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Re: decoder for GTS TESAC data (WMO FM64)

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  • Subject: Re: decoder for GTS TESAC data (WMO FM64)
  • Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 18:06:12 -0400
Robb,

Well, we could do one at a time, right?    ;-)
How would you properly encode a TESAC  WMO FM64 in a NetCDF point
feature type file?

-Rich

On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Robb Kambic <address@hidden> wrote:
> Rich,
>
> The delay response is from being on vacation, I like that word. Anyhow I
> have talked about the TESAC decoder before with Ethan, it would be nice to
> develop a "generic decoder" to process many of the text bulletins in the 306
> WMO manual of codes. There's over a hundred. Let me talk to Ethan again
> about this and let's see if we can get a game plan.
>
> Robb...
>
>
> On Tue, 1 Jun 2010, Rich Signell wrote:
>
>> Robb,
>> As the decoding guru, do you know if there is a decoder for the
>> oceanographic data on the GTS in TESAC format (WMO FM64)?
>>
>> If there is no decoder, we (meaning Chris, cc'd here) were thinking of
>> writing one (in Java, using NetCDF-Java)  to convert from this to CF
>> PointConvention NetCDF files.   In this case any tips would be
>> welcome!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rich
>> --
>> Dr. Richard P. Signell   (508) 457-2229
>> USGS, 384 Woods Hole Rd.
>> Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
>>
>
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Dr. Richard P. Signell   (508) 457-2229
USGS, 384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598