Re: decoder for GTS TESAC data (WMO FM64)

Rich, Christopher,

After a meeting with John and Ethan, it was decided not to put much effort 
into creating a generic decoder because the feeling is most textual 
reports will be eventually be converted to bufr. With that said, we 
understand your need about having a TESAC decoder soon. John has written a 
similar type text decoder for NMC Office Note 29 that can be used as a 
template for the TESAC decoder, it's in cdm code:

ucar.nc2.iosp.misc.NmcObsLegacy.java

documentation: http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/mmb/data_processing/on29.htm

As you probably know the TESAC data (WMO FM64) is in the WMO manual on 
codes, number 306.

Robb....



On Wed, 9 Jun 2010, Rich Signell wrote:

> 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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> > 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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>
>
>
> --
> Dr. Richard P. Signell   (508) 457-2229
> USGS, 384 Woods Hole Rd.
> Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598

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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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