<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Word of caution:<div class=""><br class=""><div class="">The TRMM satellite was destoryed on re-entry over a year ago now. <a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/06/trmm-spacecraft-destructive-re-entry/" class="">nasa-space-flight article</a> While the 3B42rt files are still generated at this point they are just a legacy product based solely on IR estimates, but will phased out possibly in the next 12 months. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you’re starting something new now, I’d recommend looking into the IMERG products instead of 3B42. The IMERG products use the new GPM data and is higher resolution in every dimension. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Information on the switch to GPM based products here:</div><div class=""><a href="https://pmm.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/document_files/TMPA-to-IMERG_transition.pdf" class="">https://pmm.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/document_files/TMPA-to-IMERG_transition.pdf</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Alan</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 23 Nov 2016, at 07:00, Arunima Singh <<a href="mailto:arunima@vassarlabs.com" class="">arunima@vassarlabs.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12.8px;" class="">Hi,</span><div style="font-size: 12.8px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;" class="">Thanks for suggestion.</div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;" class="">I ran ncl script but got following error : fatal:syntax error: line 1 in file 3B42RT.2016112303.7.bin before or near 42</div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;" class="">PFA screenshot for reference.</div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;" class="">Thanks and Regards.</div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;" class="">Arunima Singh.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 5:19 PM, Arunima Singh<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:arunima@vassarlabs.com" target="_blank" class="">arunima@vassarlabs.com</a>></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="ltr" class="">Hi,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks for suggestion.</div><div class="">I ran ncl script but got following error : fatal:syntax error: line 1 in file 3B42RT.2016112303.7.bin before or near 42</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">PFA screenshot for reference </div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Marston Johnston<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:shejo284@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">shejo284@gmail.com</a>></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex;"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-GB" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" class=""><div class="m_-9055281605324108227m_2407912728328240501WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Hi,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class="">“ncdump” is a netcdf command that reads netcdf data files. It is not a tool for reading binary data or conversion to netcdf.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class="">For that you will have to read in the TRMM data in NCL and write the results to a netcdf file.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Take a look at NCL script:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><a href="http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/Scripts/trmm_3B42RT_1.ncl" target="_blank" class="">http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applic<wbr class="">ations/Scripts/trmm_3B42RT_1.<wbr class="">ncl</a><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Best,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class="">/M<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class=""><<a href="mailto:ncl-talk-bounces@ucar.edu" target="_blank" class="">ncl-talk-bounces@ucar.edu</a>> on behalf of Arunima Singh <<a href="mailto:arunima@vassarlabs.com" target="_blank" class="">arunima@vassarlabs.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Date:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Wednesday, 23 November 2016 at 11:29<br class=""><b class="">To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><<a href="mailto:ncl-talk@ucar.edu" target="_blank" class="">ncl-talk@ucar.edu</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>[ncl-talk] How to convert TRMM real time binary file to netcdf format<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p></div><div class=""><div class="m_-9055281605324108227h5"><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Hi,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Can we convert TRMM near real time binary file to netcdf format using ncdump command ?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Regards.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Arunima Singh.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">______________________________<wbr class="">_________________ ncl-talk mailing list<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ncl-talk@ucar.edu" target="_blank" class="">ncl-talk@ucar.edu</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>List instructions, subscriber options, unsubscribe:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://mailman.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/ncl-talk" target="_blank" class="">http://mailman.ucar.edu/mailma<wbr class="">n/listinfo/ncl-talk</a><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div><span id="cid:60A22677-5C8F-481D-8A01-BF077BC8F804@eas.albany.edu"><NCLScriptLog.png></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; 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