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[GEMPAK #GFW-230601]: unable to plot satellite data which is in h5 format

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #GFW-230601]: unable to plot satellite data which is in h5 format
  • Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 09:29:32 -0700
Hello there,

I'm sorry to say GEMPAK can not handle the .h5 files natively.  What data 
source are these files from? Are these NPP/VIIRS files?   As far as I know only 
McIDAS-V has support for them.  Let me know and perhaps point me where I can 
find an example file and I'll see where I can get for you.

Michael James
Unidata


> Hi,
> 
> I am new to GEMPAK. I have followed the on-line tutorial and got many things 
> running.
> I have plotted wind barbs, stream lines in the Indian ocean region using 
> ECMWF wind data.
> Now I have to plot satellite data which is in h5 format. As i came to know 
> that GEMPAK does not natively support h5 data (correct me if i am wrong), i 
> have tried converting the h5 data to binary format using h5dump. Even then i 
> am unable to plot as the format is not supported. Kindly suggest me a way to 
> plot satellite data
> 
> 
> 
> thanks and regards,
> P.Rama Krishna Phani.
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GFW-230601
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Open