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On Wed, 7 Dec 2005, DEROGNAT, Claude wrote: > Robb, > > I need a netcdf decoder for "raw" (not in wmo format) metar. > Nevertheless, if a decoder of "raw" metar to wmo is available, > it is ok for me because after I can use the metar2nc to concert > them into netcdf. claude, sorry, i can't help you there. you could create a perl script to take a wmo text format and convert it to the wmo stream format by adding the ^A plus the header for the beginning and the ^C for the end of the bulletin. then you could use metar2nc as is. otherwise you will have to modify metar2nc but that would be a much bigger job. robb... > > Thank you. > > Claude.... > > -----Message d'origine----- > De : Robb Kambic [mailto:address@hidden] > Envoyé : mardi 6 décembre 2005 19:29 > À : DEROGNAT, Claude > Cc : decoders > Objet : RE: 20051130: Please Help about metar2nc > > > claude, > > do you need netcdf decoder or decoder that outputs ascii text? > > robb... > > > > On Tue, 6 Dec 2005, DEROGNAT, Claude wrote: > > > Dear Robb, > > > > sorry to be boring but do you think that there is an issue? > > > > Claude > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > > De : Robb Kambic [mailto:address@hidden] > > Envoyé : samedi 3 décembre 2005 16:39 > > À : DEROGNAT, Claude > > Cc : decoders > > Objet : RE: 20051130: Please Help about metar2nc > > > > > > On Fri, 2 Dec 2005, DEROGNAT, Claude wrote: > > > > > Dear Robb, > > > > > > Thank you for these information, now it runs well with the test file. > > > Nevertheless, the metar files distributed by MADIS (in nercdf) > > > mainly covers US and Canada > > > and I also need the observations above Europe. > > > > > > as far as I understood, I' am not allowed to download the metar file on > > your > > > site > > > motherlode.ucar... but these metar files in wmo test format, > > > are they contained the European stations? > > > > > > Whatever, if I am not allowed to download metar file each day, > > > I have to find an other solution. The more convenient for me is > > > to convert the metar file in raw format (downloaded from the NOAA site) > > > to wmo text format. > > > Have-you got a convert which rewrite raw metar format in wmo test > format. > > > > Claude, > > > > i don't have a converter for the wmo test format format, but let me think > > about it. i might be able to have a solution. > > > > robb.... > > > > > > > > > > thanks for all, > > > > > > Claude. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > > > De : Robb Kambic [mailto:address@hidden] > > > Envoyé : jeudi 1 décembre 2005 21:12 > > > À : DEROGNAT, Claude > > > Cc : decoders > > > Objet : Re: 20051130: Please Help about metar2nc > > > > > > > > > Ce message utilise un jeu de caractères qui n'est pas pris en charge par > > le > > > service Messagerie Internet. Pour visualiser le contenu du message > > original, > > > ouvrez le message joint. 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