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Re: [GEMPAK #FLG-974902]: Gempak - GEMPAK to IDV conversion?

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  • Subject: Re: [GEMPAK #FLG-974902]: Gempak - GEMPAK to IDV conversion?
  • Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:03:18 -0500
Unidata GEMPAK Support wrote:

>John,
>
>GEMPAK does not have a general converter from its grid file format to NetCDF.
>What is the original source of your data? If possible, it would be best to
>go straight to NetCDF from the original data since some data required by the
>NetCDF files used by IDV are not part of the GEMPAK data file.
>  
>
Steve,

Thanks - I ended up writing a perl script to automate the GDGRIB export,
and as long as the parameters are WMO standards, the resulting GRIB file
converts cleanly with gribtonc and displays perfectly in IDV!

John