[McIDAS #UUT-396434]: Can McIDAS read BUFR or HDF?

Hi Kwan,

This is a quick note of apology for not being able to get to your
inquiry.  I will send information as soon as I return to Boulder
(I am currently on vacation in Hawaii).

Kwan wrote:
> I would like to follow up on the question I asked about
> whether McIDAS can read HDF files.  I have been trying to
> run and display the RDT output.  Yesterday, I was able to
> convert the output file from BUFR to HDF.  The HDF file
> should contain point data of projected centroid positions
> of thunderstorm cells.  I read the remarks on the DSSERVE
> command and saw that it is possible to define an HDF
> dataset as POINT type.  But it also requires a
> configuration file.  Could you provide me with more
> details as to how the file is defined?
> 
> Kwan
> 

Cheers,

Tom
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: UUT-396434
Department: Support McIDAS
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed