Displaying Thinned GriB Files

[Wesley Ebisuzaki]

All,

       The link for copygb has changed to,


ftp://ftpprd.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/cpc/wd51we/copygb/copygb-g95-linux.tar

This port was done in support of Regional Reanalysis and is based on the
current operational source codes.

     Wesley Ebisuzaki


Robert Kistler wrote:

> An alternative if you are running Linux  is to use the GRIB utility
> copygb  to convert the thinned grid to a regular lat-lon grid.
>
> Here's a reply from several years ago from my colleague Wesley Ebisuzaki
> - the link below is outdated. Write him at
>
> Wesley.Ebisuaki at NOAA.gov for the current link.
>
> I was able to create a grads friendly file by converting the file to
> 2.5 x 2.5 degree
> lat-lon grid using a linux version of copygb.
>
>  $ copygb -g2 -x thin.grb  new.grb
>
> The linux version (redhat 7.1) of copygb is at
>
>     ftp://wesley.wwb.noaa.gov/pub/copygb/copygb_rh7.1.exe
>
>      Wesley Ebisuaki
>      CPC/NCEP
>
>
> Bob Kistler
>
>
> Greg Clarke wrote:
>
>> Good Day All,
>>
>> This question was posted a week or so ago, but there was no answer.
>>
>> According to the "older" GrADS manual, it states the GrADS cannot
>> display
>> thinned GriB files. Is this still the case, now that we are several
>> versions
>> down the line? I am particularly looking to plot the ERA-15 files
>> from the
>> WAFC model which are GriB type 38, 41 and 42. Any suggestions?
>>
>> Many thanks in advance.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Greg Clarke
>> Support: Abu Dhabi International Airport Meteorological Office.
>>
>>
>>