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19990105: Problem setting Nsat enhancement default

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  • Subject: 19990105: Problem setting Nsat enhancement default
  • Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 13:31:20 -0700
James,

The ID number for GOES10 is 74. The problem with copying 
the GOES-9 entry is that GOES-9 was 72, GOES-8 is 70
(The sounders onboard are instrument numbers 71, 73, 75).
 for example,
GOES10               VIS          30    220     74      1      0 vis_upc.tbl
GOES10               IR_3.9        0    255     74      2      0 GRAY
GOES10               WV_6.7        0    255     74      4      0 wv_upc.tbl
GOES10               IR_10.7       0    255     74      8      0 ir_upc.tbl
GOES10               IR_12.0       0    255     74    128      0 GRAY

The "raw" flag "1" would be used for uncalibrated images; however, all the
IDD AREAfiles are calibrated, so the brightness values are 0 through 255.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support


>From: address@hidden (James Murakami)
>Organization: .
>Keywords: 199901052021.NAA11587

>Hi:
>
>I was trying to change the default satellite imagery
>enhancement type. I had no problem with GOES-8 imagery,
>but GOES-10 imagery didn't work. That is, a new default
>didn't occur when selecting any images. One had to manually
>select a different enhancement type through the "color
>enhancement" option window.
>
>I made changes in the "imgtyp.tbl" file. Part of it looks
>as follows--
>
>! SATELLITE IMAGE TYPES
>! ---------------------
>!
>!                   |IMG     |      |      |SAT ID|IMGTYP|   RAW| DEFAULT     
>  |!SAT ID             |TYP     |   MIN|   MAX|NUMBER|NUMBER|  FLAG| LUT FILE 
>     |!(20)               |(8)     |   (6)|   (6)|   (6)|   (6)|   (6)|      (
> 14)    |!                   |        |      |      |      |      |      | 
>GOES8                VIS          30    220     70      1      0 vis_upc.tbl
>GOES8                IR2           0    255     70      2      0 ir_sab.tbl
>GOES8                WV            0    255     70      4      0 watvap.tbl
>GOES8                IR            0    255     70      8      0 ir_za.tbl
>GOES8                IR            0    255     70    128      0 ir_za.tbl
>GOES8                VIS          30    220     70      1      1 GRAY
>GOES8                IR2           0    255     70      2      1 ir_za.tbl
>GOES8                IR            0    255     70      8      1 ir_za.tbl
>GOES8                IR            0    255     70    128      1 ir_za.tbl
>GOES10               VIS          30    220     72      1      0 vis_upc.tbl
>GOES10               IR2           0    255     72      2      0 ir_za.tbl
>GOES10               WV            0    255     72      4      0 watvap.tbl
>GOES10               IR            0    255     72      8      0 ir_za.tbl
>GOES10               IR            0    255     72    128      0 ir_za.tbl
>GOES10               VIS           0  30240     72      1      1 GRAY
>GOES10               IR2           0    255     72      2      1 ir_za.tbl
>GOES10               IR            0  26624     72      8      1 ir_za.tbl
>GOES10               IR            0  26624     72    128      1 ir_za.tbl
>GOES10               WV            0    255     72      4      1 watvap.tbl
>
>I had just copied the GOES-9 section and changed the GOES-9 to GOES-10.
>I wasn't sure of the differences in the various "IR" lines. I wrote in
>a new "ir_za.tbl" for infrared imagery (this was added to the "enhance.tbl"
>file). GOES-8 imagery responded but not GOES-10 pics.
>
>It may have something to do an error I see when viewing any GOES-10
>imagery. An example follows when using Nsat--
>
>###filename -- /gempak2/sat/GOES-10/4km/IR/IR_990105_1900
> [IM 1]  No image type entry for file /gempak2/sat/GOES-10/4km/IR/IR_990105_19
> 00
>
>
>The "No image type" statement appears on all GOES-10 images but not GOES-8
>pics. Images appear but not with the desired default enhancement.
>
>What am I omitting or typing in improperly?
>
>Sincerely,
>
>James Murakami
>
>Staff Meteorologist/Student Affairs
>Department of Atmospheric Sciences
>University of California, Los Angeles
>405 Hilgard Ave.
>Los Angeles, CA  90095-1565
>
>
>   e-mail:  address@hidden
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>