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Then you want to use GEMPAK<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-Jeff Lake
MichiganWxSystem.com
WeatherMichigan.net
TheWeatherCenter.net
GRLevelXStuff.com</pre>
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On 4/4/2012 2:18 PM, Meredith Croke wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I
have tried IDV, however I want to automate the process-which
I don’t think IDV can do. Basically I want to generate a
satellite image with a clear background, so it can be
overlaid on my own basemap.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Meredith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org">gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org</a>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>hersala<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:42 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> GrADS Users Forum<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gradsusr] Plotting Satellite Data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Hi Meredith,<br>
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Have you tried with IDV ?<br>
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<i>"Directly reads netCDF, Vis5D, McIDAS AREA and map (OUTL*)
files, NEXRAD Level II and III radar data, ESRI Shapefiles,
and Arc/Info ASCIIGRID files. Provides access to other data
formats (e.g., GINI, NEXRAD Level III, HDF) through the
Abstract Data Distribution Environment (ADDE) and
OPeNDAP/DODS protocols".<br>
</i><br>
Best regards<br>
<br>
Hernán<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 4 April 2012 11:26, Jeff Lake <<a
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<p class="MsoNormal">I don't think GrADS can plot the
Satellite data...<br>
gini is a completely different format from GRIB<br>
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<pre>-Jeff Lake<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>MichiganWxSystem.com<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>WeatherMichigan.net<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>TheWeatherCenter.net<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>GRLevelXStuff.com<o:p></o:p></pre>
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On 4/4/2012 9:46 AM, Meredith Croke wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
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anyone know if I use GrADS to plot the satellite data
available here:
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="ftp://ftpprd.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/images/satellite/"
target="_blank">ftp://ftpprd.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/images/satellite/</a>
If not is there another FTP site real-time satellite
data can be downloaded and easily plotted?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="color:#1F497D">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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