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On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Alan F Cunningham wrote:
> I am doing some preplannign for downloads and would like to know what a
> NEXRAD form WSI looks like. could anyone send me an example so I know
> what to pu into my pqact.conf file
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan Cunningham
> Clemson University Radar Ornithology Lab
> 310 Jordan Hall
> 864-656-3584
> hubcap.clemson.edu/~acunnin
>
Alan,
These are some examples from our ldmd.conf file, probably not exactly what
you want. They can be used as templates though. Remember the white space
are tabs. Also most of the entries have commented out with # sign and
the entires have wrapped in this e-mail. The entries should be on 2
lines.
Robb...
# make some nids gifs
WSI
^NEX/(FTG)/(BREF1|VEL1)/..([0-9][0-9])([0-1][0-9])([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])([0-6][0-9])
FILE -close data/gempak/tmp/nids/\2_\1_\3\4\5\6\7.nex
#
WSI
^NEX/(FTG)/(BREF1|VEL1)/..([0-9][0-9])([0-1][0-9])([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])([0-6][0-9])
# EXEC /home/gempak/scripts/NIDS_gif.csh \2_\1_\3\4\5\6\7.nex
\1_\2_\3\4\5\6\7.gif
#
#WSI ^.*
# FILE data/nexrad/nexrad.raw
#
# file each radar by product for 1 day
#
#WSI ^NEX/(...)/(.*)/..([0-9][0-9][0-1][0-9][0-3][0-9])....
# FILE data/nexrad/\3_\2.\1
#WSI ^NEX/(...)/(CREF)/..([0-9][0-9][0-1][0-9][0-3][0-9][0-2][0-9])..
# FILE data/nexrad/\3_\2.\1
#
# file each product by product/hour/minute
#
WSI
^NEX/(...)/(.*)/..([0-9][0-9])([0-1][0-9])([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])([0-6]
[0-9])
FILE
-close data/nexrad/\2/\6/\3\4\5\6\7.\1.wsi
#
#WSI
^NEX/(...)/(BREF1)/..([0-9][0-9])([0-1][0-9])([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])([0
-6][0-9])
# PIPE
# -close nids2area
# -l /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
# -d /var/data/mcidasd/ 8001 \1 DIALPROD=R1 \3%j \6\700 DEV=CCN
#
#WSI
^NEX/(...)/(BREF2)/..([0-9][0-9])([0-1][0-9])([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])([0
-6][0-9])
# PIPE
# -close nids2area
# -l /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
# -d /var/data/mcidasd/ 8002 \1 DIALPROD=R2 \3%j \6\700 DEV=CCN
#
#WSI
^NEX/(...)/(BREF3)/..([0-9][0-9])([0-1][0-9])([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])([0
-6][0-9])
# PIPE
# -close nids2area
# -l /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
# -d /var/data/mcidasd/ 8003 \1 DIALPROD=R3 \3%j \6\700 DEV=CCN
#
#WSI
^NEX/(...)/(BREF4)/..([0-9][0-9])([0-1][0-9])([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])([0
-6][0-9])
# PIPE
# -close nids2area
# -l /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
# -d /var/data/mcidasd/ 8004 \1 DIALPROD=R4 \3%j \6\700 DEV=CCN
#
#
#WSI
^NEX/(...)/(SRMV1)/..([0-9][0-9])([0-1][0-9])([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])([0
-6][0-9])
# PIPE
# -close nids2area
# -l /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
# -d /var/data/mcidasd/ 8019 \1 DIALPROD=RJ \3%j \6\700 DEV=CCN
#
#WSI
^NEX/(...)/(SRMV2)/..([0-9][0-9])([0-1][0-9])([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])([0
-6][0-9])
# PIPE
# -close nids2area
# -l /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
# -d /var/data/mcidasd/ 8020 \1 DIALPROD=RK \3%j \6\700 DEV=CCN
#
# 2 and 15 minute nowrad products
#
#WSI
^NOW/(USRADQC|MASTER)/..([0-9][0-9][0-1][0-9][0-3][0-9][0-2][0-9][0-6][0
-9])
# FILE
# -close data/nexrad/\2_\1.now
WSI
^NOW/(USRAD)/..([0-9][0-9][0-1][0-9][0-3][0-9][0-2][0-9][0-6][0-9])
FILE data/nexrad/usrad/\2.now
WSI
^NOW/(MASTER)/..([0-9][0-9][0-1][0-9][0-3][0-9][0-2][0-9][0-6][0-9])
FILE data/nexrad/master/\2.master
#
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