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20041119: station tables

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  • Subject: 20041119: station tables
  • Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:28:56 -0700
>From: Waldenio Almeida <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200411191255.iAJCt07j000079

>
>Hello
>
>About the station tables that GEMPAK's decoders uses.
>
>I think that all them are extract from some database,
>like mysql. (I am right ?)

No, the tables that are available are just ascii compilations
from a number of other sources.

>
>Here we are updating those station tables, e.g. the
>brazilians METARs. We have tables for brazilians synop
>and radiossondes too. (the station data from WMO tables
>has a lot of errors)
>
>Who manages the GEMPAK's stations tables ? Unidata or NCEP ?

The synoptic locations that NCEP provides are in large amount derived
from the USAF tables that.

>
>Can I get the station tables database ?
>
>Thanks,
>Waldenio,
>
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