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Jeff, Dcuair is used to decode soundings that are in the WMO format used in broadcasting the various parts of sounding data (eg TTAA, PPAA, etc. ). Since your data is not in that format, dcuair won't understand it. Your best avenue would be to create a program that modifies your format to the format created by SNLIST, since that format can be imported into GEMPAK files using SNEDIT. Steve CHiswell Unidata User Support >From: Jeff Trapp <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200412110552.iBB5qklI012335 >Greetings. > >This is probably an easy one, but I couldn't easily find an answer: > >I'm trying to convert an NWS sounding in CLASS-format sounding (see >below) to a gempak format sounding so that I can view & manipulate it >using nsharp. As best I can find, I should use dcuair? I tried the >suggested command, but no apparent success. > >Sorry - I've been out of the gempak loop for many years. > >Thanks, >Jeff trapp > >************** > >few lines from sounding > > >Data Type: NWS >Project ID: BAMEX NWS Highres sounding >Release Site Type/Site ID: ILX Central Illinois, IL >Release Location (lon,lat,alt): 089 18.00'W, 40 12.00'N, -89.30, >40.20, 178.0 >UTC Release Time (y,m,d,h,m,s): 2003, 05, 30, 23:05:00 >Ascension No: 1316 >Radiosonde Serial Number: 239705207 >Radiosonde Manufacturer: Vaisala >/ >/ >/ >Nominal Release Time (y,m,d,h,m,s):2003, 05, 31, 00:00:00 > Time Press Temp Dewpt RH Uwind Vwind Wspd Dir dZ Lon > Lat Elev Azim Alt Qp Qt >Qh Qu Qv Qdz > sec mb C C % m/s m/s m/s deg m/s deg > deg deg deg m code code c >ode code code code >------ ------ ----- ----- ----- ------ ------ ----- ----- ----- >-------- ------- ----- ----- ------- ---- ---- - >--- ---- ---- ---- > 0.0 978.4 25.3 15.9 56.0 8.3 6.9 10.8 230.0 999.0 >-89.300 40.200 31.0 227.3 178.0 2.0 2.0 >2.0 99.0 99.0 9.0 > 6.0 968.5 24.4 14.5 54.0 8.2 7.1 10.8 229.0 15.2 >-89.299 40.201 31.5 226.4 269.0 3.0 2.0 >2.0 4.0 4.0 99.0 > 12.0 965.4 24.2 14.6 55.0 8.0 7.2 10.8 228.0 4.7 >-89.299 40.201 32.0 225.4 297.0 3.0 99.0 9 > >######################################################## >Dr. Robert J. Trapp >Associate Professor >Purdue University >Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences >550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47906-2051 >PH: 765-496-6661 | FAX: 765-496-1210 >http://www.purdue.edu/eas/severe/ >######################################################## > -- NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.