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[netCDFJava #BPZ-394069]: data conversion

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  • Subject: [netCDFJava #BPZ-394069]: data conversion
  • Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 14:08:13 -0700
> Full Name: Steven Sperling
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: Rockwell Collins
> Package Version: 4.5
> Operating System: Windows
> Hardware: ADM64
> Description of problem:
> 
> Need to utilize NEXRAD L2 V7 data in existing legacy Java module which
> decodes V3 and V6 dataset files. I'm not the author. Idea is to convert V7
> data to netCDF using toolsUI-4.5.jar, then to CDL using netcdfALL-4.5.jar
> NCdumpW, edit to mimic NEXRAD L2 V6 data, then convert modified CDL
> file back to netCDF using an NCGen utility that I believe exists but
> can't seem to get to work. The last step may be the most problematic -
> converting netCDF back to NEXRAD L2 format.
> 
> So, two questions:
> 
> 1) need help with the NC-Gen utility if it exists in the toolsUI or the
> netcdfAll jar collections, and

NJ doesnt use ncgen, or CDL. However, the equivilent is NcML.

> 
> 2) is there anything that you know of that converts netCDF back to NEXRAD L2
> format? Thanks. (NOTE: the Windows Win32 DLL ZIP file containing the
> ncgen.exe file does not seem to work after using the ncdump.exe file.)

No, I dont know of anything like that. I suspect its a show stopper.

John


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: BPZ-394069
Department: Support netCDF Java
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed