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20010625: gridded radar data

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  • Subject: 20010625: gridded radar data
  • Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 11:16:04 -0600

Gregg,

The RCM data in GRIB format has the header HAXA00 KWBC. I decode
this using my dcgrib2 into grid files for plotting with NMAP/2.
If you need help decoding it or setting up the datatype.tbl action
let me know.

I have a separate gprcm program I use for the SDUS4x bulletins which are
the 1/16th LFM grid.

The gdplot2 changes I made are local (haven't sent them to Scott yet) due
to the need to change the in_type gemlib routine to add the filled boxes.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support

On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Gregory Grosshans wrote:

> Steve,
>
> Do you have an application that converts the Radar RCM data into GEMPAK grids 
> for display
> in NMAP?  A forecaster at the SPC believes this to be the case but I think he 
> is
> referring to the GDRADR application.
>
> Also, in a previous email about GDRADR you mentioned plotting with GDPLOT2 is 
> a little
> slow so you added a fill option for just filling in the grid boxes, rather 
> than using the
> filled contours.  Did you by chance pass this enhancement back to CDB?
>
> Thanks,
> Gregg
>
>