At a recent boat show, someone ask if they could access grib data. I told him I thought it was possible, so where would I direct such a person? 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Today's Topics: 1. Regional GRIB domain update :: Mise ? jour du domaine GRIB r?gional (Miguel Tremblay) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:10:10 +0000 From: Miguel Tremblay <miguel.tremblay(a)ec.gc.ca&gt; Subject: [dd_info] Regional GRIB domain update :: Mise ? jour du domaine GRIB r?gional To: "dd_info [mailman]" <dd_info(a)ec.gc.ca&gt; Message-ID: <4CFD0AE2.9040608(a)ec.gc.ca&gt; Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed (Le fran?ais suit) Dear GRIB users, The new GEM LAM regional forecasting system was deployed operationally at CMC on October 20th. The new model grid is implemented differently than in the previous operational model, having an effect on many downstream products. Unfortunately, one issue slipped past the operational implementation date. Due to the mismatch between the 2 grids, spurious values are present for about 50 low resolution and 100 high resolution grid points. All the defective points are located in the extreme northeastern corner on the Regional products. This means we need to shrink, ever so slightly, the Datamart GRIB geographical domains: 1. The Low Resolution Regional domain will change from 135x95 to 132x95 grid points eliminating the easternmost 3 columns. 2. The High Resolution Regional domain will change from 501X399 to 493x399 grid points eliminating the easternmost 8 columns. 3. The High Resolution Global Polar Stereographic domain will also shrink in order that users may still overlay it with the High Resolution Regional domain. It will now change from 251x200 to 247x200 grid points eliminating the easternmost 4 columns. GRIB1 change will be done on February 15th 2011. GRIB2 data has already been fixed. Documentation will be updated on January 13th 2011. New grid points latitude/longitude files will also be made available at that time. In the meantime users can easily make their own by eliminating the appropriate columns from existing files on the Datamart. Sample files with the new domains are available at: http://collaboration.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/cmoi/GRIB1_samples/reghires http://collaboration.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/cmoi/GRIB1_samples/reglores http://collaboration.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/cmoi/GRIB1_samples/psglb We apologize for any inconveniences but we feel this must be done to prevent users of the entire domain from inadvertently using erroneous data in their calculations. Moreover, we want to remind you that GRIB1 files will be removed on April 26th 2011, as already announced on this mailing list. More information can be found here: http://dd.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/model_gem_global/WARNING_retrait_GRIB1_w... Best regards, ---- Miguel Tremblay National coordinator, commercial data services Canadian meteorological centre (CMC) Environment Canada http://www.ec.gc.ca/ 2121 Trans-Canada N. Suite 201 Phone: 514-421-4729 Dorval, Qu?bec Fax: 514-421-4679 CANADA H9P 1J3 email: miguel.tremblay(a)ec.gc.ca ==================================== Chers usagers GRIB, Le syst?me de pr?vision r?gional GEM ? aire limit?e (LAM) a ?t? d?ploy? op?rationnellement au CMC le 20 octobre 2010. La grille de ce mod?le ?tant diff?rente de celles des mod?les pr?c?dents, un grand nombre de modifications aux produits en avals ont d? ?tre effectu?. Malheureusement, une de ces modifications n'a pu ?tre faite avant la date d'impl?mentation. La diff?rence entre ces 2 grilles cause des valeurs erron?es sur environ 50 points de la grille basse r?solution et sur 100 points sur la grille haute r?solution. Ces valeurs erron?es se retrouvent dans l'extr?me nord-est de la grille des produits du mod?le r?gional. Cette implique que nous devons l?g?rement diminuer le domaine des donn?es GRIB de la mani?re suivante; 1- Le domaine des donn?es basse r?solution passeront de 135x95 ? 132x95 points, ?liminant ainsi les 3 colonnes les plus ? l'est. 2- Le domaine des donn?es haute r?solution passeront de 501X399 ? 493x399 points de grille, ?liminant ainsi les 8 colonnes les plus ? l'est. 3- Le domaine de la grille haute r?solution du mod?le global en coordonn?es polaires st?r?ographiques sera ?galement chang? afin de maintenir la correspondance avec le domaine du mod?le r?gional. Il passera de 251x200 ? 247x200 points de grille, ?liminant ainsi les 4 colonnes les plus ? l'est. Les modifications aux donn?es GRIB1 seront effectu?es le 15 f?vrier 2011. Les donn?es GRIB2 ont d?j? ?t? modifi?es. La documentation sera mise ? jour le 13 janvier 2011. Les fichiers pour les nouvelles latitudes et longitudes seront ?galement disponible ? ce moment. Pour l'instant, les usagers peuvent apporter un correctif en ?liminant les colonnes appropri?es sur les fichiers pr?sent sur le datamart. Des ?chantillons pour les nouveaux domaines sont disponibles ici: http://collaboration.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/cmoi/GRIB1_samples/reghires http://collaboration.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/cmoi/GRIB1_samples/reglores http://collaboration.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/cmoi/GRIB1_samples/psglb Nous nous excusons pour les inconv?nients que peuvent causer cette modification, mais nous croyons qu'il important d'apporter cette correction afin d'?viter aux usagers du domaine entier d'utiliser des donn?es erron?es. D'autre part, nous tenons ? vous rappeler que les donn?es GRIB1 seront retir?es le 26 avril 2011, tel qu'annonc? sur la liste de diffusion. On peut trouver plus d'information ? ce sujet ? cette adresse: http://dd.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/model_gem_global/WARNING_retrait_GRIB1_w... Cordialement, -- Miguel Tremblay Coordonnateur national des services commerciaux de donn?es Centre m?t?orologique canadien (CMC) Environnement Canada http://www.ec.gc.ca/ 2121 Trans-Canada N. Suite 201 T?l?phone: 514-421-4729 Dorval, Qu?bec Fax: 514-421-4679 CANADA H9P 1J3 courriel: miguel.tremblay(a)ec.gc.ca ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ dd_info mailing list dd_info(a)lists.ec.gc.ca http://lists.ec.gc.ca/mailman/listinfo/dd_info End of dd_info Digest, Vol 15, Issue 1 **************************************