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20010131: profiler data

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  • Subject: 20010131: profiler data
  • Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 14:30:11 -0700
Kevin,
The BUFR data you sent me has the WMO headers such as:
IUCS13 EUMS 291700
IUCS14 EUMS 291700
IUCS15 EUMS 291700
Though it is BUFR format data, I don't know what the data is. 

The BUFR profiler data that we decode from NOAAPORT/FOS has the headers:
IUPT0[1-4] KBOU
These headers are the hourly profiler QC'd data from FSL and we decode them
with the dcprof program I provide. However, since we get both 6 minute as
well as hourly summaries from FSL in NetCDF format (decoded with dcncprof),
that is the data source we generally use.

When you decode profiler data into an sounding format file, you can
plot a horizontal map of stations, however, the profiler data is on
height levels and not pressure levels. Instead, you would have to plot
the 10000m level for example (in SNMAP, VCORD=hght, LEVEL=10000).

The 2-D upperair widget in Garp only provides a pressure selection widget
so that would be a problem.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support






On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Kevin Polston wrote:

> Hi Steve,
> 
> I have attached a copy of a profiler file (I believe it is in bufr
> format) that I downloaded from the NWS FTP site.  I am unsure on how to
> decode this.  If you could help I would greatly appreciate it. Also,
> when the profiler data is decoded I know you can display time-height
> images from a profiler site but can you also show plan view plots (ie,
> 850 mb level)?  I am using primarily GARP so I was curious if I could
> overlay a plan view plot onto a satellite image or radar image.  Once
> again, any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
> 
> Kevin Polston
> Senior Instructor, NWSTC
> Kansas City MO
> 
> 816-880-9314 ext 273
>