19990427: reading NIDS data

>From: "Deborah Nykanen" <address@hidden>
>Organization: University of Minnesota
>Keywords: 199904271515.JAA16603

Deborah-

>I am trying to work with some NIDS data I received through CODIAC.  
>Could you please tell me what I need to view/work with the data.  
>Is there a recommended software package or decoder?  There wasn't a 
>README file on my tape and I am having trouble finding any helpful 
>information on the web about how to read NIDS data.  I need to be
>able to view and extract rainfall data from the NIDS data. Ultimately, 
>I need to extract gridded rainfall values (from 5 minute composite 
>reflectivity and 1 hour accumulated values) to use for statistical 
>analysis.
>
>I would greatly appreciate any suggestions or help you can give.

I'm enclosing the link to a message from our support archives that was 
sent to Shuxia Zhang <address@hidden> who seemed to be trying
to do the same thing you are attempting.  The answer would still
be the same for your case:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/glimpse/gempak/1767

You could contact Shuxia Zhang to see what path was taken.

I hope this helps some.  If you need more info, don't hesitate to
contact us.

Don