<span lang="en"><span>Thanks Jeff.<br></span></span>Meredith, <span lang="en"><span>you can</span><span>!</span><br> <span>With</span> <span>Gempak</span> <span>you can join</span> <span>in the same figure</span><span>,</span> <span>satellite imagery</span> <span>and</span> <span>numerical models</span> <span>of</span> <span>information</span> <span>or</span> <span>surface data.<br>

<br></span></span><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/4/4 Jeff Lake <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:admin@michiganwxsystem.com" target="_blank">admin@michiganwxsystem.com</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">


  
    
  
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    Then you want to use GEMPAK<div><br>
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    <pre 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:11pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:rgb(31,73,125)">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Meredith<u></u><u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">
            <a href="mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org" target="_blank">gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org</a>
            [<a href="mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org" target="_blank">mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org</a>]
            <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<u></u><u></u></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">Hi Meredith,<br>
          <br>
          Have you tried with IDV ?<br>
          <br>
          <a href="http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/" target="_blank">http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/</a><br>
          <br>
          <i>&quot;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&quot;.<br>
          </i><br>
          Best regards<br>
          <br>
          Hernán<br>
          <br>
          <u></u><u></u></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">On 4 April 2012 11:26, Jeff Lake &lt;<a href="mailto:admin@michiganwxsystem.com" target="_blank">admin@michiganwxsystem.com</a>&gt;
            wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">I don&#39;t think GrADS can plot the
              Satellite data...<br>
              gini is a completely different format from GRIB<br>
              <br>
              <u></u><u></u></p>
            <pre>-Jeff Lake<u></u><u></u></pre>
            <pre>MichiganWxSystem.com<u></u><u></u></pre>
            <pre>WeatherMichigan.net<u></u><u></u></pre>
            <pre>TheWeatherCenter.net<u></u><u></u></pre>
            <pre>GRLevelXStuff.com<u></u><u></u></pre>
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              On 4/4/2012 9:46 AM, Meredith Croke wrote: <u></u><u></u></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">Does
                anyone know if I use GrADS to plot the satellite data
                available here:
                <span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a 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><u></u><u></u></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Thanks,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Meredith</span><u></u><u></u></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p>
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