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20040609: Gempak: plotting new surface file in NMAP

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  • Subject: 20040609: Gempak: plotting new surface file in NMAP
  • Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 13:35:58 -0600
Mike,

You can add surface data sets to nmap through the
template entry in datatype.tbl and the plot
configurations in $GEMTBL/config/prmlst.tbl

This would be similar to the other surface data sets I added like NLDN,
and SUOMI which you will find there.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support




>From: Mike Voss <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200406091852.i59Iq7tK018562

>Hi Steve,
>
>I sent this question to gembud, but received no response.
>(Using Redhat 9,  gempak5.7.2p2 binaries)
>I have created a surface gempak file using sfcfil and sfedit. I can plot 
>the data fine using gpmap and sfmap. I'm wondering if it is possible to add 
>some configuration information to $GEMTBL/config/datatype.tbl (or another 
>file) such that NMAP is able plot this data. My initial attempts were 
>unsuccessful, which leads me to believe maybe this is not even possible. 
>Anyone know? Would I need to edit the source code to integrate a new 
>surface file type into NMAP?
>Thanks,
>
>-Mike
>
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