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20050202: GEMPAK to netCDF converter

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  • Subject: 20050202: GEMPAK to netCDF converter
  • Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 11:25:03 -0700 (MST)
Hi Jose,

You can also obtain the level II data from the NCDC in its native format
which GEMPAK can handle...

You can also freely download level II data from NCDC at:

http://hurricane.ncdc.noaa.gov/pls/plhas/has.dsselect

or directly to level II data:

http://hurricane.ncdc.noaa.gov/pls/plhas/HAS.FileAppSelect?datasetname=6500

Odd, there is not a "GEMPAK" format for level II radar data, GEMPAK reads
both the compressed and uncompressed BZIP files directly, so I suspect you
have the raw data.

If you would like for us to check, attach a scan, and we will take a look
at it.

Jeff
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On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 address@hidden wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
>
> I'm working at University of Puerto Rico with Dr. Bringi from Colorado
> State University, analyzing some NEXRAD data from the TJUA radar in P.R.
> This radar cannot archive Level II data, so the only data we are provided
> is GEMPAK, directly from the local NWS office.
>
> I read in one case study at Unidata web site
> (http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/support/help/MailArchives/casestudies/msg00039.html)
> that you said there are converters from GEMPAK to netCDF, something we
> will need in order to manipulate this data; HDF format will be OK too.
>
> I found in the site a conveter called DCNCPROF that states that "Convert
> NetCDF format 6/60 minute profiler data" but don't know if this is the
> opposite, from netCDF to GEMPAK; also there are not instructions on how to
> download it.  Let me know if this is what we need or if it is something
> else, and where we can find it.
>
> Your help will be very much appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jose Maeso
> http://casa.ece.uprm.edu/index.html
>
>