Alternatives to cnvgrib for GRADS

[Jennifer Adams]

I am working very hard on getting GrADS 2.0 (with the grib2
interface, a fifth grid dimension for ensembles, and other
significant changes) ready for alpha testing. It is close, but I'm
sorry I cannot commit to a release date just yet.
Jennifer


On Nov 29, 2007, at 5:34 PM, Brian Gaze wrote:

> Yes I read that a new version of GRADS will support GRIB2, but I
> have also
> read (I think) that it will not be ready before January 28th when
> NOAA drop
> GRIB1.
>
> Brian
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Novak" <novak at ACCUWX.COM>
> To: <GRADSUSR at LIST.CINECA.IT>
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 10:25 PM
> Subject: Re: Alternatives to cnvgrib for GRADS
>
>
>> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:57:04 -0000, Brian Gaze
>> <brian.gaze at NTLWORLD.COM>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> As compiling cnvgrib on Windows looks like a challenging task,
>>> are there
>> any other options (or will there be before January 28th 2008)
>> available
>> for reading GRIBS2 files in GRADS running on a Windows platform?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Brian
>>
>> Jennifer Adams has made posts in the past there there is a version of
>> GrADS (or an update to gribmap) in the works which will read GRIB2
>> data.
>>
>> One issue we have dealt with is the fact that many national met
>> centers
>> who produce model data may not or will not switch to GRIB2 format
>> so we
>> have prepared for both GRIB1 and GRIB2.

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Jennifer M. Adams
IGES/COLA
4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 302
Calverton, MD 20705
jma at cola.iges.org



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