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[GEMPAK #WTY-586371]: GEMPAK NSHARP Question

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #WTY-586371]: GEMPAK NSHARP Question
  • Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:19:29 -0600
Bryan,

The nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov site provides access to the regional reanalysis 
gridded data sets (1979-)
GRIB files which you can convert to GEMPAK format.

To go back further (1948-), the NCAR/NCEP renalysis project (see the 
description in BAMS
March 1996).

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support


> Steve:
> 
> Do you know where I can get archived model data that is in GEMPAK format, 
> specifically Reanalysis model data?
> 
> Or how about a format that can be converted to GEMPAK format?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Bryan Rappolt
> President and Consulting Meteorologist
> Genesis Weather Solutions, LLC
> 10630 Braselton Street
> Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80126
> 303-927-6522
> address@hidden
> www.genesisweathersolutions.com
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Unidata GEMPAK Support
> To: address@hidden
> Cc: address@hidden
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 1:32 PM
> Subject: [GEMPAK #WTY-586371]: GEMPAK NSHARP Question
> 
> 
> Bryan,
> 
> I would assume from the directory name, that these are rawinsonde soundings 
> and not model
> soundings. The should be viewable with NSHARP or snprof.
> 
> The upperair data since 1946 is available from fsl/NCDC:
> http://ols.nndc.noaa.gov/plolstore/plsql/olstore.prodspecific?prodnum=C00339-CDR-S0001
> 
> If you are looking for model grids, then the NCAR/NCEP reanalysis data set is 
> probably
> what you would be looking for.
> 
> Steve Chiswell
> Unidata User Support
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > Mr. Chiswell:
> >
> > I came across this data source for archived mode data.   
> > http://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/1955/08/17/gempak/upperair/19550817_upa.gem
> >
> > Is this file in the proper format to create a model sounding?  I am looking 
> > to create a model sounding at a lat/long point at 12 and 00 GMT.  Would 
> > NSHARP be the module that would perform this task?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Bryan Rappolt
> > President and Consulting Meteorologist
> > Genesis Weather Solutions, LLC
> > 10630 Braselton Street
> > Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80126
> > 303-927-6522
> > address@hidden
> > www.genesisweathersolutions.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> Ticket Details
> ===================
> Ticket ID: WTY-586371
> Department: Support GEMPAK
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Closed
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: WTY-586371
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed