20020212: ruc datasets

Mike,

RUC is delivered hourly on NOAAPORT in both 236 and 211 grids.
That is the IDD data source.

In the 236 grids, you will find:
WXTR, WXTZ, WXTP, WXTS for precipitation type.
Note that the type masks are missing values for F000.

You will also find SNDM for snow depth. If you use the default
dcgrib2 pattern I provided in the GEMPAK decoder actions,
you would automatically decode the RUC236 grids to
YYYYMMDDHH_ruc236.gem. The datatype.tbl template
accesses this grid as "ruc2".

Otherwise, you can use the pqact.conf pattern:

^[YZ].W... KWBG

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support




>From: Mike Trexler <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200202121835.g1CIZDx19746

>Hi,
>
>I've tried looking through the documentation on the unidata website
>about which ruc grids are available through the idd.  The way the
>example
>pqact.conf file reads, the only grid available is the 211.  Is this
>still right?
>More specifically, I am interested in getting precipitation type and
>snow
>accumulation grids from the ruc.  Are these available through the ldm??
>
>thanks
>Mike
>
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