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20000107: gempak model runs

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  • Subject: 20000107: gempak model runs
  • Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 16:14:55 -0700
>From: address@hidden
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>Keywords: 200001071742.KAA18783

>Ever since the first of the year most of the model output in GEMPAK
>format has not been coming in here correctly.  We got two files which 
>were correct the 13Z and 15Z runs of the RUC yesterday.  Other model
>output gets put into a subdirectory 100010.  
>
>My guess is that we simply need to upgrade the LDM or the gempak
>decoders or both.  Since we have gotten some data correctly, and
>since the system administrator has been very busy doing jobs
>for other faculty members, I have not been able to convince him
>of the urgent need to upgrade.
>
>The questions I have are
>
>1) Is this a problem with software that needs to be upgraded?
>
>2) Which software (LDM or GEMPAK) needs the upgrade?
>
>If you can answer them, I think I can make a better case for 
>getting this job done.
>
>Donna Tucker                      http://chinook.phsx.ukans.edu/tucker.html
>address@hidden      Department of Physics and Astronomy  
>(785) 864-4738 (new area code!)    University of Kansas                 
>(785) 864-5262 (fax)               Lawrence, KS  66045-2151                   
>  
>

Donna,

The dcgrib file naming was fixed in pl12. You can update your dcgrib
as described in:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/glimpse/gempak/3316
or update your complete distribution with patch level release 15
witch contains all the patches through 15 applied.

Steve Chiswell