Grib data

[Wesley Ebisuzaki]

Scot Lilly wrote:
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> My meteorologist and I are looking for two things.
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> 1.)     We currently use a Linux virtual server to download the GFS
> operational data off of the NOAA http server.  This data seems to be
> somewhat quick in manner, however we find that sometimes it can get
> hung up and even not work to some extent slowing down our time to
> analyze the data.  Are there any known locations and/or methodologies
> to get this data quicker so that we can get the most current model runs.
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Using the http server to download specific grib records is about as
efficient as you can get.
For others, the reference is,

   http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/wesley/fast_downloading_grib.html

The problem is that many people want to download the GFS forecasts as
soon as they are available and
do it within a few minutes.  In a quest to get the data quickly as
possible, the users will overload the servers.

Any comments about using bit-torrent for gfs forecast data?

       Wesley Ebisuzaki


> 2.)     We are trying to find some kind of consistent format for
> getting hurricane model tracks so that we can feed it to Grads.  Our
> problem is that we have tried to use the text file that comes from the
> NOAA and feed it into a spreadsheet to create a csv-ascii output
> file.  However, the problem is that the file format often changes
> requiring manual modifications to create the proper output.  We are
> looking for any type of consistent sheet (that does not change
> formats) and/or a grib file.  Any suggestions would be extremely helpful.
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> We are open to any new ides for getting data in the most efficient and
> timely manner, less spending thousands of dollars.
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> Thanks for your time and look forward to any and all comments.
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> Scot Lilly
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