[Dart-dev] [4248] DART/trunk/ncep_obs/prep_bufr: The 'msread' command has become obsolete; 'msrcp' exists
nancy at ucar.edu
nancy at ucar.edu
Tue Feb 2 16:53:58 MST 2010
Revision: 4248
Author: nancy
Date: 2010-02-02 16:53:58 -0700 (Tue, 02 Feb 2010)
Log Message:
-----------
The 'msread' command has become obsolete; 'msrcp' exists
but doesn't understand the cosblocking arg. now for the
older prepbufr files, you have to run 'cosconvert' as a
separate second step. These are the updated docs from
glen on how to do it with mcrcp and cosconvert.
Modified Paths:
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DART/trunk/ncep_obs/prep_bufr/README.developer
DART/trunk/ncep_obs/prep_bufr/docs/README
DART/trunk/ncep_obs/prep_bufr/prep_bufr.html
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Modified: DART/trunk/ncep_obs/prep_bufr/README.developer
===================================================================
--- DART/trunk/ncep_obs/prep_bufr/README.developer 2010-02-02 23:28:07 UTC (rev 4247)
+++ DART/trunk/ncep_obs/prep_bufr/README.developer 2010-02-02 23:53:58 UTC (rev 4248)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# DART $Id$
+
======================================================================
WARNING:
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@
Each is about 400 Mb)
Within subdirectory prepbufr/data use
- msread -fbi filename.tar /DSS/A*****.blk
+ msrcp mss:/DSS/A*****.blk filename.tar
+ /contrib/bin/cosconvert -b filename.tar
to read the NCEP BUFR data tar files from NCAR MSS (on Coral, tempest, Bluesky, etc.)
Modified: DART/trunk/ncep_obs/prep_bufr/docs/README
===================================================================
--- DART/trunk/ncep_obs/prep_bufr/docs/README 2010-02-02 23:28:07 UTC (rev 4247)
+++ DART/trunk/ncep_obs/prep_bufr/docs/README 2010-02-02 23:53:58 UTC (rev 4248)
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# DART $Id$
-
Last updated 07/23/2003 for:
ds090.0 (NCEP/NCAR Global Reanalysis Products, 6-hrly, monthly 1948jan01-continuing)
@@ -36,16 +34,10 @@
System and into a usable format:
=================================================================================
-msread -fBI localfilename /DSS/AXXXXX
+msrcp mss:/DSS/AXXXXX localfilename
+/contrib/bin/cosconvert -b localfilename
tar -xvf localfilename
-or
-
-msread -ftr localfilename /DSS/AXXXXX
-cosconvert -b localfilename
-tar -xvf localfilename
-
-
Description and instructions to use the included extraction program:
=================================================================================
Modified: DART/trunk/ncep_obs/prep_bufr/prep_bufr.html
===================================================================
--- DART/trunk/ncep_obs/prep_bufr/prep_bufr.html 2010-02-02 23:28:07 UTC (rev 4247)
+++ DART/trunk/ncep_obs/prep_bufr/prep_bufr.html 2010-02-02 23:53:58 UTC (rev 4248)
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
<BODY>
<A NAME="TOP"></A>
+<div>
<center>
<A HREF="#Instructions">INSTRUCTIONS</A> /
<A HREF="#Namelist">NAMELIST</A> /
@@ -18,8 +19,9 @@
<A HREF="#PrivateComponents">PRIVATE COMPONENTS</A> /
<A HREF="#Legalese">TERMS OF USE</A>
</center>
+</div>
-<H1>PROGRAM <em class=program>prepbufr</em></H1>
+<H1>PROGRAM prepbufr</H1>
<!-- version tag follows, do not edit --><P>$Id$</P>
<P>
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@
<A HREF="../create_real_obs.html" > create_real_obs </A>.
</P>
+
<!--==================================================================-->
<A NAME="Instructions"></A>
@@ -283,16 +286,20 @@
Change directories into the prep_bufr/data subdirectory.
From a machine with access to the MSS use
<br>
-<em class=input>msread -fbi data.tar /DSS/A#####</em><br>or<br>
-<em class=input>msread -fbi data.tar /DSS/A#####.blk</em><br>
+<em class=input>msrcp mss:/DSS/A##### data.tar</em><br>or<br>
+<em class=input>msrcp mss:/DSS/A#####.blk data.tar</em><br>
where ##### is the data set number, to read the NCEP BUFR data tar files.
+The files which include ACARS data have a read
+password; to specify that to the 'msrcp' command, add the '-rpwd <i>pass</i>'
+argument (where <i>pass</i> is a 1-8 character password).
<br><br>
-If you use the 'msrcp' command instead of 'msread', you must run
-the 'cosconvert' program afterwards to convert the file into a
-readable tar file. The files which include ACARS data have a read
-password; to specify that to the 'msread' command, add the '-r passwd'
-argument.
-<br><br>
+You must then run the 'cosconvert' program to convert the file into a
+readable tar file.
+<ul>
+<li>On bluefire: /contrib/bin/cosconvert -b data.tar
+<li>On other platforms, download the appropriate version from:
+http://www.dss.ucar.edu/libraries/io/cos_blocking/utils/
+</ul>
Then
<br><br>
<em class=input>tar -xvf data.tar </em>
@@ -498,8 +505,8 @@
<P>
DART software - Copyright © 2004 - 2010 UCAR.<br>
-This open source software is provided by UCAR, "as is",<br>
-without charge, subject to all terms of use at<br>
+This open source software is provided by UCAR, "as is", <br>
+without charge, subject to all terms of use at <br>
<a href="http://www.image.ucar.edu/DAReS/DART/DART_download">
http://www.image.ucar.edu/DAReS/DART/DART_download</a>
</P>
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