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19990204: sflist...

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  • Subject: 19990204: sflist...
  • Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 15:33:31 -0700
>From: Maureen Ballard <address@hidden>
>Organization: UK Ag Weather Center
>Keywords: 199902042103.OAA24183

>Steve,
>
>I just downloaded some surface files which we were missing from
>UCAR-COMET (they made them available to me after I posted a note about
>needed some data). I wanted to look at the text data - the metar reports
>but I got the error:
>
>[SFLIST -4]  No valid computable parameters.
>
>I can list other data like tmpf etc. Is there actually a way that in the
>decoding process you get rid of the raw reports? If so, I guess I will
>be back looking for some files! Just wondering!
>
>Thanks!
>
>Maureen
>
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>

Maureen,

If I understand your question, you can look at the decoded surface parameters
from their gempak file with sfparm=dset etc, but you can't see the raw metar
reports with sfparm=text;spcl

Yes, there is a flag on the dchrly decoder (-n) which forces:
        -n              Set a flag to NOT save the text data

If COMET is running their decoder in that way, then there will not be any
undecoded text lines in the file.

Since COMET generally provides raw data with their case studies, you might
try asking back to see if they have the raw undecoded data.

Steve Chiswell