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Jennifer,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Bookman Old Style"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:blue'>Beside
the use of gif files using GrADS at CPTEC´s site, we have a manual (like the
original in English) of GrADS but in portuguese. The monthly visit number are: 700.
We don’t have an official link at our web page. We just send this link by
e-mail. I already wrote an e-mail to grads mail list sending this link. The
link is:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:blue'><a
href="http://www.cptec.inpe.br/ManualGrADS">www.cptec.inpe.br/ManualGrADS</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:windowtext'> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">GRADSUSR@LIST.CINECA.IT</st1:PersonName>
[mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">GRADSUSR@LIST.CINECA.IT</st1:PersonName>] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Em nome de </span></b>José Paulo Bonatti<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Enviada em:</span></b> quinta-feira, 25 de
janeiro de 2007 10:14<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Para:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">GRADSUSR@LIST.CINECA.IT</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Assunto:</span></b> Re: Web sites that
contain GrADS images</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear Jennifer<br>
<br>
CPTEC/INPE at Brasil (Center for Weather Forecast and Climate Studies/<br>
National Institute for Space Research; in Portuguese: Centro de Previsão de
Tempo<br>
e Estudos Climáticos do Intituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais) is an
operational,<br>
development and research institute for weather and climate predictions. At
least 90%<br>
of the images is generated by GrADS. The CPTEC´s URL is:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.cptec.inpe.br">http://www.cptec.inpe.br</a><br>
<br>
Best Regards,<br>
José Paulo Bonatti<br>
Deputy Director CPTEC/INPE<br>
In charge of Modeling and Development Division (DMD/CPTEC)<br>
<br>
<br>
Jennifer M. Adams wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear All, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>We are gathering some statistics that illustrate the
widespread use of GrADS. For example:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>GrADS users subscribed to this list: 1402<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>FTP downloads of GrADS tar files in 2006: 14,963<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hits to the online documentation in 2006: 1.3
million<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>To supplement the stats, I am also collecting a list
of web sites that use GrADS to generate images .... if you are administering or
regularly browsing such a web site, could you please email me the URL? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jennifer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>--<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Jennifer M. Adams<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>IGES/COLA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 302<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Beltsville, MD 20705<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><a href="mailto:jma@cola.iges.org">jma@cola.iges.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<pre><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>--<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*****************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> Jose Paulo Bonatti<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> Dr. em Meteorologia - Pesquisador Titular<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais - INPE<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> Centro de Previsao de Tempo e Estudos Climaticos - CPTEC<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> Divisao de Modelagem e Desenvolvimento - DMD<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> (<a
href="http://www.cptec.inpe.br/">http://www.cptec.inpe.br/</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> Rodovia Presidente Dutra, km 40 SPRJ<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> 12630-000 Cachoeira Paulista - SP - Brasil<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> Tel: (+55) (12) 3186.8421 Fax: (+55) (12) 3101.2835<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*****************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre></div>
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