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- Subject: 20030107:Howard MCIDAS/LDM
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 12:32:43 -0700 (MST)
Pavel,
On 7 Jan 2003, Pavel Byles wrote:
> Yes, I would like the entries for McIDAS
> Are you saying that I can use GEMPAK to do everything that McIDAS does?
Yes, that is a slight over-simplification, but you can view model output,
sat and rad imagery via both software packages, there are subtle
differences in capabilities, and MCIDAS is used for ADDE access to
datasets, but re the LDM, both are quite similiar. Preference is user
decided, we have found that strong sat research folks tend to prefer
MCIDAS for some of its capabilities, but your choice....
I know of no feed that could only be viewed via MCIDAS..
MCIDAS ENTRIES:
# McIDAS Product Codes and System Key Table entries used for Menu System
#-------+--------+------------------------------------+---------------------
# Code Type Description SYSKEY.TAB words
used
#-------+--------+------------------------------------+---------------------
# CA AREA CIMSS Cloud Top Pressure 2173 2174 2175
# CB AREA CIMSS Precipitable Water 2176 2177 2178
# CC AREA CIMSS Sea Surface Temperature 2179 2180 2181
# CD AREA CIMSS Lifted Index 2182 2183 2184
# CE AREA CIMSS CAPE 2185 2186 2187
# CF AREA CIMSS Ozone 2188 2189 2190
# CI AREA GOES-8/9 Infrared Composite 2161 2162 2163
# CV AREA GOES-8/9 Visible Composite 2164 2165 2166
# CW AREA GOES-8/9 Water Vapor Composite 2167 2168 2169
# N1 AREA GOES-8 IR/Topography Composite 2125 2126 2127
# N2 AREA GOES-8 VIS/Topography Composite 2128 2129 2130
# N3 AREA GOES-9 IR/Topography Composite 2131 2132 2133
# N4 AREA GOES-9 VIS/Topography Composite 2134 2135 2136
# N5 AREA MDR/Topography Composite 2137 2138 2139
# N6 AREA Mollweide/Topography Composite 2140 2141 2142
# N7 AREA GOES-8/9 IR/Topography Composite 2155 2156 2157
# N8 AREA GOES-8/9 VIS/Topography Composite 2158 2159 2160
# UA AREA Educational floater I 2101 2102 2103
# UB AREA GOES-9 Western US Water Vapor 2104 2105 2106
# UC AREA Educational floater II 2170 2171 2172
# UI AREA GOES-8 North America Infrared 2143 2144 2145
# UR AREA Research floater 2107 2108 2109
# UV AREA GOES-8 North America Visible 2146 2147 2148
# UW AREA GOES-8 North America Water Vapor 2149 2150 2151
# UX AREA Global Mollweide Infrared Composite 2122 2123 2124
# UY AREA Global Mollweide Water Vapor Composite 2152 2153 2154
# U1 AREA Antarctic composite 2119 2120 2121
# U3 AREA Manually Digitized Radar 2110 2111 2112
# U5 AREA GOES-9 Western US Infrared 2113 2114 2115
# U9 AREA GOES-9 Western US Visible 2116 2117 2118
# CIMSS Cloud Top Pressure
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (CA) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/CIMSS/CTP -r \1,\2
# CIMSS Precipitable Water
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (CB) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/CIMSS/PW -r \1,\2
# CIMSS Sea Surface Temperature
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (CC) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/CIMSS/SST -r \1,\2
# CIMSS Lifted Index
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (CD) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/CIMSS/LI -r \1,\2
# CIMSS CAPE
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (CE) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/CIMSS/CAPE -r \1,\2
# CIMSS OZONE
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (CF) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/CIMSS/OZONE -r \1,\2
# RTIMAGES EDFLOATER-II
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (UC) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/RTIMAGES/EDFLOATER-II -r \1,\2
# RTIMAGES MOLL-IR
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (UX) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/RTIMAGES/MOLL-IR -r \1,\2
# RTIMAGES MOLL-WV
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (UY) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/RTIMAGES/MOLL-WV -r \1,\2
# RTIMAGES GW-VIS
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (U9) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/RTIMAGES/GW-VIS -r \1,\2
# RTIMAGES GW-IR
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (U5) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/RTIMAGES/GW-IR -r \1,\2
# RTIMAGES GE-VIS
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (UV) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/RTIMAGES/GE-VIS -r \1,\2
# RTIMAGES GE-IR
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (UI) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/RTIMAGES/GE-IR -r \1,\2
# RTIMAGES EDFLOATER-I
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (UA) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/RTIMAGES/EDFLOATER-I -r \1,\2
# RTIMAGES GW-WV
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (UB) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/RTIMAGES/GW-WV -r \1,\2
# RTIMAGES RESFLOATER
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (UR) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/RTIMAGES/EDFLOATER-I -r \1,\2
# RTIMAGES ANTARCTIC
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (U1) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/RTIMAGES/ANTARCTIC -r \1,\2
# RTIMAGES MDR
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (U3) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/RTIMAGES/MDR -r \1,\2
# RTIMAGES GE-WV
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (UW) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
-d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/RTIMAGES/GE-WV -r \1,\2
##################
# CIMSS Products decoded into AREA files using McIDAS routing table
# pnga2area Q0 CF 0015 GOES-10_SND UNKBAND 1km 20000525 2000
#MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q. (U.) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
# PIPE -close
# util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
# -d /data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas -r \1,\2
# UW products except Mollweide IR and WV and Antarctic composite and
floaters
# decoded into GEMPAK directory/name hierarchy
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q1 (U[^ACXY13]) (.*) (.*)_IMG (.*)um (.*) (........)
(....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/pub/decoded/gempak/areas/\3/\5/\4/\4_\6_\7
# Educational Floater-I
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q1 (UA) (.*) (.*)_IMG (.*)um (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/pub/decoded/gempak/areas/\3_fl1/\5/\4/\4_\6_\7
# Educational Floater-II
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q1 (UC) (.*) (.*)_IMG (.*)um (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/pub/decoded/gempak/areas/\3_fl2/\5/\4/\4_\6_\7
# Mollweide Global IR
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q1 (UX) (.*) (.*)_IMG (.*)um (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/pub/decoded/gempak/areas/MOLL-IR/56km/\4/\4_\6_\7
# Mollweide Global Water Vapor
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q1 (UY) (.*) (.*)_IMG (.*)um (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/pub/decoded/gempak/areas/MOLL-WV/56km/\4/\4_\6_\7
# Antarctic Composite IR
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q1 (U1) (.*) (.*)_IMG (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/pub/decoded/gempak/areas/ANTARCTIC/\5/10.7/10.7_\6_\7
# Manually Digitized Radar
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q1 (U3) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/pub/decoded/gempak/areas/MDR/\5/MDR/MDR_\6_\7
# CIMSS Cloud Top Pressure - McIDAS product code CA
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q0 CA .... (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/pub/decoded/gempak/areas/SOUNDER/\3/CTP/CTP_\4_\5
# CIMSS Total Column Precipitable Water - McIDAS product code CB
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q0 CB .... (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/pub/decoded/gempak/areas/SOUNDER/\3/PW/PW_\4_\5
# CIMSS Sea Surface Temperature - McIDAS product code CC
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q0 CC .... (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/pub/decoded/gempak/areas/SOUNDER/\3/SST/SST_\4_\5
# CIMSS Lifted Index - McIDAS product code CD
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q0 CD .... (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/pub/decoded/gempak/areas/SOUNDER/\3/LI/LI_\4_\5
# CIMSS CAPE - McIDAS product code CE
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q0 CE .... (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/pub/decoded/gempak/areas/SOUNDER/\3/CAPE/CAPE_\4_\5
# CIMSS Ozone - McIDAS product code CF
MCIDAS ^pnga2area Q0 CF .... (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/pub/decoded/gempak/areas/SOUNDER/\3/OZONE/OZONE_\4_\5
# NEXRCOMP 6 km National BREF mosaic
FNEXRAD ^pnga2area Q5 (RL) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/NEXRCOMP/6KN0R-NAT/\4_\6_\7
# NEXRCOMP 1 km Regional BREF mosaic
FNEXRAD ^pnga2area Q5 (RO) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/NEXRCOMP/1KN0R-FLT/\4_\6_\7
# NEXRCOMP 10 km National RCM mosaic
FNEXRAD ^pnga2area Q5 (RN) (.*) (.*) (.*) (.*) (........) (....)
PIPE -close
util/pnga2area -vl /usr/local/ldm/logs/ldm-mcidas.log
/data/ldm/pub/decoded/mcidas/NEXRCOMP/10KRCM-NAT/\4_\6_\7
# McIDAS XCD decoding
DDPLUS|IDS ^.* PIPE
xcd_run DDS
HRS ^.* PIPE
xcd_run HRS
# 1 km Regional N0R Composite - Creates PNG-compressed AREA for FNEXRAD
feed
FNEXRAD ^radar_mosaic_regional_(...)
PIPE -close
util/mcgribdec \1 /data/ldm/pub/raw/nexrcomp/radar_regional.grib
6100
# 6 km National N0R Composite - Creates PNG-compressed AREA for FNEXRAD
feed
FNEXRAD ^radar_mosaic_national
PIPE -close
util/mcgribdec NAT /data/ldm/pub/raw/nexrcomp/radar_national.grib
6200
# 10 km National RCM Composite - Creates PNG-compressed AREA for FNEXRAD
feed
HRS ^HAXA00 K...
PIPE -close
util/mcgribdec RCM
/data/ldm/pub/raw/nexrcomp/radar_national_rcm.grib
Keep in mind that you should be using tabs not spaces to seperate commands
in pqact.conf...
Jeff Weber
Unidata Support
> Or are there some feeds of data that I would need McIDAS for?
>
> Pavel
>
> On Tue, 2003-01-07 at 12:41, Jeff Weber wrote:
> > Hi Pavel,
> >
> > I have you feeding from:
> > snow.nrcc.cornell.edu
> >
> > with a contact of:
> > Mark W Wysocki
> >
> > address@hidden
> >
> > or Bill Noon
> >
> > address@hidden
> >
> > You will need to contact them to change your allow line, however I thought
> > we had an "allow UNIDATA" already..you may want to confirm with Cornell.
> >
> > NGRID is not currently being used.
> >
> > MCIDAS must be installed, it does not come with the LDM.
> >
> > You can use MCIDAS, GEMPAK, or whatever software you desire for viewing
> > the model ouput..I personally use GEMPAK.
> >
> > Which pqact.conf entries are you looking for..just the models for MCIDAS?
> >
> > Let me know and I will send..
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > -Jeff
> > ____________________________ _____________________
> > Jeff Weber address@hidden
> > Unidata Support PH:303-497-8676
> > 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
> > ________________________________________ ______________________
> >
> > On 6 Jan 2003, Pavel Byles wrote:
> >
> > > Thanx Jeff.
> > > Was trying to run exceed with the Gempak progs. Got it working.
> > >
> > > More Questions:
> > > I would like to recieve the following packages:
> > > NGRID (Is this handled via MCIDAS?)
> > > UNIDATA " " " " "
> > > And any other model data.
> > >
> > > Can you place an allow for Howard for that feed, please?
> > >
> > > I looked for the MCIDAS entries for pqact.conf and there were
> > > approximately
> > > 4 different types. How do I know what to use for each product?
> > >
> > > Could you send me a sample one to get the UNIDATA feed.
> > >
> > > There is an ldm-mcidas dir does that mean I have MCIDAS? Or do I now
> > > have to
> > > install that also. I think I do.
> > >
> > > Pavel
> > >
> > >
>
>
>
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