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<DIV>David,</DIV>
<DIV>You can extract binary and ASCII data from GrADS. Check out the set fwrite options.</DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> David Bryan <davidstephenbryan@yahoo.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> gradsusr@gradsusr.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Mon, April 25, 2011 1:45:51 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [gradsusr] using GrADS to extract NetCDF data<BR></FONT><BR>I'm new to GrADS and have a simple question.<BR><BR>I need to extract a limited amount of data--a few parameters and specific grid <BR>points--from rich netcdf data sets (WRF output). Is GrADS the right tool for <BR>that? I thought it was, but after reading the "Basic Concepts of Operation" in <BR>the Users Guide, I got the impression that GrADS is only a visualization tool. <BR>If GrADS is right for the job, could you suggest the function/section to examine <BR>on this matter? If it's not, I would welcome any other
suggestions.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>David<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>gradsusr mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:gradsusr@gradsusr.org" ymailto="mailto:gradsusr@gradsusr.org">gradsusr@gradsusr.org</A><BR><A href="http://gradsusr.org/mailman/listinfo/gradsusr" target=_blank>http://gradsusr.org/mailman/listinfo/gradsusr</A><BR></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>