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<br><div><div>On Feb 6, 2008, at 7:01 AM, Jean Pierre Arabonis wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> Hi Jennifer<br> <br> I see that the variables have changed a bit, namely there is no longer a total cloud coverage but only cloud at levels, is there any intent to bring back "cloud" or is one just going to have to compute it from the levels.</blockquote>With the new version of g2ctl and wgrib2, I can map more of the "NCEP level type" variables to something more meaningful -- these include cloud parameters. I will update my descriptor file template today. </div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"> One comment I do have is that the extra data does slow things down especially on the slower internet we have down on the southern tip of Africa, I must sday though the extra data is well worth the wait.</blockquote>The new grib2 format slows down the I/O a bit too, since an entire global grid must be uncompressed and read into memory, even if you only need one single gridpoint. </div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Jennifer</div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><br> <br> Thanks<br> Jean Pierre<br> <br> <br> <br> Jennifer Adams wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:001E7283-2665-4DF8-961E-7CD8BE0B779F@cola.iges.org" type="cite"> <br> <div> <div>On Feb 5, 2008, at 1:45 AM, Jean Pierre Arabonis wrote:</div> <br> <blockquote type="cite"> <div>Hi</div> <div><span> </span>Seems monsoondata gfs is not updating seems to be stuck at:</div> <div><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.monsoondata.org:9090/dods/gfs/">http://www.monsoondata.org:9090/dods/gfs/</a></div> </blockquote> This directory contains grib1 data, which is no longer being distributed by NCEP. It's time to switch your operations to</div> <div> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.monsoondata.org:9090/dods/gfs2/">http://www.monsoondata.org:9090/dods/gfs2/</a></div> <div>which *is* being updated in real time and contains GFS data at 0.5-degree resolution. </div> <div>Jennifer</div> <div><br> <blockquote type="cite"> <div><br> </div> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite"> <div><br> </div> <div><span> </span>Thanks</div> <div><span> </span>JP</div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>--</div> <div>Jean Pierre Arabonis</div> <div><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:arabonis@egs.uct.ac.za">arabonis@egs.uct.ac.za</a></div> <div>Tel 021 780 1021 cell 084 401 1365</div> <div>This email is 100% Microsoft Free</div> </blockquote> </div> <br> <div> <span><span><span> <div>--</div> <div>Jennifer M. Adams</div> <div>IGES/COLA</div> <div>4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 302</div> <div>Calverton, MD 20705</div> <div><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:jma@cola.iges.org">jma@cola.iges.org</a></div> <div><br> </div> <br> </span></span></span> </div> <br> </blockquote> <br> <br> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Jean Pierre Arabonis
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Tel 021 780 1021 cell 084 401 1365
This email is 100% Microsoft Free
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