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>From: "Matthew J. Bunkers" <address@hidden> >Organization: . >Keywords: 199910291801.MAA16406 >Hello. I work at the NWS in Rapid City, SD and was working with the ncdump >command on our AWIPS system. In particular, I was looking at the contents of >our netCDF satellite images. The values ranged from the -100s to the +100s. >However, when I took the same files down to the School of Mines computer >lab, the results from the ncdump command were different. They were all >positive and different by 256 (bits, I assume). For example, a -112 pixel val > ue >at the NWS became a 144 pixel value at the school. What is going on here? > >Thank you. > >Matt Bunkers, NWS Rapid City, SD > Matt, Without any information on your CDL, I cannot tell you what is the cause of your apparent discrepancy. Perhaps you can provide some listings that show how you arrived at the above statements. Steve Chiswell