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[Datastream #YGP-795011]: synop question

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  • Subject: [Datastream #YGP-795011]: synop question
  • Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:30:12 -0700
Gustavo,

The raw synop report is stored along with the decoded information.
You can view this in SFLIST using SFPARM=TEXT
or by adding TEXT to your list of parameters in SFPARM.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support



> Dear Steve Chiswell,
> 
> Thank you for your answer. Could you tell me, using gempak,  if there is a
> way to get or view a whole synop as it’s. I mean without decoding it?
> 
> Thank you, again!
> 
> 
> Gustavo
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > The packing file for dclsfc ($GEMTBL/pack/lsfc.pack)
> > stores Daily max and min (TDXC and TDNC). The WMO region III
> > reports only decode 12 hour max/min, so they are not written to the
> > decoded file.
> > The section 333 is region specific.
> >
> > Steve Chiswell
> > Unidata User Support
> >
> >> Dear Unidata’support staff;
> >>
> >>
> >> When reading a  Surface data file (this is a synop file) variables like
> >>
> >> T6XC - Maximum 6-hour temperature in Celsius
> >> T6NC - Minimum 6-hour temperature in Celsius
> >> T6XF - Maximum 6-hour temperature in Fahrenheit
> >>
> >> It seems there is a problem. See for instance:
> >>
> >> SFFILE    Surface data file
> >> /data/ldm/gempak/syn/20061129_syn.gem
> >> AREA      Data area                         SAEZ **
> >> DATTIM    Date/time                         ALL
> >> SFPARM    Surface parameter list            T6XF
> >> OUTPUT    Output device/filename
> >> IDNTYP    STNM or STID                      STID
> >> GEMPAK-SFLIST>
> >> GEMPAK-SFLIST>
> >> GEMPAK-SFLIST>r
> >> [SFLIST 1]  Parameter T6XF is not computable.
> >> [SFLIST -4]  No valid computable parameters.
> >> Parameters requested: SFFILE,AREA,DATTIM,SFPARM,OUTPUT,IDNTYP.
> >>
> >> It can be there is a problem when reading maximum and minimum
> >> temperatures?
> >>
> >> Thank you!
> >>
> >> Gustavo Pittaluga
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: YGP-795011
> > Department: Support GEMPAK
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> >
> >
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Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: YGP-795011
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed