Re: 20011126: CONDUIT/ECMWF data for European Center for Geodynamicsand Seismology

Hi Tonie, 

I apologize for the lack of correspondence, I have been on travel at
conferences over the past two weeks.

I hope I did not leave you hanging....

Are we ready to try a test feed over the big pond to see how the data
flows?

-Jeff
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On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Tonie van Dam wrote:

> jeff,
> the latest here is that we got ldm installed this week. is there
> anything documents or anything else that you would need from us
> that will allow us to access the data?
> 
> i understand that we will need to configure our ldm.conf file.
> and i'll need your help to do that.
> 
> thanks,
> ---tonie
> Jeff Weber wrote:
> > 
> > Hello Tonie,
> > 
> > Your research sounds quite exciting, I hope we can help in some way.
> > I also worked with pressure fields, modelled vs. measured over Greenland
> > (atmos applications not geodetic, but pressure is pressure)
> > 
> > >From your question,
> > 
> > 2) what is the minimal grid spacing available?
> > 
> > I am assuming you are interested in the highest resolution possible.
> > 
> > There are some logistical and bureaucratic issues we need to investigate
> > before we proceed any further..i.e WMO resolution 40, and connectivity via
> > the internet to your institution to determine if this is a viable method
> > for data transfer.
> > 
> > Please see:
> > 
> > http://unidata.ucar.edu/data/data_usage.html
> > 
> > and
> > 
> > http://205.156.54.206/im/wmocovr.htm
> > 
> > regarding data usage.
> > 
> > To start, could you please provide me with the fully qualified domain name
> > of your machine that you hope to be ingesting the data, this way I can
> > analyze routings and possible latencies to your location.
> > 
> >  3) who should i talk to about getting the data and the software for
> > >    unpacking the data? i already use grib on the historical data that i
> > >    have.
> > > 3) is this data set available in near real time.
> > >
> > 
> > Please see:
> > 
> > http://unidata.ucar.edu/Software.html
> > 
> > and in particular:
> > 
> > http://unidata.ucar.edu/packages/ldm/index.html
> > 
> > for data access, and:
> > 
> > http://unidata.ucar.edu/data/exp.models.html
> > 
> > for more info regarding the high resolution (CONDUIT) model feed.
> > 
> > I hope this answers some of your questions, and hopefully we can help you
> > with data access for your research.
> > 
> > As an aside, you may also be interested in the SuomiNet project, deriving
> > water vapor profiles from the delay in GPS signals.
> > 
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/suominet/
> > 
> > <snip>
> > > ------- Forwarded Message
> > >
> > > >To: address@hidden
> > > >From: Tonie van Dam <address@hidden>
> > > >Subject: (no subject)
> > > >Organization: ecgs
> > > >Keywords: 200111261645.fAQGjtN00538
> > >
> > > dear sir or madame,
> > >
> > > i'm a little lost and i'm hoping that you can help me figure out where
> > > to go to get what i need. i do research in geophysics. in particular,
> > > i've spent a great deal of time looking at the problem of the loading
> > > of atmospheric pressure on the earth's surface. as our geodetic
> > > techniques improve, this signal is becoming more and more problematic
> > > in the data.  and we would like to be able to remove it from our GPs
> > > and gravity coordinate time series.
> > >
> > > there is a growing demand from our community that we establish a
> > > service that estimates these errors. i'm writing the proposal now.  the
> > > requirements are such that near real time estimates are becoming
> > > necessary.  specifically what we need are the 6 hourly global pressure
> > > grids (surface and upper air) in near real time. i've looked all over
> > > the unidata web page and i can't find any information on this.  we are
> > > willing to subscribe to the service if necessary. but first i'd like to
> > > plead my case that we are a scientific research institute
> > > (collaborating heavily with scientists in the u.s.) and that the data
> > > will only be used for scientific research purposes only. we further
> > > agree not to distribute the data to anyone. we will only use it to
> > > compute the deformation of the earth's crust and this is what will be
> > > distributed.
> > >
> > > can you please tell
> > >
> > > 1) is it possible to get the NMC/NCEP 6 hourly global grids in near real
> > >    time
> > > 2) what is the minimal grid spacing available?
> > >
> > > 3) who should i talk to about getting the data and the software for
> > >    unpacking the data? i already use grib on the historical data that i
> > >    have.
> > > 3) is this data set available in near real time.
> > >
> > > any help you can provide would be greatly and sincerely appreciated.
> > >
> > > thank you,
> > >
> > > ---tonie
> > > --
> > > Dr. Tonie van Dam
> > > European Center for Geodynamics and Seismology
> > > 19 Rue Josy Welter
> > > L-7256 Walferdange
> > > Luxembourg
> > > address@hidden
> > > office: 35-2-33-61-27
> > > fax: 35-2-33-61-29
> > >
> > >
> > <snip>
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > 
> > -Jeff
> > ____________________________                  _____________________
> > Jeff Weber                                    address@hidden
> > Unidata Support                               PH:303-497-8676
> > NWS-COMET Case Study Library                  FX:303-497-8690
> > University Corp for Atmospheric Research      3300 Mitchell Ln
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/jweber      Boulder,Co 80307-3000
> > ________________________________________      ______________________
> 
> -- 
> Dr. Tonie van Dam
> European Center for Geodynamics and Seismology
> 19 Rue Josy Welter
> L-7256 Walferdange
> Luxembourg
> address@hidden
> office: 35-2-33-61-27
> fax: 35-2-33-61-29
>