New GRADS user with ECMWF ERA40 data. Help!!!!

[Lee Byerle]

Hi Jason,

As a follow up to Steve's message, if you use the ecmwf grib data, it is
best to use the option "-e" with gribmap.

type:

grib2ctl.pl my_ecmwf_grib > ecmwf.ctl
gribmap -i ecmwf.ctl -e

good luck,
Lee

> Jason,
> You might also check this out:
> http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/wesley/grib2ctl.html.
>
> Good luck,
> Stephen McMillan
> Planalytics, Inc.
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> Jason Patla <patla at HAWAII.EDU>
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> Hi Grads Users,
> I am VERY new to programming, data manipulation and generally just
> starting my research.  I currently only have access to a somewhat high-end
> laptop PC and hoped to use ECMWF (ERA40) data (grib format files at nearly
> 1.5GB for a months data) on GRADS.
> These may be dangerous questions to ask (already tried searching archive)
> and I apologize in advance if I've just dumbed-down this forum,  but here
> goes:
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> 1. Is there a simple, straight-forward way to display this data on GRADS
> (like NCEP's .NC data on GRADSNC)?
>
> 2. Can handling the data be accomplished on a laptop (Windows Pro) alone
> or is it easier to just "acquire" a workstation and learn the UNIX
> environment to press ahead?
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> 3. Are there any other suggestions considering my circumstances?  This may
> include "don't use grib format, go to NCEP's .NC format" or something
> along those lines.  (ha!)
>
> Again, please excuse my entry level questions, but we've all got to start
> somewhere.  Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.  :)
> Sincerely,
> Jay
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