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[GEMPAK #IPF-563953]: lightning data

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #IPF-563953]: lightning data
  • Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:19:24 -0600
Hi Marty,

The "nldn" alias only points to the most recent file in $GEMDATA/nldn/ - for 
10/22 you'll need to explicitly call GDFILE = $GEMDATA/nldn/20121022HHMM.gem 
(where HHMM is the UTC time of file you wish to use).

Michael


> Michael,
> 
> One more question.
> 
> I am trying to plot lightning in CA from last Monday. (10/22). The files
> exist in /data/data/nldn, but when I do a sfctime nldn, I get
> [gempak@titan ~]$ sfctime nldn
> 121026/1700
> 
> i.e. the last time only. How can I override that to plot history files.
> 
> Thanks,
> Marty
> 

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: IPF-563953
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Open