20060109: Bug in decoder dcmsfc

Alex,

There seems to be a limitation in the interpretation of the year digit in
$GEMPAK/source/bridge/ma/madst0.f
where year digits 6-9 are interpreted as 1996-1999, and 0-5 are 2000-2005.

Looks like the code needs to be modified to use the current (or -c specified)
year.

I'll send you a fix as soon as I have it.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support





>From: "Alex S. A. Pessoa" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200601091659.k09GxM7s020478

>Hi,
>
>We are getting a bug in this decoder, that is getting us to lose a
>lot  of data.
>
>bulletins liks:
>
>
>273
>SSVX13 LFVW 080920 RRD
>ZZYY 56513 08016 0920/ 551725 179114 6111/
>11119 0//// 39916 49916 52010
>22219 00094
>444 20110 08016 0629/ 50101 80110 80100 9/015=
>ZZYY 55590 08016 0910/ 341520 158542 6112/
>11119 0//// 30218 40218 52015
>22219 00169
>444 20120 08016 0850/ 50101 80012 80100 9/015=
>ZZYY 55589 08016 0900/ 345465 164988 6112/
>11119 0//// 30177 40177 52032
>22219 00144
>444 20120 08016 0848/ 50101 80011 80100 9/015=
>ZZYY 55571 08016 0900/ 344007 160764 6111/
>11119 0//// 30205 40205 52027
>22219 00150
>444 20110 08016 0850/ 50101 80012 80100 9/015=
>ZZYY 56513 08016 0820/ 551725 179114 6111/
>11119 0//// 39918 49918 52018
>22219 00093
>444 20110 08016 0629/ 50101 80110 80100 9/015=
>
>
>are being interpreted as from year 1996, and rejected. as in logfile:
>
>
>
>[25007] 060109/1451[DC 3]  Starting up. Version 5.8.2a
>[25007] 060109/1451[DC 2]  read 2007/204799 bytes strt 0 newstrt 2007
>[25007] 060109/1451[DCMSFC 3]  Invalid bulletin:  SSVX13  LFVW    080920
>[25007] 060109/1451[DCMSFC 4]  Invalid date/time:  960108/920     
>060108/1000 -5260360
>[25007] 060109/1451[DCMSFC 3]  Invalid bulletin:  SSVX13  LFVW    080920
>[25007] 060109/1451[DCMSFC 4]  Invalid date/time:  960108/910     
>060108/1000 -5260370
>[25007] 060109/1451[DCMSFC 3]  Invalid bulletin:  SSVX13  LFVW    080920
>[25007] 060109/1451[DCMSFC 4]  Invalid date/time:  960108/900     
>060108/1000 -5260380
>[25007] 060109/1451[DCMSFC 3]  Invalid bulletin:  SSVX13  LFVW    080920
>[25007] 060109/1451[DCMSFC 4]  Invalid date/time:  960108/900     
>060108/1000 -5260380
>[25007] 060109/1451[DCMSFC 3]  Invalid bulletin:  SSVX13  LFVW    080920
>[25007] 060109/1451[DCMSFC 4]  Invalid date/time:  960108/820     
>060108/1000 -5260420
>[25007] 060109/1451[DC 2]  read 0/202793 bytes strt 2007 newstrt 2007
>[25007] 060109/1451[DC -9]  End of input data file.
>[25007] 060109/1451[DC 5]  Normal termination.
>[25007] 060109/1451[DC 2]  Number of bulletins read and processed: 3
>[25007] 060109/1451[DC 6]  Shutting down.
>
>
>anyone else have reported this problem ?
>
>Thanks,
>Alex
>
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