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20050825: JOSS-Derived BUFR Files and Gempak's NAMSND

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  • Subject: 20050825: JOSS-Derived BUFR Files and Gempak's NAMSND
  • Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 10:29:28 -0600
Bill,

NAMSND is a program to decode the Model output upperair BUFR files
generated by NCEP. It is not capable of decoding other formats of BUFR data,
such as a surface file. What format of data is JOSS capable of providing for 
your data set?

Steve Chiswell


>From: "Capehart, William J" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200508252057.j7PKvIjo017107

>
>
>(CCing to both JOSS and GEMBUD)
>
>I have been trying to translate a BUFR file of surface data provided by NCAR's
>  JOSS office using Gempak's NAMSND program to no avail.  Are the BUFR files f
> rom JOSS compatible with what Gempak's NAMSND program expects or am I barking
>  up the wrong tree.  If they are not compatible, what tools are out there to 
> plot out the JOSS BUFR files in station model form (ala Gempak's SFMAP).
>
>Cheers and Thanks.
>================================================================ 
>Bill Capehart <address@hidden>   Associate Professor 
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