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20000915: xcd storing of ECMWF grids

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  • Subject: 20000915: xcd storing of ECMWF grids
  • Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 08:03:19 -0600
>From: Bill Fingerhut <address@hidden>
>Organization: Lyndon State
>Keywords: 200009151307.e8FD7ab26984 McIDAS-XCD RTMODELS.CFG ADDE

Bill,

>The following snip is from your web site for examples of what is
>in DSSERVE.BAT:
>
>REM
>REM XCD decoded grids
>REM
>
>DSSERVE ADD RTGRIDS/ALL           GRID 5001 5500 RT=YES "Real-Time Grids
>DSSERVE ADD RTGRIDS/AVN           GRID 5401 5480 RT=YES "Real-Time AVN
>Grids
>DSSERVE ADD RTGRIDS/ECMWF         GRID 5251 5260 RT=YES "Real-Time ECMWF
>Grids
>DSSERVE ADD RTGRIDS/ETA           GRID 5011 5050 RT=YES "Real-Time ETA
>Grids
>DSSERVE ADD RTGRIDS/MDR           GRID 5301 5310 RT=YES "Real-Time MDR
>Grids
>DSSERVE ADD RTGRIDS/MISC          GRID 5001 5010 RT=YES "Other Real-Time
>Grids
>DSSERVE ADD RTGRIDS/MRF           GRID 5101 5200 RT=YES "Real-Time MRF
>Grids
>DSSERVE ADD RTGRIDS/MRF-UW        GRID  101  102 RT=NO  "MRF Grids in UW
>stream
>DSSERVE ADD RTGRIDS/NGM           GRID 5051 5090 RT=YES "Real-Time NGM
>Grids
>DSSERVE ADD RTGRIDS/NGM-UW        GRID    1    2 RT=NO  "NGM Grids in UW
>stream
>DSSERVE ADD RTGRIDS/RUC           GRID 5201 5280 RT=YES "Real-Time RUC
>Grids
>
>Does this define gridfiles 5251 to 5260 for ECMWF grids and then
>*change* the definition to RUC, since 5251-5260 is within
>5201-5280?  This seems like a strange thing to do???

I think you uncovered a mistake both in the web page and possibly in
the RTMODELS.CFG file I distribute.  I will have to examine this in
more detail to sort things out.  You are correct in your observation
that the GRID file numbers above overlap, and that is bad.

>BTW, it appears that the ECMWF grids are stored in
>RTGRIDS/MISC? The grid source is usually UKMT; are these the
>ECMWF grids?

Yes, these should be.

Tom