20041211: decoder

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
>
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>Associate Professor
>Purdue University
>Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
>550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN  47906-2051
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