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[GEMPAK #MEN-740505]: how to configure GEMPAK to display archive Unidata-Wisconsin imagery

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #MEN-740505]: how to configure GEMPAK to display archive Unidata-Wisconsin imagery
  • Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:57:50 -0600
Matthew,

These McIDAS area files are easily displayed in GEMPAK simply by specifying 
SATFIL = _FILENAME_ with PROJ = sat and GAREA = dset.

An example in GPMAP:

 GAREA    = dset
 PROJ     = sat
 SATFIL   = 199707252315.goes8ir
 RADFIL   =  
 IMCBAR   = 1
 LATLON   =  
 PANEL    = 0
 TITLE    = 1
 TEXT     = 1
 CLEAR    = YES
 DEVICE   = XW
 GEMPAK-GPMAP>run


Although "*.goes12co2" files aren't handled out-of-the-box as there's no entry 
in $GEMTBL/sat/imgtyp.tbl.

"*.profile" files appear to be netCDF, and a quick attempt at decoding to 
GEMPAK grid format with DCREANAL failed.  If the display of these files is 
important, let me know, I'll work on a solution.  For now, though, you should 
be fine simply defining SATFIL as the file name.

Michael James
Unidata






> I'm very unaware of how to view the files which end in .goes9vis, .goes9ir,
> .profile, etc. Do you have any suggestions as to how I can view the
> satellite imagery and other data that was given to me.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Matthew Potter
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: MEN-740505
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Open