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[GEMPAK #DHZ-709940]: GFS T574 grids?

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #DHZ-709940]: GFS T574 grids?
  • Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:52:52 -0700
Well I found the grids on tgftp.nws.noaa.gov and www.ftp.ncep.noaa.gov, now to 
see if they decode correctly.  still have not confirmed these are coming across 
CONDUIT.

-mj 


> Hi Greg,
> 
> As well as I know the 27km T574 grids are not coming through CONDUIT.  I've 
> not found them and been able to test dcgrib2 with these files.  I'm checking 
> if the grids are available now.
> 
> -Michae
> 
> 
> > Hello,
> > I'm trying to obtain the 27 km res GFS global grids via LDM and
> > decode them into a GEMPAK file I can use for plotting. I've looked
> > through the GEMPAK templates that were installed with GEMPAK6.7.0 on our
> > system and the closest pqact pattern I can find is:
> >
> > # 0.5 degree GFS data
> > CONDUIT prod/gfs.*pgrb2
> > PIPE    decoders/dcgrib2 -d
> > data/gempak/logs/dcgrib2_CONDUITgfs2.log
> > -e GEMTBL=@GEMTBL@
> >
> > This all works on our system but when I look at the .gem files I get:
> >
> > GEMPAK-GDINFO>gdfile=/export/ldm/data/gempak/model/gfs.t18z.pgrbf12.gem
> > GEMPAK-GDINFO>r
> >
> > GRID FILE: /export/ldm/data/gempak/model/gfs.t18z.pgrbf12.gem
> >
> > GRID NAVIGATION:
> > PROJECTION:          CED
> > ANGLES:                 0.0     0.0     0.0
> > GRID SIZE:          360 181
> > LL CORNER:             -90.00      0.00
> > UR CORNER:              90.00     -1.00
> >
> > GRID ANALYSIS BLOCK:
> > UNKNOWN ANALYSIS TYPE
> >
> > Number of grids in file:   350
> >
> > Maximum number of grids in file:   5000
> >
> > These are still 0.5 degree files (which I thought weren't being produced
> > anymore). Can you give me the pqact.conf patterns to obtain the 27km GFS
> > grids?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Greg
> >
> >
> >
> 

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: DHZ-709940
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: High
Status: Open