Re: [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: GRIB2 cannot be read?] (fwd)]]

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005, Tom Whittaker wrote:

> Thanks, Robb!!
>
> I don't suppose there is yet an offical, WMO-blessed, definitive
> definition table on the web somewhere that the software could look at if
> it needed to find something that wasn't in its own set?

that would be nice but it's not going to happen

 I hate to think
> we're going to have to keep bugging you everytime someone decides to add
> Yet Another Parameter to the lot...
>
i'm working on a mechanism where the user can add parameters from an
external table. the general rule is any parameter number above 128 is a
user (local) defined one, so this should cover all the centers using
there own parameters. hopefully this doesn't get out of hand and every
center creating multiple tables especially overloading the numbers.

robb...

> tom
>
>
> Robb Kambic wrote:
> > enough info given, updated tables so it's good to go. i'll let don know
> > about the fix.
> >
> > robb...
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 28 Apr 2005, Tom Whittaker wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Robb...
> >>
> >>Here's the scoop.  If this is not enough info, pleasea let me know...
> >>
> >>Thanks.
> >>
> >>tom
> >>
> >>
> >>-------- Original Message --------
> >>Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: GRIB2 cannot be read?] (fwd)]
> >>Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 09:10:39 -0500
> >>From: Scott Lindstrom <address@hidden>
> >>To: address@hidden
> >>CC: Tim Schmit <address@hidden>,  Dave Santek
> >><address@hidden>, Ray Garcia <address@hidden>
> >>References: <address@hidden>
> >>
> >>
> >>Tom --
> >>
> >>According to the guy at NESDIS who coded this up:
> >>
> >>12   Cloud Top Height (m)
> >>200 Cloud Top Pressure (mb)
> >>201 Cloud Top Temperature (K)
> >>202 Effective Cloud Amount (%)
> >>203 Skin Temperature (K)
> >>
> >>I'm surprised the IDV requires the name/units to plot -- can't it just
> >>fill in unknown if it doesn't know?
> >>
> >>scott
> >>
> >>--
> >>Scott S. Lindstrom   | A lawyer can be disbarred; Can
> >>address@hidden |  a meteorologist be disgusted?
> >>http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~scottl/homepage1.html
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>--
> >>Tom Whittaker (address@hidden)
> >>University of Wisconsin-Madison
> >>Space Science and Engineering Center
> >>Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
> >>Phone/VoiceMail: 608.262.2759
> >>
> >
> >
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> > Robb Kambic                            Unidata Program Center
> > Software Engineer III                          Univ. Corp for Atmospheric 
> > Research
> > address@hidden                 WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
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Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
Software Engineer III                      Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research
address@hidden             WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
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