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[GEMPAK #RDZ-117428]: location of input files

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #RDZ-117428]: location of input files
  • Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:09:11 -0600
Hello Michael,

GEMPAK radar programs use file and path name aliases defined in 
$GEMTBL/config/datatype.tbl for and 3 composites:

NEXRIII      $RAD/NIDS/%SITE%/%PROD%   %PROD%_YYYYMMDD_HHNN

The first entry is the alias name, the second the path, the third the filename.


$RAD is commonly the "nexrad" directory under $GEMDATA:

> echo $RAD
/data/ldm/gempak/nexrad

So an example of a full file/pathname would be 

/data/ldm/gempak/nexrad/NIDS/YUX/N0Q/N0Q_20130605_1455 - Where N0Q is %PROD% 
and YUX is %SITE%

Since I assume you are on a university machine, you might want to use our LDM 
software to request the live NEXRAD3 feed, which writes each file to the 
appropriate %SITE% and %PROD% directory under $RAD.   If you would like help 
with how to set this up, feel free to ask.

Michael James
Unidata





> Hello,
> 
> 
> 
> I am a graduate student at Texas Tech working towards a Master's Degree in 
> Atmospheric Science. For my research, I need to create National mosaics of 
> composite reflectivity, and I am attempting to use the GEMPAK program gdradr 
> to do so. I have already downloaded NEXRAD III data from individual radar 
> sites from NCDC. I am wondering if these input files need to be in a specific 
> directory in order for gdradr to work. Thank you for your time, and I look 
> forward to your response.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Michael Hollan
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> 
> 
> I am a graduate student at Texas Tech working towards a Master's Degree in 
> Atmospheric Science. For my research, I need to create National mosaics of 
> composite reflectivity, and I am attempting to use the GEMPAK program gdradr 
> to do so. I have already downloaded NEXRAD III data from individual radar 
> sites from NCDC. I am wondering if these input files need to be in a specific 
> directory in order for gdradr to work. Thank you for your time, and I look 
> forward to your response.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Michael Hollan
> 
> 

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: RDZ-117428
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Open