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> Full Name: Keith McFall > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: Hawaii Department of Health, Clean Air Branch > Package Version: 3.0u1 build date:2011-11-30 18:36 UTC > Operating System: Windows XP > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_3.0u1\jre version: 1.6.0_20 > j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) > Description of problem: Dear Sir/Madam, > > I downloaded and installed IDV3.0u1 for Linux (at home) and Windows (at > work). I would like to view archived IGRA > (ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/igra/)and FSL (www.esrl.noaa.gov/raobs/) format > upper air data text files that I download from NCDC sites. I tried loading > the files using various Data Chooser options and got error messages > indicating that these formats are not supported by IDV3.0u1. > > It looks like the Unidata LDM code might read FSL formatted data and convert > it for use with IDV3. However, since LDM is only available for Linux, and my > office computer is a Windows XP machine, I wanted to check with you first > before trying. Also, while I wrote a code to convert from IGRA to FSL format, > if you have any recommendations for codes that will also visualize (or > convert) IGRA data for use with IDV3 (or another tool), that would be very > helpful. > > Thank you, > > Keith > Keith, It is very likely we can provide you the decoder for the weather text file, but I need to check with others to make sure. Yuan > > > Cheers, Tom -- **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: FEN-395826 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed