Getting current data for GEMPAK

[Kyle Creasey]

I've recently installed GEMPAK onto my desktop and it works right. I need to know how to get current data for GEMPAK, especially automatically even if it's creating a Shell Script that runs via a cronjob at a regular interval.

I may have access through LDM as a student of the University of Oklahoma's Meteorology school but I'm waiting to hear from the Unidata rep at my school.

If not from LDM where else can I get current data that either is already GEMPAK readable or that GEMPAK can convert into GEMPAK readable data?

EDIT: I've at least found a non-LDM solution by myself. Thanks for those who have already been trying to figure that out.

 

[Greg Blumberg]

I can't tell you what you need to do, but here are a few people you might want to contact:

You probably know them but I'll list them anyways:

Tim Supinie (you can find him on ST)
or
Mark Laufersweiler

Anyone in the HOOT project would likely be able to help you too. Sorry if I just helped you re-invent the wheel.

Could you post the non-LDM solution too? I'm curious about how to get GEMPAK/N-AWIPS data onto a test Linux machine.

 

[V. Gensini]

If your looking for a non-LDM setup:

http://motherlode.ucar.edu:8080/thr.../motherlode.ucar.edu:8080/thredds/catalog.xml

is the way to go...

http://wxarchive.unl.edu/ is also a great host server.

Just write your own c-shell scripts to bring in the data that is already decoded in .gem format...

Also, IA state has a great site you can use to get archived data for case study's etc...

http://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/

Hope that helps...