[Met_help] Re: MET V1.0 COMPILING BUG

[John Halley Gotway]

Tang Jie,

Since you're asking about the BUFR format, I assume that you're wondering how you'd go about using your own observations within MET.  Is that correct?

To answer your specific question, I have no information to offer about how you'd interface to the BUFR format.  I know how to read BUFR files, but have never written one myself.  Instead, I'd suggest
reformatting your observations in the intermediate NetCDF point observation format.  Meaning, I'd suggest making your observations look like the output of the PB2NC tool.  We posted a write-up on the
MET website describing this format: http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/docs/overview.php

HOWEVER, we will be modifying this format for the next release of MET in the spring of 2008 to simplify it a little.  We will also be providing a new tool which will enable you to convert point
observations from a simple ASCII format into this NetCDF file format.  You're welcome to reformat your observations into the current NetCDF format if you like, but please be aware that it will be
changed for METv1.1.

Here's a list of what we're planning to include in the next release: http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/future_releases/METv1.1/METv1.1_plans.php

Hope that answers your question.

Thanks,
John

TANG Jie wrote:
> John Halley Gotway,
> 
> 	    thanks for your reply.
>         Is there a mailist for MET? How to join it ?
>         Anotheher quetion is can you previde a interface for encode the BUFR format?
> 
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> 
>> Yes, you are correct.  Some users have experienced that compilation
>> problem in the vx_met_util library.  It's actually already included in the
>> list of known issues about METv1.0 on the MET website.  It's the second
>> item on that list:
>> http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/known_issues/METv1.0/METv1.0_known_issues.php
>>
>> I'm planning to send an email out to all registered MET users to tell them
>> about the updates to the MET website, including the list of known issues. 
>> I'll go ahead and do that on Monday.
>>
>> Thanks for letting us know that you were experiencing that problem.  I'm
>> glad it's an easy fix.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> John Halley-Gotway
>>
>>> dear Dir:
>>>      There is something wrong with MET v1.0 ,when I tried to compile the
>>> V1.0 veriosn.
>>>       It seems that we must add the NETCDF INCLUDE PATH ,shown as below
>>>     in the LINE 56 of makefile of    "$MET/lib/vx_met_util"
>>>
>>> read_grib.o: read_grib.cc
>>>         $(COMPILER) read_grib.cc $(FLAGS) $(OPT_FLAGS) -c -I$(LIB_DIR)
>>> $(GSL_INCS) $(NETCDF_INCS)
>>>
>>>                                                                                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>          am i right ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
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