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    the Satellite and Radar are GEMPAK (2 separate images)<br>
    then I use a php script to combine the IR, Radar and background map<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-Jeff Lake
MichiganWxSystem.com
WeatherMichigan.net
TheWeatherCenter.net
GRLevelXStuff.com</pre>
    <br>
    On 4/4/2012 2:50 PM, Meredith Croke wrote:
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Jeff,
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">The
            first image, US Sat/Rad that shows topography, is that image
            entirely generated in GEMPAK, or are you just generating the
            sat/rad and overlaying it on an existing basemap?&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Meredith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:windowtext">
                <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org">gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org</a>
                [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org">mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org</a>]
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff Lake<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 04, 2012 2:41 PM<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"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">well .. no<br>
          GEMPAK uses color's tables<br>
          is what I'm doing with the IR Scan<br>
          <a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="http://www.michiganwxsystem.com/maps/satellite/">http://www.michiganwxsystem.com/maps/satellite/</a><br>
          <br>
          <br>
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <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>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
          On 4/4/2012 2:29 PM, Meredith Croke wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Can
            you create a transparent background in GEMPAK like you can
            in Grads (-t option)?&nbsp;
          </span><o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:windowtext">
                <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org">gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org</a>
                [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org">mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org</a>]
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff Lake<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 04, 2012 2:26 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> GrADS Users Forum<br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [gradsusr] Plotting Satellite Data</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">You don't need LDM ...<br>
          via scripting of GEMPAK you can wget the data to the correct
          directory tree<br>
          <br>
          <br>
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <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>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
          On 4/4/2012 1:17 PM, RafaelCB wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Hi,<br>
          <br>
          <span class="hps"><span lang="EN">You can use the</span></span><span
            lang="EN"> <span class="hps">
              GEMPAK</span> <span class="hps">software</span>, but <span
              class="hps">you must have the</span>
            <span class="hps">LDM</span>.<br>
            <span class="hps"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/gempak/">http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/gempak/</a></span><br>
            <span class="hps">Any questions</span> <span class="hps">I
              am available.</span><br>
            <span class="hps">Sincerely,</span><br>
            <span class="hps">Rafael</span><br>
            <br>
          </span>-- <br>
          Rafael Censi Borges<br>
          Epagri/Ciram<br>
          +55 (48)3239-8064/8066<br>
          <a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="http://ciram.epagri.sc.gov.br/" target="_blank">http://ciram.epagri.sc.gov.br</a><br>
          <br>
          <br>
          <o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">2012/4/4 claudiomet &lt;<a
              moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:claudiomet@gmail.com">claudiomet@gmail.com</a>&gt;<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">Hi users!<br>
            <br>
            And what kind of software (like grads, matlab, R, octave)
            can I use to plot this files and automate the plots ?<br>
            <br>
            Greetings ! <o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">2012/4/4 hersala &lt;<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:hersala@gmail.com" target="_blank">hersala@gmail.com</a>&gt;<o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">Hi Meredith,<br>
                  <br>
                  Have you tried with IDV ?<br>
                  <br>
                  <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/"
                    target="_blank">http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/</a><br>
                  <br>
                  <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>
                  Hern&aacute;n <o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal">On 4 April 2012 11:26, Jeff
                        Lake &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:admin@michiganwxsystem.com"
                          target="_blank">admin@michiganwxsystem.com</a>&gt;
                        wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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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>
                          <br>
                          <br>
                          <o:p></o:p></p>
                        <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>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
                          On 4/4/2012 9:46 AM, Meredith Croke wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"
                            style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Does
                            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>&nbsp;
                              If not is there another FTP site real-time
                              satellite data can be downloaded and
                              easily plotted?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"
                            style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                              style="color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"
                            style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                              style="color:#1F497D">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"
                            style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                              style="color:#1F497D">Meredith</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"
                            style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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                        <pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre>
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            Meteorologo<br>
            Micomo S.A. Filial Codelco<br>
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            ---<br>
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            Meteorologist<br>
            Micomo S.A. Codelco Subsidiary<br>
            Enviroment Area<br>
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        <pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre>
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        <pre><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:gradsusr@gradsusr.org">gradsusr@gradsusr.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
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        <pre><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:gradsusr@gradsusr.org">gradsusr@gradsusr.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
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