[Met_help] [rt.rap.ucar.edu #57993] History for MADIS data into MET

[Paul Oldenburg via RT]

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I just finished compiling MET4.0.1 on my CentOS6.4 system using PGI Fortran.
I was able to compile everything except the PB2NC program, which gave link
errors.  After having problems using a version of netCDF 4, I reverted to
the latest version 3 and everything seemed to compile and test OK.
 
I have started collecting the MADIS netCDF files.  In MET, what file format
is required for input to the madis2nc program?  The documentation seems to
indicate that one of the ASCII formats are required (".txt" in the sample
filename).  However, there are several formatting options in the dump
programs so it's not clear to me how to create this file.  I'm hoping I can
use the netCDF files and avoid wading through the MADIS software directory
and program structure.
 
Steve Masters
Melbourne, FL
 


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Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #57993] MADIS data into MET
From: Paul Oldenburg
Time: Fri Aug 24 08:55:29 2012

Steve,

The madis2nc tool reads MADIS metar and raob NetCDF files.  METv4.1
(due out in December) will also read MADIS profiler
and maritime NetCDF files.  I'm not sure what the source of your MADIS
NetCDF files is, but I often grab them from NOAAs
FTP site.  For example, the following set of commands will grab a
metar file and then convert it using madis2nc:

   wget ftp://pftp.madis-
data.noaa.gov/archive/2012/08/22/point/metar/netcdf/20120822_1200.gz
   gunzip 20120822_1200.gz; mv 20120822_1200 metar_20120822_1200.nc
   $MET_BASE/madis2nc metar_20120822_1200.nc
metar_20120822_1200_met.nc -type metar

Does this answer your question?  ASCII files are not involved in the
MADIS conversion process in MET.  Which
documentation are you citing when you say ".txt in the sample
filename"?

Paul



On 08/23/2012 06:49 PM, Stephen Masters via RT wrote:
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> Thu Aug 23 18:49:08 2012: Request 57993 was acted upon.
> Transaction: Ticket created by smasters at cfl.rr.com
>         Queue: met_help
>       Subject: MADIS data into MET
>         Owner: Nobody
>    Requestors: smasters at cfl.rr.com
>        Status: new
>   Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=57993 >
>
>
> I just finished compiling MET4.0.1 on my CentOS6.4 system using PGI
Fortran.
> I was able to compile everything except the PB2NC program, which
gave link
> errors.  After having problems using a version of netCDF 4, I
reverted to
> the latest version 3 and everything seemed to compile and test OK.
>
> I have started collecting the MADIS netCDF files.  In MET, what file
format
> is required for input to the madis2nc program?  The documentation
seems to
> indicate that one of the ASCII formats are required (".txt" in the
sample
> filename).  However, there are several formatting options in the
dump
> programs so it's not clear to me how to create this file.  I'm
hoping I can
> use the netCDF files and avoid wading through the MADIS software
directory
> and program structure.
>
> Steve Masters
> Melbourne, FL
>
>


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Subject: RE: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #57993] MADIS data into MET
From: Stephen Masters
Time: Fri Aug 24 14:42:37 2012

At the top of page 3.16 of the MET 4.0.1 user guide, the example of
the madis2nc call is given as:

madis2nc sample_madis_obs.txt sample_madis_obs.nc ....

I'm glad to hear that madis2nc uses the netCDF files.


--Steve Masters

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Oldenburg via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 10:55 AM
To: smasters at cfl.rr.com
Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #57993] MADIS data into MET

Steve,

The madis2nc tool reads MADIS metar and raob NetCDF files.  METv4.1
(due out in December) will also read MADIS profiler and maritime
NetCDF files.  I'm not sure what the source of your MADIS NetCDF files
is, but I often grab them from NOAAs FTP site.  For example, the
following set of commands will grab a metar file and then convert it
using madis2nc:

   wget ftp://pftp.madis-
data.noaa.gov/archive/2012/08/22/point/metar/netcdf/20120822_1200.gz
   gunzip 20120822_1200.gz; mv 20120822_1200 metar_20120822_1200.nc
   $MET_BASE/madis2nc metar_20120822_1200.nc
metar_20120822_1200_met.nc -type metar

Does this answer your question?  ASCII files are not involved in the
MADIS conversion process in MET.  Which documentation are you citing
when you say ".txt in the sample filename"?

Paul



On 08/23/2012 06:49 PM, Stephen Masters via RT wrote:
>
> Thu Aug 23 18:49:08 2012: Request 57993 was acted upon.
> Transaction: Ticket created by smasters at cfl.rr.com
>         Queue: met_help
>       Subject: MADIS data into MET
>         Owner: Nobody
>    Requestors: smasters at cfl.rr.com
>        Status: new
>   Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=57993
> >
>
>
> I just finished compiling MET4.0.1 on my CentOS6.4 system using PGI
Fortran.
> I was able to compile everything except the PB2NC program, which
gave
> link errors.  After having problems using a version of netCDF 4, I
> reverted to the latest version 3 and everything seemed to compile
and test OK.
>
> I have started collecting the MADIS netCDF files.  In MET, what file
> format is required for input to the madis2nc program?  The
> documentation seems to indicate that one of the ASCII formats are
> required (".txt" in the sample filename).  However, there are
several
> formatting options in the dump programs so it's not clear to me how
to
> create this file.  I'm hoping I can use the netCDF files and avoid
> wading through the MADIS software directory and program structure.
>
> Steve Masters
> Melbourne, FL
>
>




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