cover                                  ;%
> > ;
> > > 76   ;CWAT    ;Cloud water
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 77   ;BLIx    ;Best Lifted Index (to 500 hPa)                    ;K
> > ;
> > > 78   ;SNOC    ;Convective snow
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 79   ;SNOL    ;Large scale snow
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 80   ;WT      ;Water temperature                                 ;K
> > ;
> > > 81   ;LAND    ;Land cover (land=1, sea=0)                        ;
> > ;
> > > 82   ;DSLM    ;Deviation of sea level from mean                  ;m
> > ;
> > > 83   ;SFCR    ;Surface roughness                                 ;m
> > ;
> > > 84   ;ALBDO   ;Albedo                                            ;%
> > ;
> > > 85   ;ST      ;Soil temperature                                  ;K
> > ;
> > > 86   ;SMC     ;Soil moisture content
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 87   ;VEG     ;Vegetation                                        ;%
> > ;
> > > 88   ;SALTY   ;Salinity                                          ;kg/kg
> > ;
> > > 89   ;DEN     ;Density
> ;kg/m**3
> > ;
> > > 90   ;WATR    ;Water runoff
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 91   ;ICEC    ;Ice cover (ice=1, no ice=0)                       ;
> > ;
> > > 92   ;ICETK   ;Ice thickness                                     ;m
> > ;
> > > 93   ;DICED   ;Direction of ice drift
> > ;degrees_T    ;
> > > 94   ;SICED   ;Speed of ice drift                                ;m/s
> > ;
> > > 95   ;UICE    ;u-component of ice drift                          ;m/s
> > ;
> > > 96   ;VICE    ;v-component of ice drift                          ;m/s
> > ;
> > > 97   ;ICEG    ;Ice growth rate                                   ;m/s
> > ;
> > > 98   ;ICED    ;Ice divergence                                    ;
> > ;
> > > 99   ;SNOM    ;Snow melt
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 100  ;HTSGW   ;Significant height of combined wind waves & swell ;m
> > ;
> > > 101  ;WVDIR   ;Direction of wind waves (from which)
> > ;degrees_T    ;
> > > 102  ;WVHGT   ;Significant height of wind waves                  ;m
> > ;
> > > 103  ;WVPER   ;Mean period of wind waves                         ;s
> > ;
> > > 104  ;SWDIR   ;Direction of swell waves
> > ;degrees_T    ;
> > > 105  ;SWELL   ;Significant height of swell waves                 ;m
> > ;
> > > 106  ;SWPER   ;Mean period of swell waves                        ;s
> > ;
> > > 107  ;DIRPW   ;Primary wave direction
> > ;degrees_T    ;
> > > 108  ;PERPW   ;Primary wave mean period                          ;s
> > ;
> > > 109  ;DIRSW   ;Secondary wave direction
> > ;degrees_T    ;
> > > 110  ;PERSW   ;Secondary wave mean period                        ;s
> > ;
> > > 111  ;NSWRS   ;Net short-wave radiation (surface)                ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 112  ;NLRS    ;Net long-wave radiation (surface)                 ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 113  ;NSWRT   ;Net short-wave radiation (top of atmosphere)      ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 114  ;NLWRT   ;Net long-wave radiation (top of atmosphere)       ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 115  ;LWAVR   ;Long wave radiation flux                          ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 116  ;SWAVR   ;Short wave radiation flux                         ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 117  ;GRAD    ;Global radiation flux                             ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 118  ;BRTMP   ;Brightness temperature                            ;K
> > ;
> > > 119  ;LWRAD   ;Radiance (with respect to wave number)            ;W/m/sr
> > ;
> > > 120  ;SWRAD   ;Radiance (with respect to wave length)
> > ;W/m**3/sr    ;
> > > 121  ;LHTFL   ;Latent heat net flux                              ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 122  ;SHTFL   ;Sensible heat net flux                            ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 123  ;BLYDP   ;Boundary layer dissipation                        ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 124  ;UFLX    ;Momentum flux, u component                        ;N/m**2
> > ;
> > > 125  ;VFLX    ;Momentum flux, v component                        ;N/m**2
> > ;
> > > 126  ;WMIXE   ;Wind mixing energy                                ;J
> > ;
> > > 127  ;IMGD    ;Image data                                        ;
> > ;
> > > 128  ;MSLP    ;Mean sea level pressure                           ;Pa
> > ;
> > > 129  ;MMSP    ;MAPS mean sea level pressure                      ;Pa
> > ;
> > > 130  ;EMSP    ;ETA mean sea level pressure                       ;Pa
> > ;
> > > 131  ;SLIx    ;Surface lifted index                              ;K
> > ;
> > > 132  ;BLIx    ;Best (4 layer) lifted index                       ;K
> > ;
> > > 133  ;KI      ;K index                                           ;K
> > ;
> > > 134  ;SI      ;Sweat index                                       ;K
> > ;
> > > 135  ;MCONV   ;Horizontal moisture divergence
> ;kg/kg/s
> > ;
> > > 136  ;VSS     ;Vertical speed shear                              ;1/s
> > ;
> > > 137  ;PT3     ;Pressure tendency - 3 hour                        ;Pa/s
> > ;
> > > 138  ;BVF2    ;Brunt-Vaisala frequency (squared)                 ;1/s**2
> > ;
> > > 139  ;PVMV    ;Potential vorticity (density weighted)            ;1/s/m
> > ;
> > > 140  ;CRAIN   ;Categorical rain (yes=1, no=0)                    ;
> > ;
> > > 141  ;CFRZR   ;Categorical freezing rain (yes=1, no=0)           ;
> > ;
> > > 142  ;CICEP   ;Categorical ice pellets (yes=1, no=0)             ;
> > ;
> > > 143  ;CSNOW   ;Categorical snow (yes=1, no=0)                    ;
> > ;
> > > 144  ;SOILW   ;Volumetric soil moisture content                  ;
> > ;
> > > 145  ;PEVPR   ;Potential evaporation rate                        ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 146  ;CWORK   ;Cloud workfunction                                ;J/kg
> > ;
> > > 147  ;UGWD    ;Zonal flux of gravity wave stress                 ;N/m**2
> > ;
> > > 148  ;VGWD    ;Meridional flux of gravity wave stress            ;N/m**2
> > ;
> > > 149  ;PV      ;Potential vorticity
> > ;m**2/s/kg    ;
> > > 150  ;COVMZ   ;Covariance between meridional and zonal wind
> > ;m**2/kg**2   ;
> > > 151  ;COVTZ   ;Covariance between temperature and zonal wind     ;K*m/s
> > ;
> > > 152  ;COVTM   ;Covariance between temperature and merid. wind    ;K*m/s
> > ;
> > > 153  ;CW      ;Cloud water                                       ;kg/kg
> > ;
> > > 154  ;O3MR    ;Ozone mixing ratio                                ;kg/kg
> > ;
> > > 155  ;GFLUX   ;Ground Heat flux                                  ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 156  ;CIn     ;Convective inhibition                             ;J/kg
> > ;
> > > 157  ;CAPE    ;Convective available potential energy             ;J/kg
> > ;
> > > 158  ;TKE     ;Turbulent kinetic energy                          ;J/kg
> > ;
> > > 159  ;CONDP   ;Condensation pressure of parcel lifted from sfc   ;Pa
> > ;
> > > 160  ;CSUSF   ;Clear sky upward solar flux                       ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 161  ;CSDSF   ;Clear sky downward solar flux                     ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 162  ;CSULF   ;Clear sky upward long wave flux                   ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 163  ;CSDLF   ;Clear sky downward long wave flux                 ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 164  ;CFNSF   ;Cloud forcing net solar flux                      ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 165  ;CFNLF   ;Cloud forcing net long wave flux                  ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 166  ;VBDSF   ;Visible beam downward solar flux                  ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 167  ;VDDSF   ;Visible diffuse downward solar flux               ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 168  ;NBDSF   ;Near IR beam downward solar flux                  ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 169  ;NDDSF   ;Near IR diffuse downward solar flux               ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 170  ;RWMR    ;Rain water mixing ratio                           ;kg/kg
> > ;
> > > 171  ;SNMR    ;Snow mixing ratio                                 ;kg/kg
> > ;
> > > 172  ;MFLX    ;Momentum flux                                     ;N/m**2
> > ;
> > > 173  ;LMH     ;Mass point model surface                          ;
> > ;
> > > 174  ;LMV     ;Velocity point model surface                      ;
> > ;
> > > 175  ;MLYNO   ;Model layer number (from bottom up)               ;
> > ;
> > > 176  ;NLAT    ;Latitude                                          ;deg
> > ;
> > > 177  ;ELON    ;East longitude                                    ;deg
> > ;
> > > 178  ;ICMR    ;Ice mixing ratio                                  ;kg/kg
> > ;
> > > 179  ;GRMR    ;Graupel mixing ratio                              ;kg/kg
> > ;
> > > 181  ;LPSX    ;x-gradient of log pressure                        ;1/m
> > ;
> > > 182  ;LPSY    ;y-gradient of log pressure                        ;1/m
> > ;
> > > 183  ;JGTX    ;x-gradient of height                              ;m/m
> > ;
> > > 184  ;JGTY    ;y-gradient of height                              ;m/m
> > ;
> > > 185  ;TURB    ;Turbulence SIGMET/AIRMET                          ;
> > ;
> > > 186  ;ICNG    ;Icing SIGMET/AIRMET                               ;
> > ;
> > > 187  ;LTNG    ;Lightning                                         ;
> > ;
> > > 189  ;VPT     ;Vitual potentail temperature                      ;K
> > ;
> > > 190  ;Heli    ;Helicity
> > ;m**2/s**2    ;
> > > 191  ;PROB    ;Probability from ensemble
> ;numeric
> > ;
> > > 192  ;PROBN   ;Probability from ensemble normalized to climate
> ;numeric
> > ;
> > > 193  ;POP     ;Probability of precipitation                      ;%
> > ;
> > > 194  ;CPOFP   ;Probability of frozen precipitation               ;%
> > ;
> > > 195  ;CPOZP   ;Probability of freezing precipitation             ;%
> > ;
> > > 196  ;USTM    ;u-component of storm motion                       ;m/s
> > ;
> > > 197  ;VSTM    ;v-component of storm motion                       ;m/s
> > ;
> > > 198  ;NCIP    ;Number conecntration for ice particles            ;
> > ;
> > > 199  ;EVBS    ;Direct evaporation from bare soil                 ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 200  ;EVCW    ;Canopy water evaporation                          ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 201  ;ICWAT   ;Ice-free water surface                            ;%
> > ;
> > > 204  ;DSWRF   ;Downward short wave radiation flux                ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 205  ;DLWRF   ;Downward long wave radiation flux                 ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 206  ;UVI     ;Ulta violet index (1 hr integration at solar noon);J/m**2
> > ;
> > > 207  ;MSTAV   ;Moisture availability                             ;%
> > ;
> > > 208  ;SFEXC   ;Exchange coefficient
> > ;kg/m**3/(m/s);
> > > 209  ;MIXLY   ;Number of mixed layers next to surface
> ;integer
> > ;
> > > 210  ;TRANS   ;Transpiration                                     ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 211  ;USWRF   ;Upward short wave radiation flux                  ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 212  ;ULWRF   ;Upward long wave radiation flux                   ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 213  ;CDLYR   ;Amount of non-convective cloud                    ;%
> > ;
> > > 214  ;CPRAT   ;Convective precipitation rate
> > ;kg/m**2/s    ;
> > > 215  ;TTDIA   ;Temperature tendency by all physics               ;K/s
> > ;
> > > 216  ;TTRAD   ;Temperature tendency by all radiation             ;K/s
> > ;
> > > 217  ;TTPHY   ;Temperature tendency by non-radiation physics     ;K/s
> > ;
> > > 218  ;PREIX   ;Precipitation index(0.0-1.0)                      ;
> > ;
> > > 219  ;TSDID   ;Std. dev. of IR temperature over 1x1 deg area     ;K
> > ;
> > > 220  ;NLGSP   ;Natural log of surface pressure
> ;In(kPa)
> > ;
> > > 221  ;HPBL    ;Planetary boundary layer height                   ;m
> > ;
> > > 222  ;WGH     ;5-wave geopotential height                        ;gp m
> > ;
> > > 223  ;CNWAT   ;Plant canopy surface water
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 224  ;SOTYP   ;Soil type (as in Zobler)
> ;integer
> > (0-9);
> > > 225  ;VGTYP   ;Vegitation type (as in SiB)
> ;integer
> > (0-9);
> > > 226  ;BMIXL   ;Blackadar's mixing length scale                   ;m
> > ;
> > > 227  ;AMIXL   ;Asympotic mixing length scale                     ;m
> > ;
> > > 228  ;PEVAP   ;Potential evaporation
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 229  ;SNOHF   ;Snow phase-change heat flux                       ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 230  ;WGH5A   ;5-wave geopotential height anomaly                ;gp m
> > ;
> > > 231  ;MFLUX   ;Convective cloud mass flux                        ;Pa/s
> > ;
> > > 232  ;DTRF    ;Downward total radiation flux                     ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 233  ;UTRF    ;Upward total radiation flux                       ;W/m**2
> > ;
> > > 234  ;BGRUN   ;Baseflow-groundwater runoff
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 235  ;SSRUN   ;Storm surface runoff
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 237  ;0TOT    ;Total ozone
> ;kg/m**2
> > ;
> > > 238  ;SCP     ;Snow cover percentage                             ;%
> > ;
> > > 239  ;SNOWT   ;Snow temperature                                  ;K
> > ;
> > > 241  ;LRGHR   ;Large scale condensation heat rate                ;K/s
> > ;
> > > 242  ;CNVHR   ;Deep convective heating rate                      ;K/s
> > ;
> > > 243  ;CNVMR   ;Deep convective moistening rate
> ;kg/kg/s
> > ;
> > > 244  ;SHAHR   ;Shallow convective heating rate                   ;K/s
> > ;
> > > 245  ;SHAMR   ;Shallow convective moistening rate
> ;kg/kg/s
> > ;
> > > 246  ;VDFHR   ;Vertical diffusion heating rate                   ;K/s
> > ;
> > > 247  ;VDFUA   ;Vertical diffusion zonal acceleration             ;m/s**2
> > ;
> > > 248  ;VDFVA   ;Vertical diffusion meridional acceleration        ;m/s**2
> > ;
> > > 249  ;VDFMR   ;Vertical diffusion moistening rate
> ;kg/kg/s
> > ;
> > > 250  ;SWHR    ;Solar radiative heating rate                      ;K/s
> > ;
> > > 251  ;LWHR    ;Long wave radiative heating rate                  ;K/s
> > ;
> > > 252  ;CD      ;Drag coefficient                                  ;
> > ;
> > > 253  ;FRICV   ;Friction velocity                                 ;m/s
> > ;
> > > 254  ;RI      ;Richardson number                                 ;
> > ;
> > > 255  ;WGS     ;Wind Gust Speed                                   ;m/s
> > ;
> >
> >
>
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> ===
> Robb Kambic                              Unidata Program Center
> Software Engineer III                    Univ. Corp for Atmospheric
> Research
> address@hidden                   WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
> ============================================================================
> ===
>
>

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Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
Software Engineer III                      Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research
address@hidden             WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
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