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Re: Metar/synopic



Rich,

i have some java code now to decode the Metar reports but it hasn't been
fully tested. when it's stable would you like to have it?

robb...



On Mon, 27 Nov 2006, Rich.Baldwin wrote:

> Robb,
>
> Thanks for the input.  I was hoping for a Java decoder.  I'll keep you
> posted on my progress.
>
> Rich
>
> Robb Kambic wrote:
> > On Mon, 27 Nov 2006, Rich.Baldwin wrote:
> >
> >
> >> John or Robb,
> >>
> >> I want to use the Metar or Synopic IOSP code to start generating netcdf
> >> files from our historical hourly dataset.  Is this code available?  I
> >> wouldn't be reading the data from that same input stream, but I'd have a
> >> good start on what I need to change.
> >>
> >
> > Rich,
> >
> > Currently the Metar and Synoptic netCDF files are generated using a perl
> > decoder that is used by LDM. Also, the perl decoders can be used on the
> > command line to generate netCDF files. The decoder input is in the WMO
> > bulletin style text, that is the common NWS format. A command line would
> > look like:
> >
> > % metar2nc metar.cdl <dir> <date in yyyymm> < <raw metar>
> >
> > The decoders package with detail information is located at:
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/decoders/
> >
> >
> > The current nj22 IOSP code takes these netCDF files as input. At some
> > time, i want to convert the perl decoders to Java but that's sometime in the
> > future.
> >
> > Robb...
> >
> >
> >> Thanks, Rich Baldwin
> >>
> >>
> >
> > ===============================================================================
> > 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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