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20010711: Errors with GEMPAK surface tables
- Subject: 20010711: Errors with GEMPAK surface tables
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 15:32:32 -0600
>From: Daryl Herzmann <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200107111701.f6BH1w100557
>Hello,
> I am currently using GEMPAK 5.6.c.1 and noticed that the surface
>station file that dcmetr uses contains an error.
>gempak/tables/stns/sfmetar_sa.tbl
>
>ADU 99999 AUDUBORN IA US 4170 -9492 392
>AUD 99990 AUDUBORN IA US 4170 -9492 392 0
>
>I looked at http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/stations.txt and AUD
>is actually
>LA AUDUBON PARK KAUD AUD 29 56N 090 08W 2 X
>
>And the city is actually "Audubon" not "Auduborn"
>
>So when I use @IA for AREA, I get a Louisiana ob :)
>
>I also notice that there are other stations in Iowa that are misspelled.
>Should I report those errors somewhere?
>
>Thanks,
> Daryl
>
KADU is Adubon IA, so, correct that spelling but leave in Iowa.
I've changed the KAUD entry.
Most of the misspellings result from the airforce station table.
I'll correct them in our station tables if you send a list.
Steve CHiswell