HDF file reading

[Dr. Parathasarathi Mukhopadhyay]

Hi Jennifer and Arlindo,
Thanks a lot for sending the descriptor file for TRMM3B42 data. It has worked perfectly.
Thank you once again,

sincerely
Partha
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Dr. P. Mukhopadhyay
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
Dr. Homi Bhabha Road
Pashan
Pune-411008
INDIA

Email:mpartha at tropmet.res.in
      mpartha_in at yahoo.com
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---------- Original Message -----------
From: Jennifer Adams <jma at COLA.IGES.ORG>
To: GRADSUSR at LIST.CINECA.IT
Sent: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 09:39:08 -0500
Subject: Re: HDF file reading

> Here's a descriptor file for TRMM 3B42 data:
>
> dset ^data/%y4/3B42.%y2%m2%d2.%h1.6.HDF
> title 3-Hour TRMM (and other satellite) Precipitation Estimates
> dtype hdfsds
> options template
> undef -9999.9
> xdef 1440 linear -179.875 0.25
> ydef 400  linear -49.875 0.25
> zdef 1 linear 1 1
> tdef 28968 linear 00z1jan1998 3hr
> vars 2
> precipitation=>p   1 z,x,y precipitation [mm/hr]
> relativeError=>err 1 z,x,y relative error
> endvars
> @ global String Source ftp://disc2.nascom.nasa.gov/data/s4pa/TRMM_L3/
> TRMM_3B42/
> @ p String units mm/hr
> @ err String units mm/hr
>
> On Mar 3, 2008, at 8:59 AM, Dr. Parathasarathi Mukhopadhyay wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> > Can any one suggest how to convert HDF files (e. g. TRMM rain) in
> > to binary files (in
> > linux platform)?
> > The GrADS utility sdfopen is not working. It gives an error "SDF
> > file has no discernible
> > X coordinate". Any clue to fix this!
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Sincerely
> > Partha
> > -------------------------
> >
> > Dr. P. Mukhopadhyay
> > Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
> > Dr. Homi Bhabha Road
> > Pashan
> > Pune-411008
> > INDIA
> >
> > Email:mpartha at tropmet.res.in
> >       mpartha_in at yahoo.com
> > ----------------------
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> Jennifer M. Adams
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> 4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 302
> Calverton, MD 20705
> jma at cola.iges.org
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