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19990820: pqact.conf entry for mcidas area files

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  • Subject: 19990820: pqact.conf entry for mcidas area files
  • Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 12:24:25 -0600
>From: Chris Hennon <address@hidden>
>Organization: Ohio State
>Keywords: 199908201709.LAA23077

Chris-

>I'm looking for an example pqact.conf entry for ingesting mcidas satellite
>area files.  I have the gempak "nsat_links" script set up as a cron job to
>convert to GARP filename conventions.  Thanks!

You will need the LDM-McIDAS decoder lwtoa3 to decode the images
in the Unidata-Wisconsin datastream.  You can obtain a binary version
at:

  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/mcidas/mcidd/ldm-mcidas.html

In the configuration instructions there is an explanation of the
pqact.conf entry.  You will need to have a copy of ROUTE.SYS (included
in the tar file) in the directory where you store the data if you
want to have more than 4 images of each type save.  ROUTE.SYS will
ensure that you save 10 of each type.

Don