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[GEMPAK #OLD-938565]: GEMPAK: metric units supported?

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #OLD-938565]: GEMPAK: metric units supported?
  • Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:53:53 -0600
Jeff,

GEMPAK does all the calculations in SI units. Display is dependent on the user
specifiction. For example, P06M is precipitation in millimeters, while
P06I is precipitation in inches. The primary unit conversion for grids being
decoded is to store pressure values in millibars by convention (eg **-2)
instead of Pascals though you can always scale the units back to Pa for
plots.

Do you have a specific value you are trying to interpret?

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support


> Does GEMPAK support metric units?  More specifically, does NMAP2
> support metric units?  Thanks!
> 
> Jeffrey M. Vukovich
> Senior Research Scientist
> Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems
> 920 Main Campus Drive
> Suite 101
> Raleigh, NC 27606
> Phone:  (919) 424-4442
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: OLD-938565
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed