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Hi Paul, re: > Hi, Tom - I put them on a different server, but I have 5 raw (I > think) Quorum-generated GVR files here - directory is http:// > opie.met.fsu.edu/~realm/Gvar/ and the files are here (listing not > permitted I think): > > CONUS_G8_06131823.gvr CONUS_G8_06131900.gvr CONUS_G8_06131923.gvr > CONUS_G8_06131853.gvr CONUS_G8_06131908.gvr I grabbed them as soon as I saw your note. Questions: - I am not sure how to interpret the "date/time" part of the file name. Can you decipher: 06131823 06131853 06131900 06131908 06131923 - My first quess would be that the '06' is the year (i.e., 2006). The last 4 digits looks like a time (HHMM). If these are both true, what is the '13'? > Good luck - these are probably GOES 12 files even though the file > naming convention has them as GOES 8. OK. I should be able to determine exactly which satellite the data files represent from the header. > They are from 2006 - I found > out that the original GVAR files reside on the machine that is still > down and I did not have time to swap out drives - but found a > smattering of original GVAR files that should be a good test. Thanks, I appreciate it! > Thanks, again for thinking about this! No worries. If I can make this work correctly, it may open up a new resource for the Unidata community: i.e., I will then lobby you to make the realtime data available to the community via an ADDE server :-) I will send more as I dive into the images... 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: UFO-365575 Department: Support McIDAS Priority: Normal Status: Closed