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19990414: product codes for model data

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  • Subject: 19990414: product codes for model data
  • Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 13:30:05 -0600
Deb,
Here is a segment of the pqact.conf entries I provide
for Gempak. Its annotated with the grid identifiers and which
model they represent. For example, the COMUS 202 grids are
represented by the letter "I" as the third letter in the FOS
identifier, the 212 by "R". 

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support


#####
#
# GEMPAK actions for HRS
#
#
# NMC GRIB products
#
#
# NOAAport ETA grids
# Grid #211 80km CONUS:    ^[YZ].Q.*/mETA
# Grid #212 40km CONUS:    ^[YZ].R.*/mETA
# Grid #215 20km CONUS:    ^[YZ].U.*/mETA
# Grid #214 47.5km Alaska: ^[YZ].T.*/mETA
# Select any/all grids desired from [QRUT]
HRS     ^[YZ].[Q].*/mETA
        PIPE    /usr/local/ldm/decoders/dcgrib -d data/gempak/logs/dcgrib.log
                -g /home/gempak/NAWIPS-5.4/gempak5.4/tables 
                PACK data/gempak/hds/YYMMDDHH_eta@@@.gem
#
# NOAAport MRF grids
# Grid #201 N. Hemisphere 381km: ^Y.A... KWBH
# Grid #202 CONUS         190km: ^Y.I... KWBH
# Grid #203 Alaska        190km: ^Y.J... KWBH
# Grid #204 Hawaii        160km: ^Y.K... KWBH
# Grid #205 Puerto Rico   190km: ^Y.L... KWBH
# Select any/all grids desired from [AIJKL]
HRS     ^Y.[A]... KWBH
        PIPE    /usr/local/ldm/decoders/dcgrib -d data/gempak/logs/dcgrib.log
                -g /home/gempak/NAWIPS-5.4/gempak5.4/tables
                PACK data/gempak/hds/YYMMDDHH_mrf@@@.gem
#
#
# RUC/MAPS model output 
# Grid #211 CONUS   80km: ^[YZ].Q.*/mRUC
# Currently, only grid #211 
HRS     ^[YZ].[Q].*/mRUC
        PIPE    /usr/local/ldm/decoders/dcgrib -d data/gempak/logs/dcgrib.log
                -g /home/gempak/NAWIPS-5.4/gempak5.4/tables 
                PACK data/gempak/hds/YYMMDDHH_ruc@@@.gem
#
# NGM model output 
# Grid #211 CONUS   80km: ^[YZ].Q.*/mNGM
# Grid #207 Alaska  95km: ^[YZ].N.*/mNGM
# Grid #202 CONUS  190km: ^[YZ].I.*/mNGM
# Grid #213 CONUS 47.5km: ^[YZ].H.*/mNGM
# Select any/all grids desired from [QNIH]
HRS     ^[YZ].[Q].*/mNGM
        PIPE    /usr/local/ldm/decoders/dcgrib -d data/gempak/logs/dcgrib.log
                -g /home/gempak/NAWIPS-5.4/gempak5.4/tables 
                PACK data/gempak/hds/YYMMDDHH_ngm@@@.gem
#
# AVN model output 
# Grid #201 N. Hemisphere 381km: ^Y.A... KWBC.*(/mAVN|/mSSIAVN)
# Grid #202 CONUS         190km: ^Y.I... KWBC.*(/mAVN|/mSSIAVN)
# Grid #203 Alaska        190km: ^Y.J... KWBC.*(/mAVN|/mSSIAVN)
# Grid #211 CONUS          80km: ^Y.Q... KWBC.*(/mAVN|/mSSIAVN)
# Grid #213 CONUS          95km: ^Y.H... KWBC.*(/mAVN|/mSSIAVN)
# Select any/all grids desired from [QAIJH]
HRS     ^[YZ].[Q]... KWB. ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9]).*(/mAVN|/mSSIAVN)
        PIPE    /usr/local/ldm/decoders/dcgrib -d data/gempak/logs/dcgrib.log
                -g /home/gempak/NAWIPS-5.4/gempak5.4/tables 
                PACK data/gempak/hds/YYMMDDHH_avn@@@.gem
#
# Global AVN (Spectral) Thinned grids
# Grid octets I-P will be stitched togethir as a single global grid
#
HRS     ^H.[I-P]... KWB. ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9]).*
        PIPE    /usr/local/ldm/decoders/dcgrib -d data/gempak/logs/dcgrib.log
                -g /home/gempak/NAWIPS-5.4/gempak5.4/tables
                -q"lin,dlat=2.5,dlon=2.5"
                PACK data/gempak/hds/YYMMDDHH_thin.gem
#
#  MRF grids - Extended range grids E and F
#
HRS     ^H.[EF][A-Z][0-9][0-9] KWB. ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])..
        PIPE    /usr/local/ldm/decoders/dcgrib -d data/gempak/logs/dcgrib.log
                -g /home/gempak/NAWIPS-5.4/gempak5.4/tables 
                PACK data/gempak/hds/YYMMDDHH_mrf.gem
#


>From: "Molenar, Deb" <address@hidden>
>Organization: .
>Keywords: 199904141558.JAA22374

>On Mar. 2, Steve Chiswell wrote:
>
>>On the datastream contents page there is a link to:
>>http://www.alden.com/foscat.txt
>>or
>>http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/data/data.detail.html
>
>I've been unsuccessful try to find some of the model data from the NOAAPORT
>feed to drive D2D.  I've looked at both referenced web pages, and at the
>sample pqact files, but nowhere have I found doc that indicates specifically
>what the product codes are for the model output.  In particular, I'm looking
>for the CONUS 202 AVN, MRF, and NGM, CONUS 212 Eta and MesoEta, CONUS 213
>NGM and AVN, and CONUS 215 MesoEta.   In pqact.conf, I'm ingesting
>[YZ].[A-U], and am getting the 211 grids (+ a 207 grid?), but nothing else.
>What am I overlooking here?
>
>
>___________________________
>Debra A. Molenar          address@hidden
>Computer Specialist     NOAA/NESDIS/RAMM  E-RA2
>phone:  970-491-8447    fax:  970-491-8241
>
>