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20000607: GEMPAK Obs

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  • Subject: 20000607: GEMPAK Obs
  • Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 15:01:57 -0600
I converted the other 2 surface files. I have to leave for a staff meeting-
so will do the upa's tommorrow.

I no longer have the June 2 files since I only store for 4 days.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support



>From: "Scott R. Dembek" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200006071949.e57JnCT04293

>Steve,
>
>The IRIX file worked fine.  Any chance I can get the entire set?  Also, is
>2 June handy?  I found that my data file is missing a couple of hours of
>obs from that day.  Thanks again, and sorry for the trouble.
>
>Regards,
>Scott
>
>
>On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, Unidata Support wrote:
>
>> 
>> Scott,
>> 
>> I have no trouble displaying the files from either of my 5.4 or 5.5 Gempak
>> distributions. The data is in 20 minute bins.
>> 
>> These files are decoded from our LDM running on an X86 box. Your version
>> or GEMPAK may not recognize the byteswapped files (but double check that
>> you FTP'd in binary mode of course).
>> 
>> I posted a copy of the sao file for 6/3 which I copied using sfmod
>> from a bigendian (IRIX) machine. See if you can display that. Its
>> in ~ftp/pub/misc/20000603_sao.gem1.
>> 
>> Let me know if this solves your problem and I will copy the rest.
>> 
>> Steve Chiswell
>> Unidata User Support
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> >From: "Scott R. Dembek" <address@hidden>
>> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>> >Keywords: 200006071803.e57I3KT00997
>> 
>> >Steve,
>> >
>> >I'm trying to perform forecast verification using the GEMPAK sao and upa
>> >files you provided, but for some reason every hour of the three days keeps
>> >coming back with no stations reporting data.  Anything "unusual" about the
>> >files?  FYI, I'm using the GEMPAK routine sflist in my verification script
>> >as in this example...
>> >
>> >  sflist << EOF
>> >    SFFILE   = 20000603_sao.gem
>> >    AREA     = @us
>> >    DATTIM   = 3/0
>> >    SFPARM   = slat;slon;palt;selv;tmpc;dwpc;sped;drct
>> >    OUTPUT   = f/00060300_sfc.txt
>> >    IDNTYP   = STID
>> >    r
>> >
>> >  EOF
>> >
>> >My verification code is often used and works fine for the days surrounding
>> >June 3-5.
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >Scott
>> >
>> >On Tue, 6 Jun 2000, Unidata Support wrote:
>> >
>> >> >From: address@hidden
>> >> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>> >> >Keywords: 200006061504.e56F4m913800
>> >> 
>> >> >From address@hidden Tue Jun  6 09:04:46 2000
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>> >> >Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 10:04:35 -0500
>> >> >From: "Scott R. Dembek" <address@hidden>
>> >> >To: Unidata Need Data List <address@hidden>
>> >> >Subject: GEMPAK Obs
>> >> >Message-ID: <address@hidden.
> gov
>> > >
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>> >> >
>> >> >Our data collection stopped over the weekend and didn't restart until
>> >> >Monday morning.  Anyone have GEMPAK sao and upa obs from June 3-5?  Than
> ks
>> >> >in advance.
>> >> >
>> >> >Scott Dembek
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> 
>> >> Scott,
>> >> 
>> >> I placed ours in ~ftp/pub/misc for you to download.
>> >> For some reason, your message bounced as a non-member of the needdata lis
> t.
>> >> I know I've seen you post before...maybe not through this address though?
>> >> 
>> >> Steve Chiswell
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