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Chris,
We have the following pqact.conf actions set up to file the pnga2area files
into the GEMPAK $SAT directory structure.
I'll let Tom add anything else he might have to mention.
Steve Chiswell
# UW Products except Mollweide IR and WV and Antarctic composite and floaters
decoded
# into GEMPAK file hierarchy
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q1 (U[^ACXY1]) (.*) (.*)_IMG (0.65)um (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/gempak/images/sat/\3/\5/VIS/VIS_\6_\7
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q1 (U[^ACXY1]) (.*) (.*)_IMG (6.8)um (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/gempak/images/sat/\3/\5/WV/WV_\6_\7
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q1 (U[^ACXY1]) (.*) (.*)_IMG (10.7)um (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/gempak/images/sat/\3/\5/IR/IR_\6_\7
# floater1
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q1 (UA) (.*) (.*)_IMG (.*)um (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/gempak/images/sat/\3_fl1/\5/\4/\4_\6_\7
# floater2
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q1 (UC) (.*) (.*)_IMG (.*)um (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/gempak/images/sat/\3_fl2/\5/\4/\4_\6_\7
# UW Antarctic composite decoded into GEMPAK hierarchy
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q1 (U1) (.*) (.*)_IMG (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/gempak/images/sat/ANTARCTIC/\5/IR/IR_\6_\7
# CIMSS Cloud Top Pressure - McIDAS product code CA
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q0 CA .... (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area /data/ldm/gempak/images/sat/SOUNDER/\3/CTP/CTP_\4_\5
# CIMSS Total Column Precipitable Water - McIDAS product code CB
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q0 CB .... (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area /data/ldm/gempak/images/sat/SOUNDER/\3/PW/PW_\4_\5
# CIMSS Sea Surface Temperature - McIDAS product code CC
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q0 CC .... (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area /data/ldm/gempak/images/sat/SOUNDER/\3/SST/SST_\4_\5
# CIMSS Lifted Index - McIDAS product code CD
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q0 CD .... (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area /data/ldm/gempak/images/sat/SOUNDER/\3/LI/LI_\4_\5
# CIMSS CAPE - McIDAS product code CE
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q0 CE .... (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area /data/ldm/gempak/images/sat/SOUNDER/\3/CAPE/CAPE_\4_\5
# CIMSS Ozone - McIDAS product code CF
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q0 CF .... (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area /data/ldm/gempak/images/sat/SOUNDER/\3/OZONE/OZONE_\4_\5
>From: address@hidden (Chris Hennon)
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200009131832.e8DIWGb24656
>Tom -
>
>OK - I made the change and I'm getting the imagery. So I guess now my
>only question refers to the data structure itself. What does one have to
>do in order to have the same directory structure for satellite images
>(i.e. GOES-8/4km/IR/) that was produced from the gempak script nsat_links?
>In my current configuration, the images are parsed only by resolution.
>Thanks.
>
>Chris
>
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>On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Unidata Support wrote:
>
>> >From: address@hidden (Chris Hennon)
>> >Organization: Ohio State
>> >Keywords: 200009111601.e8BG1gb11030 ldm-mcidas
>>
>> Chris,
>>
>> In reviewing my earlier message, I had the opportunity to look harder
>> at the pqact.conf actions that you sent me. This reminded me of what
>> the problem is and how easy it is to fix.
>>
>> >>Here's my pqact.conf entry that works for CIMSS sounder imagery:
>> >>
>> >># CIMSS Cloud Top Pressure - McIDAS product code CA
>> >>MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. CA .... (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
>> >> PIPE -close /usr/local/ldm/decoders/pnga2area
>> >> -a /usr/local/ldm/ldm-mcidas-7.6.3/etc/SATANNOT
>> >> -b /usr/local/ldm/ldm-mcidas-7.6.3/etc/SATBAND
>> >> data/goes_sounder/\3/ctp/CTP_\4_\5
>> >
>> >>Here is my pqact.conf entry that doesn't work (i.e. nothing is written to
>> >>the directory I specified) for Unidata/Wisconsin GOES imagery:
>> >>
>> >># Regular Unidata-Wisconsin Imagery
>> >>MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q1 .. .... (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
>> >> PIPE -close /usr/local/ldm/decoders/pnga2area
>> >> -a /usr/local/ldm/ldm-mcidas-7.6.3/etc/SATANNOT
>> >> -b /usr/local/ldm/ldm-mcidas-7.6.3/etc/SATBAND
>> >> data/images/test/\3/\4_\5
>>
>> The problem is in the sequence 'pnga2area Q1 .. ....'. This is
>> assuming that the length of the 4th entry is always 4 digits (....).
>> This entry is the image's default AREA file number, and it _is_ 4
>> digits long for CIMSS products, but it is two or three digits long for
>> the UW stream GOES products.
>>
>> All you have to do to your action is change the '....' to '.*':
>>
>> # Regular Unidata-Wisconsin Imagery
>> MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q1 .. .* (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
>> PIPE -close /usr/local/ldm/decoders/pnga2area
>> -a /usr/local/ldm/ldm-mcidas-7.6.3/etc/SATANNOT
>> -b /usr/local/ldm/ldm-mcidas-7.6.3/etc/SATBAND
>> data/images/test/\3/\4_\5
>>
>> After making the change, send a HUP to pqact to reread your pqact.conf
>> file and all images will get decoded correctly.
>>
>> Sorry this took so long for me to notice.
>>
>> Tom
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